base talk Is Taylor on course to move ahead of Rihanna when it comes to Billboard number 1's ?

[1989]

Screaming at you all still in here doing this.  This thread wasn’t even made by a Taylor fan, this was purely a bait thread. Do better. 

[Life Savers]

2 minutes ago, Kimi said:

Tbh something from debut if promoted properly might go #1 

She'll have us believe she wrote lines like "Did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?" at 14 and we'll eat it up 

[ImsoLOUD]

13 minutes ago, Raspberries said:

Because you are using information that isn't accurate  If you look at Anti-Hero's cert, it's only at 2X. It massed 6M units last week. The US is just a place where certification updates aren't automatic. I know this and you know this but you decide to use certs because Rihanna's are more up to date than Taylor's  

 

Cruel Summer has been top 10 for literal months and will likely be there for months to come. It's still doing 4-5M daily on Spotify and will be close to 2B on Spotify by next summer where it will no doubt get another boost. 

 

What are you talking about? I said it's bigger than anything POST-We Found Love. You know what that means, right? Or are you genuinely stupid?

***** you have literally compared Taylor’s current stats to Rihanna’s all over this site despite the fact the latter is practically retired? Is that the best way to use your time? but now we’re supposed to change the goal posts because the metric isn’t in your favor 

 

Yet you’d literally Spotify-stat us all to death if you could  
 

and I stand by what I said someone that stans an artist that released “Me!” with her whole chest shouldn’t mention WFL in any context 

Edited November 1, 2023 by ImsoLOUD

[lonnie]

It's about to be a week now. Surely y'all must have said everything you needed to let's give it a rest

[Raspberries]

Just now, ImsoLOUD said:

***** you have literally compared Taylor’s current stats to Rihanna’s in this very thread despite the fact the latter is practically retired? Is that the best way to use your time? but now we’re supposed to change the goal posts because the metric isn’t in your favor 

 

Yet you’d literally Spotify-stat us all to death if you could  
 

and I stand by what I said someone that stans an artist that released “Me!” with her whole chest shouldn’t mention WFL in any context 

What goal posts are being moved  Using a cert for something is nonsense if the song has actually moved many more units than that cert says. What are you not understanding? 

 

No, you just don't understand what I said because I was not dragging We Found Love in the slightest Let me spell it out. I said it is bigger than any post-WFL Rihanna song which indicates it is bigger than any Rihanna song that came after We Found Love. I didn't know I'd be giving grammar lessons in here but I guess we're educating the Navy in more ways than one now

[VioletsandRoses]

19 hours ago, istan4badgalriri said:

Well Rihanna was the most pirated artist during the digital era. Country and country-pop music has always sold better than hip hop/R&B leaning pop music (in America, at least).

 

Taylor didn't have the crossover radio appeal that Rihanna's had. Obviously her songs aren't gonna get played on R&B, hip hop and rhythmic radio stations. But she's had way more support than Rihanna on pop radio since at least 2013, and has had huge support from adult pop and adult contemporary radio (unlike Rihanna).

Umm are we talking about Rihanna or Alicia Keys and Beyonce. Rihanna has been releasing pop albums/singles since her debut except during anti where even the singles (sans Needed Me) were very pop leaning. Do you think she’d be that big in Europe if she was releasing R&B or Hip Hop music. She had more pop radio support (which sell singles) than all her white peers so I don’t get that part. Rythmic and Urban also played her pure pop songs like WFL, Take A Bow, S&M, etc. Urban, Rythmic, Country and HAC push albums the most and that didn’t really help since her only multi-platinum album in sales is GGGB. That also needed a re-release to reach that. It would be a different story in Europe where her singles and albums actually sell great. 

[Homebrand]

Taylor fans really arguing that Cruel Summer is bigger than any Rih song post WFL is crazy considering Taylor prior to Anti Hero hadn’t had an organic/ non fan driven peak hit since the 1989 era

 

Not to mention Rih has had many global smashes since WFL… including Diamonds, Work, Stay, TIWYCF, Wild Thoughts, The Monster…

 

In fact, I’d argue most of those songs are much bigger than CS on a global scale.

[rihannafan]

12 hours ago, vale9001 said:

most people knows now cardigan cause it has been a GIGANTIC viral hit. You  are the one that needss to get out of his bubble lol

 

while Umbella, diamonds, we found love and some others are classic like the songgs from 1989 songs like where have you been, what's my name, rude boy, s&m are not famous on new generations.

 

Taylor has absolutely more gp driven songs right now cause she didn't retired 10 years ago and her music still lives with millions new fans and people in general discovering old hits.  

 

again go out of the bubble cause cruel summer is bigger than anythingg rihanna has made post 2013. Be serious. 

