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The official Rihanna thread
Topic Started: Dec 31 2007, 08:02 PM (16,702 Views)
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"Work" has one hell of a radio deal here in the US. As Madonna and Co. experienced in 2012 however, it does absolutely nothing for the song after the promotion.
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Jan 31 2016, 09:51 PM
She's simply not the kind of artist than can pull off more than catchy pop ditties.
I agree. I have to say, I never got the impression that she was anything other than a moderately talented airhead. She has a decent voice, but has she ever said anything particularly intelligent or ever given the impression of having any depth whatsoever?
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No, she's the quintessential modern pop tart. She's nothing more than Britney Spears with a better singing voice.
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Industry forecasters expect Anti to make a big leap up the Billboard 200 chart next week -- possibly to No. 1 -- after the album has a full week of activity behind it. Prognosticators suggest Anti could shift around 125,000 in equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 4, which could power the album to No. 1 on the chart dated Feb. 20. If Anti hits the top, it will mark Rihanna's second No. 1, following her previous studio album, 2012's Unapologetic.
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Jan 31 2016, 09:57 PM
No, she's the quintessential modern pop tart. She's nothing more than Britney Spears with a better singing voice.
Yep, like Brit did an album full of the music she wants to make, like this
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Some undeserved hate spotted on here.
Album doesn't have big hits usual to her 'label' years, but it's so even, the flow is incredible.
It's a solid work, there's no 'Right Nows' produced by current dj.

It's interesting. Kind of a grower. I found out about it just today...
Same Ol' Mistakes is beautiful. All the songs are kinda solid.
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it's a solid effort alright, at least for her own standards. yes, there are no obvious hits on there, but that doesn't make it a bad album.

same ol' mistakes is a cover version of tame impala's original recording released just last year. actually the production is identical, however that doesn't take away the fact the song is just beautiful and quite likely the standout track of the whole set.
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Oh thanks, I didn't know that!
(It's vanished from youtube...)

With each listen album grabs me deeper. No boring or calculated songs, that's a new thing to Rihanna.
Well, maybe first two songs are my least favorite, but they're ok.
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Feb 1 2016, 09:07 PM
Industry forecasters expect Anti to make a big leap up the Billboard 200 chart next week -- possibly to No. 1 -- after the album has a full week of activity behind it. Prognosticators suggest Anti could shift around 125,000 in equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 4, which could power the album to No. 1 on the chart dated Feb. 20. If Anti hits the top, it will mark Rihanna's second No. 1, following her previous studio album, 2012's Unapologetic.
I knew 400,000 was bullshit lol. Her 2nd week drop is going to be catastrophic.
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And this children is why we don't do radio deals:

Pop:
38 27 RIHANNA Work f/Drake 3104 1480 1624 21.553

-895 Spins
-2375 Bullet
-12.091 AI

Rhythmic:
35 19 RIHANNA Work f/Drake 1900 513 1387 13.578

-128 Spins
-641 Bullet
-2.457 AI

Urban:
41 19 RIHANNA Work f/Drake 1572 541 1031 14.111

-226 Spins
-767 Bullet
-4.132 AI
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The album sold 460 copies on iTunes just before the tracking week ended, but it debuts at #27 on the Billboard 200 because of song streaming.

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Feb 5 2016, 02:11 PM
The album sold 460 copies on iTunes just before the tracking week ended, but it debuts at #27 on the Billboard 200 because of song streaming.

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oh come on. those 460 copies were sold before the official album release. she's most likely to climb up to number one next week. yes, her album is underperforming and will struggle going gold on pure sales alone, but i imagine there's still at least 100k riri fans willing to support her product in debut week.
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Feb 6 2016, 01:29 AM
Beautiful Stranger
Feb 5 2016, 02:11 PM
The album sold 460 copies on iTunes just before the tracking week ended, but it debuts at #27 on the Billboard 200 because of song streaming.

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oh come on. those 460 copies were sold before the official album release. she's most likely to climb up to number one next week. yes, her album is underperforming and will struggle going gold on pure sales alone, but i imagine there's still at least 100k riri fans willing to support her product in debut week.
They sold dung the first minutes of it's official release. My point is an album can make the Top 30 of the Billboard 200 on the back of 460 copies sold, because of (in her case) sales and steaming of the SINGLE from the album, and streaming of the ALBUM TRACKS on Tidal. The chart a joke.
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well, yes, the billboard charts are such a mess nowadays. couldn't agree more.
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so, she's released two different videos for work werk werk tuh tuh duh containing footage of marijuana use and the way her nipples react while into twerking action.

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#1 on the Hot 100, her 14th. Drake and Eminem are the best things to ever happen to her.
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Billboard needs to pack it in. Like, now:

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Rihanna's 'Anti' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
News / Chart Alert

By Keith Caulfield | March 20, 2016 3:45 PM EDT

Rihanna's Anti moves back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, collecting its second week at the top. The diva's set earned another 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 17, according to Nielsen Music.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new April 2-dated chart (where Anti is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard's websites on Tuesday, March 22.

Anti is Rihanna's second No. 1 album (following her previous studio effort, Unapologetic, in 2012) and her first to spend more than one week at No. 1.

Of Anti's total units for the week, 17,000 were in pure album sales. The rest of its sum -- a sizable 69 percent -- was comprised of TEA and SEA units, thanks to the popularity of its tracks (like the smash single "Work," which has spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart).
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04/02/16 Billboard Boxscore

11 Rihanna, Travis Scott
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. March 18, 2016
$990,047
14,254 / 15,287
1 / 0
$134.50, $39.15
Live Nation

An average ticket price of just $69.46, the lowest I've seen from a major established act in a long, long time.
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Bullshitboard update:

#6 on Radio Songs and #13 on Digital Songs yet a 9th week at #1 on the Hot 100, due to streaming.

This is her 60th week at #1, allowing her to surpass the Beatles and putting her behind only Mariah.
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'Unapologetic' was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA, thanks to them now including *track* sales and streaming in their *album* sales certifications. The album has scanned 1.3 million copies.

I seriously don't even like following charts and sales anymore. :manson:

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