Rihanna :: The "Loud" Era

by **danbarj** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:42 pm

I am so proud of my chick for this 9th No. 1 single... to go that route and hit the top with both WMN and OG is awesome!!! She's dominating singles right now.

In addition to that, regardless of how many singles she has she is a respectable album seller. She can get a platinum album easily, which no single's artist can do. And on top of that, everyone's talking about US sales only. This chick sells what the "others" sell + outside of the US, but falters a bit more in the US but has great longevity. I am SO proud of you Rihanna!!!

That Rihanna reign just won't let up!!!

by **herohoney** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:43 pm

the third single is confirmed?

i really want S&M to be the third

and then Fading

then California King Bed!!!

Fading is like the combination of TKB and RB!!
love it!!

by **danbarj** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:43 pm

jordi_89 wrote:
Yoshie wrote:28.2k for Loud in today's UK midweeks.
so yesterday it sold almost 11k more? go Rihanna! i think it could end up selling a bit over 50k in the 2nd week

It seems quite certain that she could top 50k, maybe 60k in the UK. Sales often go up at the end of the week. And everyone remember that Friday is not just a big shopping day in the US, but everywhere. I think, in the long run, she can top her debut week at some point in the UK.

by **BadGirl** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:47 pm

She's just smashing all over the world! 8-)

by **ratedJJ** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:54 pm

I dedicate this 1000th post (in less than 3 months lol) to the Rihannanavy who certailny helped OG & WMN to get that #1. And now that Ri herself is constantly refering to us the NAVY, it is even a better feeling. Let's go on just the way we did.

by **ratedJJ** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:56 pm

herohoney wrote:the third single is confirmed?

i really want S&M to be the third

and then Fading

then California King Bed!!!

Fading is like the combination of TKB and RB!!
love it!!

I doubt Fading will be a single. I love it though

by **Lacan** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:56 pm

9 singles #1 on hot 100 and no album #1 on billboard 200? 8-)

by **ChrisDamen** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:59 pm

Wow. O_O

Congrats I guess.

by **zzmyth** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:59 pm

OFFICIAL SALES FOR LOUD WORLDIDE:

- 206K in the US
- 92K the UK
- 34K in Germany
- 27K in Canada
- 11K in Australia
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370K in official sales

+

- #1 in Switzerland (Around 13-15K)
- #2 in Ireland (Around 6-7K)
- #4 in New Zealand (Around 2-3K)
- #6 in Spain (Around 8-10K)
- #6 in Netherlands (Around 3-4K)
- #15 in Belgium (1-2K)
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around 33-41K more = 403K-411K

+

- Norway (~5K)
- Sweden (~5K)
- France (~20-25K)
- Italia (~5K)
- Japan (~15-20K)
- Rest (Brazil, Mexico, Austria, Korea, South africa, etc....) (~20K-30K)
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around 70K-90K more = 473-501K

I dont really know how well the album sales are in all the rest of the countries.... And I dnt know if all he sales count for this week's chart... but anyway... I guess she should be making a 400K-450K worldwide debut....

by **zzmyth** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:01 pm

Lacan wrote:9 singles #1 on hot 100 and no album #1 on billboard 200?

she has a #2, #3, #4 and #5 album!! lol its crazy...

Anyway her sales in the US (without LOUD) are 5.7M....

I think with LOUD she will be above the 7M mak

by **ratedJJ** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:02 pm

Rihanna Kodak commercial in NYC

by **GetBack** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:02 pm

zzmyth wrote:
Lacan wrote:9 singles #1 on hot 100 and no album #1 on billboard 200?
she has a #2, #3, #4 and #5 album!! lol its crazy...

Wow! I didn't notice that! I'm pretty sure she's preparing her 6th new album to top the charts!

by **danbarj** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:04 pm

Lacan wrote:9 singles #1 on hot 100 and no album #1 on billboard 200?

Maybe not a No. 1 album... but 9 #1 singles and 3 consecutive platinum + albums, an album that has sold 9 million WW and a WW successful tour. If you look at Rihanna's career, she went from being a "one-hit wonder" to having a career which has followed an upward trajectory. Even RR was upward because it wasn't about the commercialism, but to be more established critically, and that, she did! Album debuts increase each time.