 

Cruel summer is not bigger than work, be serious yourself lol, or even this is what you came for or wild thoughts. All of the Rihanna songs you mentioned have been in viral Tik Tok trends or on movie trailers just this year. Taylor stans just lie like they can't easily be clocked lmao.

[istan4badgalriri]

4 hours ago, Raspberries said:

It is literally passing it on Spotify in 3 days  

well Spotify is like 10 times bigger now than it was back in the day. When is it going to surpass Work’s 1.4 billion YouTube views + 4 million pure sales ? 

Edited November 1, 2023 by istan4badgalriri

[Raspberries]

5 hours ago, istan4badgalriri said:

well Spotify is like 10 times bigger now than it was back in the day. When is it going to surpass Work’s 1.4 billion YouTube views + 4 million pure sales ? 

Work is at 3.6M, not 4M

 

As the years pass, the streaming gap will become wider and wider  Do we need to explain how time works?

[istan4badgalriri]

7 hours ago, Raspberries said:

Work is at 3.6M, not 4M

 

As the years pass, the streaming gap will become wider and wider  Do we need to explain how time works?

Cool, @ me when the gap has closed!

 

United States (RIAA)[171]	9× Platinum	9,000,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[170]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[160]	9× Platinum	720,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[163]	Platinum	400,000‡
France (SNEP)[162]	Diamond	233,333‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[169]	4× Platinum	160,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[164]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[166]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Australia (ARIA)[158]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[168]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[165]	2× Platinum	30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[159]	Platinum	20,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[167]	Platinum	10,000‡

 

United Kingdom (BPI)[66]	Platinum	600,000‡
Australia (ARIA)[155]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[63]	Gold	50,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61]	Gold	45,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[156]	Gold	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[64]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[65]	Platinum	10,000‡

 

Might take a while tho...

 

 

 

[JorgeM]

2 minutes ago, istan4badgalriri said:

Cool, @ me when the gap has closed!

 

United States (RIAA)[171]	9× Platinum	9,000,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[170]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[160]	9× Platinum	720,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[163]	Platinum	400,000‡
France (SNEP)[162]	Diamond	233,333‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[169]	4× Platinum	160,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[164]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[166]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Australia (ARIA)[158]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[168]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[165]	2× Platinum	30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[159]	Platinum	20,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[167]	Platinum	10,000‡

 

United Kingdom (BPI)[66]	Platinum	600,000‡
Australia (ARIA)[155]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[63]	Gold	50,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61]	Gold	45,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[156]	Gold	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[64]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[65]	Platinum	10,000‡

 

Might take a while tho...

 

 

 

Not you using certs, the loser level. Two weeks ago cruel summer wasn’t  even gold in Australia, one week later is 4xPLATINUM that tells enough about certs as measurement of anything 

[istan4badgalriri]

5 minutes ago, JorgeM said:

Not you using certs, the loser level. Two weeks ago cruel summer wasn’t  even gold in Australia, one week later is 4xPLATINUM that tells enough about certs as measurement of anything 

Well as of now Work has more certified units in the UK alone than the other song has worldwide! But maybe if you ask ChartMasters they’ll tell you that the other song is bigger 

[Danes]

Rihanna quit music and Taylor is still going on strong so maybe.

[ImsoLOUD]

16 hours ago, Raspberries said:

What goal posts are being moved  Using a cert for something is nonsense if the song has actually moved many more units than that cert says. What are you not understanding? 

 

No, you just don't understand what I said because I was not dragging We Found Love in the slightest Let me spell it out. I said it is bigger than any post-WFL Rihanna song which indicates it is bigger than any Rihanna song that came after We Found Love. I didn't know I'd be giving grammar lessons in here but I guess we're educating the Navy in more ways than one now

We can only go off of official data, I don't know what to tell you. Cruel Summer is not certified Platinum in Taylor's home country. And Rihanna didn't need 4 years + new remixes/live versions and momentum to make one song a hit. End of story. 

You've made far more arbitrary comparisons than most users on this site please stop the whining Work alone is 9x platinum/nearly Diamond and reportedly at 1.2 B+ streams just like CS. Yet, you claim that CS is bigger than any post WFL-single despite that it has a lower streaming total than Needed Me?  

 

CS in 2023, 4 years after it's initial release:

 

