Rihanna is first artist in the 20-year history of Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart to tally ten Number 1s, as Stay, featuring Mikky Ekko, rises.
Rihanna breaks a tie with Katy Perry, who’s notched nine Number 1s since her 2008 arrival.
She last led with We Found Love, featuring Calvin Harris, for eight weeks, marking her longest command, in late 2011, early 2012.
The record for most Number 1s is the latest for Rihanna on pop Songs. The following is a recap of Rihanna’s record ten Pop Songs Number 1s:
2006, SOS
2008, Take a Bow (three) 2008, Disturbia
2008, Live Your Life (T.I. feat. Rihanna)2010, Rude Boy
2010, Love the Way You Lie (Eminem feat. Rihanna) 2010, Only Girl (In the World) 2011, S&M
2011, We Found Love (Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris) 2013, Stay (Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko)