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) ' 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).

The singles also reached the top five on the charts of Australasia and many European countries. Each album produced at least one number-one single in the United States.

From 2006 to 2012, she released one studio album each year (except in 2008), from A Girl like Me to Unapologetic. 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. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized Rihanna as the top-selling female digital singles artist, with 138 million certified units as of September 2021. She has tallied 60 weeks at number one and is the artist with the most weeks in the top ten (360). In the United States, Rihanna has amassed 14 number-one songs and 31 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

One of the best-selling artists of all time, her albums and singles sales as of 2018 stood at 250 million. Rihanna at the Concert for Valor in November 2014īarbadian singer Rihanna has released 52 singles as lead artist, 18 singles as a featured artist, 2 charity singles, and 4 promotional singles.

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