Top 10: Rihanna Singles
To celebrate the release of the new album 'Loud' we present Rihanna's top 10 singles to date.
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1. 10. Pon De Replay
Pon De Replay shot 17 year old Rihanna to fame back in 2005. Her debut single, it sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and made it to number 2 in the UK charts.
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2. 9. Te Amo
As the lyrics suggest, Te Amo is all about Rihanna becoming the object of another woman’s desires. And as she’s wearing a thousand dollar dress by Mara Hoffman we can guess why French supermodel Laetitia Casta has eyes for RiRi!
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3. 8. What’s My Name
What’s My Name is RiRi’s upcoming single which features hip-hoph-hunk Drake! The track is the second from her brand new ‘Loud’ album and has a video which features the pair getting a little close – could there be romance in the air?
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4. 7. Run This Town
Jay-Z had massive success in 2010 with his 11th album – The Blueprint 3 – and it features some of the biggest names in music – including Rihanna! It went straight to number 1 in the UK and has gone double platinum over in America.
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5. 6. Shut Up And Drive
2007’s Shut Up And Drive was Rihanna’s fifth UK Top 10 single. As the name suggests, the video features Rihanna working in a scrap yard, dancing on cars and appearing in drag races!
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6. 5. Don’t Stop The Music
Don’t Stop The Music reached number 4 in the UK charts in 2008 – the music video was filmed the day after Shut Up And Drive, but Rihanna looks anything but tired!
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7. 4. Rude Boy
Rude Boy is the second single from her multi-platinum selling Rated R album The amazing animated video won Best Editing at the 2010 VMAs. It reached number 1 in the States and went double platinum,
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8. 3. Love The Way You Lie
Rihanna featured on Eminem’s massive summer hit Love The Way You Lie. The video stars Megan Fox and Lost’s Dominic Monaghan and has racked up a mammoth 200 million! Eminem managed to persuade Rihanna to leave the set of her upcoming movie to perform with him – the red hot performance was voted the best of the night!
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9. 2. Umbrella
Umbrella is Rihanna’s biggest success to date! In 2007, it became Rihanna’s first number 1 single in the UK, and it stayed there for an impressive 10 weeks! This might sound amazing, but over those 10 weeks Britain was hit by heavy rain and flooding – with the press blaming it on the “Rihanna Curse”
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10. 1. Only Girl (In The World)
Only Girl is the lead single from Rihanna’s fifth album – Loud – which is out now! It managed to climb to the top spot in 10 countries and is considered an international hit. Pic: PA Photos
