Her unmatched digital sales become an argument for her haters to argue she can’t sell albums. She has accumulated a total of 14 #1 singles in the US Hot 100, the most for any woman that is not Mariah Carey. Since then, the singer has become a force to be reckoned with. It wasn’t until 2007 that she would truly become a global superstar, with the help of huge hits such as Umbrella and Don’t Stop the Music. The icon’s sophomore album, A Girl Like Me, was released only 8 months after its predecessor, pulling far better numbers on top of spawning her first US Hot 100 #1 hit, SOS.īut her growth didn’t quite stop there. Her debut single, Pon de Replay, peaked at #2 in the US Hot 100. Rihanna started career in 2005 with Music of the Sun, a record that to this day remains her worst performing one. Often regarded as a singles artist, we’ll now find out how true (or false) this claim is! Since 2006, all of her studio albums have featured at least one massive number one hit. It’s hard to believe this woman is only 33 years old!
No matter what your age is, you know songs like Umbrella, Don’t Stop the Music and We Found Love. Barbadian superstar Rihanna has been the ultimate hit machine since she began her career in the mid 2000s.