Rihanna singles discography

For albums released by Rihanna, see Rihanna albums discography.

Rihanna singles discography
Rihanna singing on a microphone
Rihanna performing at the Last Girl on Earth tour in 2011
As lead artist53
As featured artist17
Charity singles2
Promotional singles4
Other charted songs32

Barbadian singer Rihanna has released 53 singles as lead artist, 17 singles as a featured artist, two charity singles, and four promotional singles. One of the best-selling artists of all time, her albums and singles sales as of 2018 stood at 250 million.[1] In the United States, Rihanna has amassed 14 number-one songs and 32 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] She has tallied 60 weeks at number one[4] and is the artist with the most weeks in the top ten (360).[5] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized Rihanna as the top-selling female digital singles artist, with 183 million certified units as of May 2024.[6] Furthermore, she has earned seven singles certified Diamond by RIAA, thus becoming the female artist with the most Diamond singles and Diamond certified titles. [7]

Rihanna's first chart entry, "Pon de Replay"—the lead single from her debut album Music of the Sun (2005)—peaked at number two in the United States and reached the top ten on the charts of many European countries.[8][9] From 2006 to 2012, she released one studio album each year (except in 2008), from A Girl like Me to Unapologetic.[10] Each album produced at least one number-one single in the United States.[11] The singles also reached the top five on the charts of Australasia and many European countries.[12][13] The string of US number-one singles as lead artist includes "SOS" (A Girl like Me, 2006); "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", and "Disturbia" (Good Girl Gone Bad, 2007–2008);[a] "Rude Boy" (Rated R, 2010); "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name", and "S&M" (Loud, 2010); "We Found Love" (Talk That Talk, 2011); and "Diamonds" (Unapologetic, 2012).[16] "Umbrella" spent ten weeks atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of the longest chart toppers in UK history.[17]

Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 with three singles as a featured artist: "Live Your Life" with T.I., and "Love the Way You Lie" and "The Monster" with Eminem.[16] Her string of number-one singles marked milestones. With "S&M" topping the chart in April 2011, she registered the shortest time frame to have ten number-one singles (from "SOS" in May 2006) and became the youngest artist (at 23 years) to have ten number-one songs.[18] With "We Found Love" reaching the top ten in October 2011, Rihanna scored the fastest time span to score 20 US top-ten singles (from "Pon de Replay" in June 2005).[19] In the United Kingdom, she is the first female solo artist to have number-one singles in five consecutive years, with "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Run This Town" (as a featured artist on Jay-Z's single), "Only Girl (in the World)", and "What's My Name?", from 2007 to 2011.[20]

With "Work", the lead single from her eighth studio album, Anti (2016), Rihanna scored her 14th number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[21] This made Rihanna the only artist to have seven consecutive albums each score a number-one single on the Hot 100.[11] "Work" topped the charts in Canada and France,[22][23] and with 32.5 million digital units based on sales and streaming as of January 2021, became one of the best-selling digital singles of all time.[24] With eight songs from the album reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, Rihanna claimed the record for the most number-one songs from a single album.[25] She also scored international chart toppers as a guest vocalist on Calvin Harris's "This Is What You Came For", which reached number one in Australia, Canada and Ireland,[26][27] and DJ Khaled's "Wild Thoughts", which reached number one in the United Kingdom.[28]

  1. ^ "Rihanna appointed as ambassador by Barbados". BBC News. September 22, 2018. Archived from the original on August 30, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Trust, Gary (February 23, 2016). "Rihanna & Drake Rise to No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Work'". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (February 23, 2023). "Rihanna Goes Global, Soaring in Worldwide Streams After Super Bowl Set". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (April 13, 2020). "Drake Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With 'Toosie Slide'". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (October 14, 2019). "Justin Bieber Banks 200th Total Week in Hot 100's Top 10 – The Youngest Solo Male to Reach Milestone". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Artists (Digital Singles)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Saponara, Michael (May 31, 2024). "Rihanna Makes History for Most Diamond Singles by a Female Artist: See Her Reaction". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart: Week of July 30, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Rihanna – Pon de Replay". Sverigetopplistan. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Gathright, Jenny (August 15, 2018). "Rihanna Is the 21st Century's Most Influential Musician". NPR. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c Trust, Gary (March 6, 2016). "Ask Billboard: Rihanna's Record Streak of Seven Studio Albums With Hot 100 No. 1s". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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  14. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (March 14, 2008). "Rihanna chooses 'Take a Bow,' penned by Ne-Yo, to kick of Good Girl Gone Bad re-release". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Reid, Shaheem (February 11, 2009). "L.A. Reid says he's 'loaded' with music for Rihanna's next album". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Here Are All of Rihanna's 14 Hot 100 No. 1s". Billboard. April 11, 2016. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  17. ^ Myers, Justin (September 10, 2021). "The songs that spent the longest at Number 1". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  18. ^ Trust, Gary (April 20, 2011). "Rihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Debuts". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  19. ^ Trust, Gary (October 5, 2011). "Rihanna Becomes Fastest Solo Artist To 20 Hot 100 Top 10s". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  20. ^ "Rihanna makes history in UK chart". BBC News. January 9, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  21. ^ Trust, Gary (February 22, 2016). "Rihanna & Drake Rise to No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Work'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Chart: The Week of March 12, 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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  24. ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 29, 2021). "Rihanna Wishes Herself a 'Happy #ANTIversary' with Throwback Pics". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  25. ^ Zellner, Xander (February 20, 2018). "Rihanna Scores Record Eighth No. 1 From ANTI on Dance Club Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  26. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Chart: The Week of July 23, 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  27. ^ "Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Hung Medien.
  28. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.


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