Australia (ARIA)[95]	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[96]	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[97]	46
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[98][99]	69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[51]	1
Canada AC (Billboard)[100]	6
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[101]	1
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[102]	3
CIS (TopHit)[103]	51
Croatia (HRT)[104]	7
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[105]	4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[106]	43
Denmark (Tracklisten)[107]	31
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[108]	14
France (SNEP)[109]	83
Germany (Official German Charts)[110]	15
Global 200 (Billboard)[67]	1
Greece International (IFPI)[111]	11
Hong Kong (Billboard)[112]	14
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[113]	6
India International Singles (IMI)[114]	9
Indonesia (Billboard)[59]	5
Ireland (IRMA)[115]	4
Israel (Media Forest)[116]	6
Italy (FIMI)[117]	85
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[60]	2
Latvia (EHR)[118]	2
Latvia (LAIPA)[119]	9
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[120]	1
Lithuania (AGATA)[121]	30
Luxembourg (Billboard)[122]	17
Malaysia (Billboard)[123]	5
Malaysia International (RIM)[56]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[124]	9
Netherlands (Global Top 40)[125]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[126]	11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[55]	3
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[127]	60
Norway (VG-lista)[128]	18
Panama (Monitor Latino)[129]	10
Panama (PRODUCE)[130]	10
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[131]	14
Philippines (Billboard)[58]	1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[132]	8
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[133]	91
Portugal (AFP)[134]	26
Singapore (RIAS)[135]	1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[136]	4
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[137]	38
South Korea (Circle)[138]	143
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[139]	79
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[140]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[141]	10
Taiwan (Billboard)[142]	12
UAE (IFPI)[143]	11
UK Singles (OCC)[54]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[144]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[145]	2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[146]	1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[147]	27
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[148]	1
Venezuela (Record Report)[149]	44
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[150]	12

 

Australia (ARIA)[154]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61]	Gold	45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[63]	Gold	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[64]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[65]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[155]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[66]	Platinum	600,000‡

 

Work in 2016, smashing on it's first try:

 

Australia (ARIA)[82]	5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[83]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[84]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[86]	1
Belgium R&B/Hip-Hop (Ultratop Flanders)[85]	1
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[87]	61
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[88]	1
Colombia (National-Report)[89]	4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[90]	3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[91]	1
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[92]	13
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[93]	10
France (SNEP)[94]	1
Germany (Official German Charts)[95]	5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[96]	37
Hungary (Single Top 40)[97]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[98]	2
Israel (Media Forest)[99]	7
Italy (FIMI)[100]	5
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[101]	42
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[102]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[103]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[104]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[105]	2
Norway (VG-lista)[106]	4
Panama (Monitor Latino)[107]	7
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[108]	52
Portugal (AFP)[109]	1
Scotland (OCC)[110]	5
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[111]	1
South Africa (EMA)[112]	1
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[113]	28
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[114]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[115]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[116]	9
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[118]	1
UK Singles (OCC)[117]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[119]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[120]	1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[121]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[122]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[123]	8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[124]	1

 

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[158]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[159]	Platinum	20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[160]	9× Platinum	720,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
France (SNEP)[162]	Diamond	233,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[163]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[164]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[165]	2× Platinum	30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[166]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[167]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[168]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[169]	4× Platinum	160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[170]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[171]	9× Platinum	9,000,000‡

 

Congrats on Australia I guess.

 

And if all song covers automatically go platinum then I guess "Untouchable" (Scooter's Version) is also platinum at this point, right?  And I already know that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit but I'll reiterate: I don't care about the context of your statement - any dweeb that stans the woman that released "ME!" as a lead single has no room to mention WFL (a 10 week #1 song which Taylor still has yet to achieve) in any capacity irrespective of your point.

 

 

 

 

[JorgeM]

5 minutes ago, ImsoLOUD said:

We can only go off of official data, I don't know what to tell you. Cruel Summer is not certified Platinum in Taylor's home country. And Rihanna didn't need 4 years + new remixes/live versions and momentum to make one song a hit. End of story. 

You've made far more arbitrary comparisons than most users on this site please stop the whining Work alone is 9x platinum/nearly Diamond and reportedly at 1.2 B+ streams just like CS. Yet, you claim that CS is bigger than any post WFL-single despite that it has a lower streaming total than Needed Me?  

 

CS in 2023, 4 years after it's initial release:

 

Australia (ARIA)[95]	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[96]	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[97]	46
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[98][99]	69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[51]	1
Canada AC (Billboard)[100]	6
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[101]	1
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[102]	3
CIS (TopHit)[103]	51
Croatia (HRT)[104]	7
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[105]	4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[106]	43
Denmark (Tracklisten)[107]	31
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[108]	14
France (SNEP)[109]	83
Germany (Official German Charts)[110]	15
Global 200 (Billboard)[67]	1
Greece International (IFPI)[111]	11
Hong Kong (Billboard)[112]	14
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[113]	6
India International Singles (IMI)[114]	9
Indonesia (Billboard)[59]	5
Ireland (IRMA)[115]	4
Israel (Media Forest)[116]	6
Italy (FIMI)[117]	85
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[60]	2
Latvia (EHR)[118]	2
Latvia (LAIPA)[119]	9
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[120]	1
Lithuania (AGATA)[121]	30
Luxembourg (Billboard)[122]	17
Malaysia (Billboard)[123]	5
Malaysia International (RIM)[56]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[124]	9
Netherlands (Global Top 40)[125]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[126]	11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[55]	3
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[127]	60
Norway (VG-lista)[128]	18
Panama (Monitor Latino)[129]	10
Panama (PRODUCE)[130]	10
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[131]	14
Philippines (Billboard)[58]	1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[132]	8
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[133]	91
Portugal (AFP)[134]	26
Singapore (RIAS)[135]	1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[136]	4
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[137]	38
South Korea (Circle)[138]	143
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[139]	79
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[140]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[141]	10
Taiwan (Billboard)[142]	12
UAE (IFPI)[143]	11
UK Singles (OCC)[54]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[144]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[145]	2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[146]	1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[147]	27
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[148]	1
Venezuela (Record Report)[149]	44
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[150]	12

