Rihanna Discography

Rihanna Discography

Barbadian recording artist Rihanna has released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, two remix albums and forty-seven singles (including nine as a featured artist and two charity singles). Since the beginning of her career in 2005, Rihanna has sold 30 million albums and 120 million singles worldwide, which makes her one of the best-selling artists of all time. She has released six Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified platinum and multi-platinum albums in the United States. Twelve of Rihanna's singles have reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; she is the seventh artist to achieve this feat.

Rihanna made her chart debut in June 2005 with "Pon de Replay", which reached the top five in twelve countries. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, Music of the Sun (2005), which reached the top ten in Canada and on the US Billboard 200. Rihanna's second studio album A Girl like Me (2006) produced four singles: chart-toppers "SOS" and "Unfaithful", as well as "We Ride" and "Break It Off"; the latter featuring Sean Paul. "SOS" became Rihanna's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a platinum RIAA certification. Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna's third studio album, peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified two-times platinum in the United States and five-times platinum in the United Kingdom. The album's lead single "Umbrella", featuring Jay-Z, became a massive commercial success, peaking at number one in fifteen countries, including on the Billboard Hot 100 where it stayed atop the chart for seven consecutive weeks. Seven further singles were released from the album, including "Don't Stop the Music", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia". Rihanna made guest appearances on numerous singles, including "Live Your Life" with rapper T.I., and "Run This Town" with Jay-Z and Kanye West. Rihanna's fourth studio album, Rated R (2009), contained five singles including the commercial success "Rude Boy", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five straight weeks.

Rihanna collaborated with American rapper Eminem on "Love the Way You Lie" in 2010; the song was a worldwide success, reaching number one in more than twenty countries globally. The song was certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA for shipping more than five million copies. Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud (2010) produced seven singles including the commercially successful hits, "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" featuring Drake and "S&M". The album was certified platinum in the United States and six-times platinum in the United Kingdom. Talk That Talk (2011), Rihanna's sixth studio album, included "We Found Love" featuring British DJ Calvin Harris, who also produced the song. It became a worldwide success, peaking at number one in 29 countries. It remained at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks, becoming the singer's longest-running chart topper in the country. Rihanna's seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012) was preceded by the release of lead single, "Diamonds" which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and 21 other countries worldwide. "Stay", featuring Mikky Ekko, was released as the second worldwide single, while "Pour It Up" was solicited as the third single from the album.