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A look at RiRi's biggest hits, according to Nielsen Music. Plus, more about the No. 1 run of 'See You Again' & more.

As always, submit questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to [email protected]. Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S. Or, tweet @gthot20

RIHANNA's BEST-SELLING SONGS & ALBUMS

@gthot20 @billboard With such a milestone, this would be a great time for a Rihanna sales update and/or chart facts article :) Please? :)

A decade of Rihanna ‏@hitseeker_

Hi @hitseeker_

As celebrated on Billboard.com, the first decade of Rihanna on the charts has wrapped, capping an astonishingly successful start to her career. To Rih-iterate, Rihanna, 17 years old at the time of her chart arrival, has tallied 13 Billboard Hot 100 toppers, tying Michael Jackson for the third-most most Hot 100 No. 1s all-time. They trail only The Beatles, with 20, and Mariah Carey (18).

How has Rihanna's music sold? Here's a look at her best-selling songs and albums over her first decade of dominance, according to Nielsen Music.

Best-Selling Songs
6.4 million, "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem feat. Rihanna) / 5.4 million, "We Found Love" (feat. Calvin Harris) / 4.8 million, "Disturbia" / 4.7 million, "Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna) / 4.48 million, "Stay" (feat. Mikky Ekko)

4.47 million, "Umbrella" (feat. Jay Z) / 3.844 million, "The Monster" (Eminem feat. Rihanna) / 3.837 million, "S&M" / 3.7 million, ""Don't Stop the Music" / 3.6 million, "Only Girl (In the World)"

3.52 million, "Diamonds" / 3.49 million, "Run This Town" (Jay Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) / 3.05 million, "What's My Name?" (feat. Drake) / 3.04 million, "Rude Boy" / 3 million, "Take a Bow"

Studio Albums in the U.S.
2.8 million, Good Girl Gone Bad / 1.8 million, Loud / 1.4 million, A Girl Like Me / 1.2 million, Unapologetic / 1.15 million, Talk That Talk / 1.13 million, Rated R / 623,000, Music of the Sun

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"BItch Better Have My Money"

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"American Oxygen"

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Caesium

Surprised all of R8s singles haven't been certified 2x tissue paper yet :lolly:

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"American Oxygen"

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Mariah - Ariana - Rihanna
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Supersonic

Diamonds didn't even scratch 4mil? That song felt a lot larger. It was at #1 for like 8 or 9 weeks where I live :deadbanana:

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GagaMyBlood95

Her album sales are really not impressive, but she is definitely the queen of singles :applause: 

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I thought 45S was somewhat a hit.

Just as big as Applause :gaycat:

Mariah - Ariana - Rihanna
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ViviLittleM

Just as big as Applause :gaycat:

Not even as big as Applause.

Applause sales = 2.54 million

FFS sales = ~1.8M

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Ray of Light

Most of her big hits being collaborations... I'm not impressed.

OH. MY. GOD. @ the album sales. No comment there. 

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ViviLittleM

Most of her big hits being collaborations... I'm not impressed.

OH. MY. GOD. @ the album sales. No comment there. 

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At least no album under 1M like ARTPOP ^^

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Ray of Light

At least no album under 1M like ARTPOP ^^

no yet anyways hihihihihihih

#Pray4R8

 

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