FURTHERMORE, a No. 1 album is indicative of the release week and not just numbers. Ex: Nikki Minaj is looking to sell 400k + which would have given her a No. 1 album last week, but not this week with Kanye releasing. But to consistently debut top ten and top 5, etc is great for Rihanna. She sings to a mixed urban/pop crowd and that's not easy to straddle the line between the two. But she's doing it and she's owning!!!

by **ChrisDamen** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:06 pm

I heard some funny rumors of her label discounting the single and Rihanna begged people to buy her music on facebook. Can someone clear this up?

by **RapUpPlayer** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:08 pm

ratedJJ wrote:
jordi_89 wrote:
ratedJJ wrote:
zzmyth wrote:S&M debuts at #4 in Norway!!! OMG!! (and its #1 on itunes so it'll probably climb more next week)

and What's My Name? debuted at #18
Omg confirm this as the third single already. I don't care if its similar to OG. Its **** LOUD. (Cheers isnt IMO) and look at Katy/Ke$ha they release equal singles all the time...and it works
well, it sounds more like Sexy Bitch, than to Only Girl, but i get your point, and i also hope it's the 3rd single, Cheers would work better in March/April, and Raining Men in July
THIS! Just one little thing: Raining men as a 5th singles,yes but only in the US. For Europe it should be California King bed. (i know its a cheesy and somehow generic ballad but Europe eats this stuff.)

Are you crazy???

CKB is AMAZING. It needs to be a WW single + its not generic.

by **Pompeii** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:12 pm

My thread

by **GetBack** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:13 pm

ChrisDamen wrote:I heard some funny rumors of her label discounting the single and Rihanna begged people to buy her music on facebook. Can someone clear this up?

She didn't really beg, she just promoted that there was a discount! :lol:

by **ChrisDamen** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:15 pm

GetBack wrote:
ChrisDamen wrote:I heard some funny rumors of her label discounting the single and Rihanna begged people to buy her music on facebook. Can someone clear this up?
She didn't really beg, she just promoted that there was a discount!

Oh, alright. It's just that some people are complaining about it on Billboard lol. Someone called it payola.

by **Pompeii** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:19 pm

ChrisDamen wrote:I heard some funny rumors of her label discounting the single and Rihanna begged people to buy her music on facebook. Can someone clear this up?

Ridiculous thing to consider....

by **danbarj** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:21 pm

ChrisDamen wrote:
GetBack wrote:
ChrisDamen wrote:I heard some funny rumors of her label discounting the single and Rihanna begged people to buy her music on facebook. Can someone clear this up?
She didn't really beg, she just promoted that there was a discount!
Oh, alright. It's just that some people are complaining about it on Billboard lol. Someone called it payola.

That's not payola! Every artist has reduced both albums and singles at various time, over holidays, during Thanksgiving week, etc. This is nothing new and not something Rihanna ONLY does. The industry does it. So, she did it and it worked!

With that said, I want a wise marketing strategy and price-reduction for the entire holiday season! Let's push the album units like we did to get the singles to No. 1!!!

by **ChrisDamen** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:24 pm

That's not payola! Every artist has reduced both albums and singles at various time, over holidays, during Thanksgiving week, etc. This is nothing new and not something Rihanna ONLY does. The industry does it. So, she did it and it worked!

With that said, I want a wise marketing strategy and price-reduction for the entire holiday season! Let's push the album units like we did to get the singles to No. 1!!!

Oh, ok lol. By the way I never typed anything bad, it was just something I saw people discussing on Billboard.

by **ChrisDamen** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:27 pm

207,000 first week in the U.S. Not bad.

by **AyuM** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:32 pm

She REALLY is the new Queen of the Hot 100. Soon, her US album sales will reach higher multi-platinum status, but her albums are really successful as they are right now!!

9 #1 in 5 years is an outstanding achievement, and I suspect that she will surpass Mariah in the near future. I am very proud of Rihanna, she's amazing!

PS: Congrats for her very solid first week sales around the globe & for 207,000 copies in the US! 8-)

by **The47thbelmon** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:45 pm

We should update the list...

The Beatles (20)
Mariah Carey (18)
Elvis Presley (17) (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)
Michael Jackson (13)
Madonna (12)
The Supremes (12)
Whitney Houston (11)
Janet Jackson (10)
Stevie Wonder (10)
Bee Gees (9)
Elton John (9)
Usher (9)
Rihanna (9)

She also would tie up with Beyoncé, who had four #1s with Destiny's Child and five as a solo singer. Although they never count them together for the official lists.

by **AyuM** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:05 pm

The47thbelmon wrote:We should update the list...

The Beatles (20)
Mariah Carey (18)
Elvis Presley (17) (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)
Michael Jackson (13)
Madonna (12)
The Supremes (12)
Whitney Houston (11)
Janet Jackson (10)
Stevie Wonder (10)
Bee Gees (9)
Elton John (9)
Usher (9)
Rihanna (9)

She also would tie up with Beyoncé, who had four #1s with Destiny's Child and five as a solo singer. Although they never count them together for the official lists.

Beyonce has 5 #1 singles.