 

Australia (ARIA)[154]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61]	Gold	45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[63]	Gold	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[64]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[65]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[155]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[66]	Platinum	600,000‡

 

Work in 2016, smashing on it's first try:

 

Australia (ARIA)[82]	5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[83]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[84]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[86]	1
Belgium R&B/Hip-Hop (Ultratop Flanders)[85]	1
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[87]	61
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[88]	1
Colombia (National-Report)[89]	4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[90]	3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[91]	1
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[92]	13
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[93]	10
France (SNEP)[94]	1
Germany (Official German Charts)[95]	5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[96]	37
Hungary (Single Top 40)[97]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[98]	2
Israel (Media Forest)[99]	7
Italy (FIMI)[100]	5
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[101]	42
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[102]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[103]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[104]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[105]	2
Norway (VG-lista)[106]	4
Panama (Monitor Latino)[107]	7
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[108]	52
Portugal (AFP)[109]	1
Scotland (OCC)[110]	5
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[111]	1
South Africa (EMA)[112]	1
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[113]	28
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[114]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[115]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[116]	9
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[118]	1
UK Singles (OCC)[117]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[119]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[120]	1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[121]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[122]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[123]	8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[124]	1

 

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[158]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[159]	Platinum	20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[160]	9× Platinum	720,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
France (SNEP)[162]	Diamond	233,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[163]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[164]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[165]	2× Platinum	30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[166]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[167]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[168]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[169]	4× Platinum	160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[170]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[171]	9× Platinum	9,000,000‡

 

Congrats on Australia I guess.

 

And if all song covers automatically go platinum then I guess "Untouchable" (Scooter's Version) is also platinum at this point, right?  And I already know that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit but I'll reiterate: I don't care about the context of your statement - any dweeb that stans the woman that released "ME!" as a lead single has no room to mention WFL (a 10 week #1 song which Taylor still has yet to achieve) in any capacity irrespective of your point.

 

 

 

 

Honey, it was an example of how meaningless they are. Anyways if this makes you happy, go ahead. Enjoy Rihanna’s  tongs and make up and will do with Taylor’s albums, singles and tours

[Raspberries]

3 hours ago, istan4badgalriri said:

Well as of now Work has more certified units in the UK alone than the other song has worldwide! But maybe if you ask ChartMasters they’ll tell you that the other song is bigger 

Cruel Summer just crossed 1M units in the UK  

[Raspberries]

3 hours ago, JorgeM said:

Honey, it was an example of how meaningless they are. Anyways if this makes you happy, go ahead. Enjoy Rihanna’s  tongs and make up and will do with Taylor’s albums, singles and tours

Them using certs for a song just released as a single 4 months ago  But who's surprised?

[rejovanation]

i think that depends on whether Rihanna will return to music in the next 2 years. i can see her scoring another 3 to 4 hits. otherwise, Taylor will likely catch up in the next 2-3 years.

[ImsoLOUD]

17 hours ago, JorgeM said:

Honey, it was an example of how meaningless they are. Anyways if this makes you happy, go ahead. Enjoy Rihanna’s  tongs and make up and will do with Taylor’s albums, singles and tours

But that's just the thing.. who are you determine which metrics are worthless? If any of you want to make a claim such as CS iS bIggEr tHan aNY rIHaNna SOnG sInCE WfL then at least provide some receipts to back it up. 

 

Are you upset that Rihanna can have successful ventures both in and outside of music? Hence her becoming a Billionaire with a lingerie/make up empire, the 2nd best selling female artist of all time only behind Madonna (with no re-recordings), and an Oscar nominee. 

 

I've been buying every Rihanna album since GGGB Reloaded in 2008 and I attended both the Diamonds World tour and the Anti WT so I'm not sure why you're implying that you/your fanbase are the only ones that can "enjoy" albums and tours? You probably haven't even been a TS stan as long as I've been a Rih stan  

Edited November 2, 2023 by ImsoLOUD

[Unreachable101]

Eventually yes, but Riri is a legend and has actual classics. 

[getback]

she will. the question is will she pass Mariah? she's at another peak of her career but her singles post-lead have always had a hard time getting high peaks