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This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Rihanna, a Barbadian pop singer. Rihanna has released three studio albums, twelve singles, and eleven music videos on her record label Def Jam.
Rihanna's debut album Music of the Sun was released in August 2005, and sold over a million copies worldwide.[1] It produced the top five single "Pon de Replay", which was certified Gold in 2006.[2] Her second album A Girl like Me was released the following year and enjoyed international chart success. The album's lead single "SOS" reached number one in the U.S. and the song "Unfaithful" won "Best International Song" at the NRJ Music Awards in 2007.[3] Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna's third album, was released in June 2007 and has sold almost 5 million copies becoming her best selling album to date. Rihanna has sold close to 11 million albums worldwide, and over 3.0 million in the U.S.
She has also had seven number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and five number-ones on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay.
[edit] Albums
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions[4][5][6] |
Sales and certifications |
| WW |
U.S. |
CAN |
UK |
FRA |
AUT |
JPN |
GER |
AUS |
| 2005 |
Music of the Sun
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23 |
10 |
7 |
35 |
93 |
45 |
14 |
31 |
– |
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| 2006 |
A Girl Like Me
- 2nd studio album
- Released: April 25, 2006
- Formats: CD, digital download
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4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
21 |
4 |
13 |
9 |
- Worldwide sales: 3.6 million [7]
- U.S. sales: 1.3 million [8]
- RIAA certification: Platinum [2]
- BPI certification: Platinum
- Weeks on Billboard 200: 45
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| 2007 |
Good Girl Gone Bad
- 3rd studio album
- Released: June 5, 2007
- Formats: CD, digital download
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
- Worldwide sales: 5 million [9] [10]
- U.S. sales: +1.2 million [11]
- RIAA certification: Platinum [2]
- BPI certification: 3x Platinum
- Weeks on Billboard 200: 52
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[edit] Sales certificates
| Country |
Certificate |
Notes |
| Music of the Sun |
A Girl Like Me |
Good Girl Gone Bad |
| Australia |
|
Platinum
|
2× platinum[12]
|
Platinum = 70,000 / Gold = 35,000[13]
|
| Canada |
Platinum
|
Platinum
|
3× platinum
|
Diamond = 1 million / Platinum = 100,000[14]
|
| Europe |
|
Platinum
|
2× platinum
|
Platinum = 1 million[15]
|
| France |
|
Gold
|
Gold
|
Platinum = 250,000 / Gold = 75,000[16]
|
| Germany |
|
Gold
|
Platinum
|
Platinum = 200,000 / Gold = 100,000[17]
|
| Switzerland |
|
Platinum
|
2× platinum
|
Platinum = 30,000 / Gold = 15,000 |
| United Kingdom |
Gold [18]
|
2× platinum [19]
|
3× platinum [20]
|
Platinum = 300,000 / Gold = 100,000[21]
|
| United States |
Gold
|
Platinum
|
Platinum
|
Platinum = 1 million / Gold = 500,000[2]
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[edit] Singles
[edit] Featured singles
[edit] Other charted songs
[edit] Single certification
- AUS: certification: Platinum
- SWE: certification: Gold
- U.S.: digital certification: Platinum
- AUS: certification: Platinum
- SWE: certification: Gold
- U.S.: digital certification: Platinum
- U.S.: mastertone certification: Gold
- AUS: certification: Gold
- SWE: certification: Gold
- SWI: certification: Gold
- U.S.: digital certification: Platinum
- U.S.: mastertone certification: Platinum
- AUS: certification: Platinum
- DEN: certification: Platinum[25]
- GER: certification: Platinum
- NZ: certification: Platinum[26]
- SWE: certification: Platinum
- SWI: certification: Gold
- UK: certification: Platinum[27]
- U.S.: digital certification: 2x Platinum
- U.S.: mastertone certification: Platinum
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- AUS: certification: Gold
- AUS: certification: Platinum
- BEL: certification: Platinum[28]
- DEN: certification: Platinum[29]
- GER: certification: Gold
- NZ: certification: Gold[30]
- UK: certification: Silver[31]
- U.S.: digital certification: Gold
- U.S.: mastertone certification: Platinum
- AUS: certification: Gold
- U.S.: certification: Platinum
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[edit] Guest appearances
These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Rihanna:
[edit] Music videos
Note: Clicking on the link leads to YouTube presentation of music video.
- ^ Biography. Def Jam Recordings. Accessed July 30, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Rihanna" searchable database. Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed July 30, 2007.
- ^ NRJ Music Awards 2007. NRJ Music Awards. Accessed August 1, 2007.
- ^ a b c World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed July 30, 2007.
- ^ a b c World Chart Positions. mariah-charts.com. Accessed July 30, 2007.
- ^ U.S. and Canadian Album Chart Positions. All Music Guide. Accessed July 30, 2007.
- ^ [1].
- ^ "Rihanna Takes RIAA Platinum for Girl Like Me, Her Second Album, Featuring Hits "Unfaithful" and "SOS"". Def Jam Recordings. Accessed September 10, 2007.
- ^ Good Girl Gone Bad debut's at #1 on United World Chart
- ^ UWC - Week Index - AlbumsStill charting - week 13, 2008
- ^ usa album chart - ChCmedia Forums
- ^ Australian Record Industry Assocation
- ^ ARIA. List of Australian sales certificates. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ CRIA. Canadian sales certicate database. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ IFPI. List of European sales certificates. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ French chart information. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ German sales certificate database. IFPI. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ Platinum Awards Content
- ^ Platinum Awards Content
- ^ Platinum Awards Content
- ^ BPI. British sales certicate database. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ a b U.S. and Canadian Singles Chart Positions. All Music Guide. Accessed December 22, 2007.
- ^ Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Billboard. Accessed June 1, 2008.
- ^ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3092557&cdi=9701532&cid=03%2F22%2F2008 Hot Dance Club Play]. Billboard. Accessed June 1, 2008.
- ^ Belgium certification of Umbrella
- ^ look at 22.10.07 for the New Zealand certification of Umbrella
- ^ Platinum Awards Content
- ^ Belgium certification of Don't Stop The Music
- ^ look at the 18th week of 08 for the Danish certification of Don't Stop The Music
- ^ look at 05.05.08 for the New Zealand certification of Don't Stop The Music
- ^ Platinum Awards Content
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