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Feb 20, 2018 · Rihanna’s 2007 LP Good Girl Gone Bad was such an such an enormous success thanks to “Umbrella,” “Shut Up and Drive” and “Don’t Stop The Music” that one year after it hit stores it ...
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- Umbrella’ (2007) Rihanna had scored big hits before ‘Umbrella’, but this bombastic electro-R&B ballad was the one that sent her interstellar (ella, ella).
- We Found Love’ (2011) Some critics branded this Calvin Harris-penned club banger simplistic and cheesy when they first heard it, but over time ‘We Found Love’ has grown in stature and become Rihanna’s biggest ever hit.
- Only Girl (In the World)’ (2010) This dance-pop monster topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 2010 and bagged Rihanna a Grammy. ‘ Only Girl (in the World)’ is the perfect union of huge song and huge star: it’s completely thrilling every time Rihanna belts out its thumping headrush of a chorus.
- Rude Boy’ (2009) Sure, the biggest hit from Rihanna’s ‘Rated R’ album isn’t subtle. ‘ Come here rude boy, boy can you get it up?’ goes her opening salvo.
- Danielle Pascual
- Drake feat. Rihanna, "Too Good" Chart Peak: 14, Peak Date: Sept. 3, 2016. Drake taps his at-the-time girlfriend Rihanna for a song about a couple who individually come to the realization that the other party takes their love for granted.
- Rihanna, "Cheers (Drink To That)" Chart Peak: 7, Peak Date: Oct. 8, 2011. Released at the tail end of 2010, the single off her studio album Loud has become a modern-day drinking anthem.
- Rihanna feat. Jeezy, "Hard" Chart Peak: 8, Peak Date: Jan. 30, 2010. Rihanna enlists rapper Jeezy for this Rated R bombastic, uptempo jam (and its fashion-forward battle field-set video).
- Rihanna, "Love On The Brain" Chart Peak: 5, Peak Date: Mar. 25, 2017. Rih’s vocals shine in her contemporary take on ’50s era doo-wop from her 2016 ANTI album.
Feb 20, 2024 · 20 Of The Best Rihanna Songs. The Barbados-born Rihanna has come a long way since ‘Pon De Replay.’ Here are 20 of the best Rihanna songs to take you on that journey.
- Molly Andruskevicius
- 4 min
- 'Rehab'
- 'Where Have You Been'
- 'Needed Me'
- 'Don't Stop The Music'
- 'Diamonds'
- 'Bitch Better Have My Money'
- 'FourFiveSeconds'
- 'Take A Bow'
- 'Stay'
- 'SOS'
Justin Timberlake wrote this double-platinum hit with his producers and supplies guest vocals. But Rihanna’s wounded vocal holds the spotlight on this melancholy ballad, comparing her feelings for a lover to addiction. When they first meet, she’s never felt something so strong. When he leaves, she feels empty and hollow. “It's like you were my favo...
It opens on a sly interpolation of the Geoff Mack country standard "I've Been Everywhere," a song that truly has been everywhere, to the extent that when a version done by Johnny Cash in 1996 resurfaced in a U.S. Postal Service ad last year, a lot of listeners may have been surprised to hear him "covering" Rihanna. Not that anything about this trac...
This anti-romantic anthem is one of the edgier momentson her latest album, musically and lyrically. The production is dark and futuristic, slinking along at an ominous crawl as Rihanna brushes off a lover with an attitude that would destroy most men on the receiving end. “I was good on my own,” she begins. “That’s the way it was / You was good on t...
Michael Jackson earned a writing credit for the sampling of "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-koosa," a hook the Gloved One borrowed from Manu Dibango’s “Soul Makossa” to put the thrill in the "Thriller" hit "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." But it's more about the near-euphoric throbbing of that club beat as Rihanna effortlessly lives up to the disco-friendl...
A brooding ballad driven by a nagging dance beat, RiRi's 12th chart-topping entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was written by Sia in collaboration with the song's producers, Benny Blanco and Stargate. You may tempted, in fact, to believe that's actually Sia repeating "Shine bright like a diamond" but that's just Rihanna doing all she can to channel wha...
This platinum single peaked at No. 15, which is higher than most murder ballads were charting in 2015. It’s on the darker side of the Rihanna spectrumand yet she sounds completely natural delivering threats with the off-handed shrug of a professional. Is it dark and disturbing? Yes. But that’s what makes it work, work, work, work, work, work. The p...
You may have seen the power trio of Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney do this on the Grammys. And by power trio, I mean a trio of powerful figures, including an actual Beatle (still bigger than Yeezus). McCartney's contributions here are kept to strumming an acoustic guitar and possibly contributing some harmony. The lead vocals are shared by ...
It could be argued that this single is Rihanna at her schmaltziest. And you would win that argument. But here’s the thing. The vocal plays to all her soulful strengths. And the lyrics are occasionally kind of funny, which offsets the schmaltz. Take the opening verse: “You look so dumb right now / Standing outside my house.” And the second verse is ...
This ballad stalled at No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100, but that didn’t stop it from finishing 13th on the year-end Hot 100. It starts as a piano ballad with an aching vocal from Rihanna and never kicks in like you half-expect it to the first time through, not even after Mikky Ekko makes his entrance. The best part is the two voices coming togetheron ...
Her first chart-topping entry on the Billboard Hot 100 samples Soft Cell’s New Wave reinvention of the old Ed Cobb song “Tainted Love” to glorious effect. She even paraphrases a few of the lyrics, pouting “You got me tossin’ and turnin’ / Can’t sleep at night.” The first single released from “A Girl Like Me,” the singer’s second album, it spent thr...
- Pop Music Critic
- Ed Masley
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Feb 10, 2023 · Entertainment. Music. Rihanna's 14 Biggest Songs, Ahead of Her Super Bowl Halftime Show. The singer has quite the library to pull from as she takes center stage in the 2023 Super Bowl...
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Feb 8, 2023 · Let's take a look at some of the best songs from her iconic catalog of music - in no particular order. After reading this list, you'll be fully caught-up on everything you need to know about the best Rihanna songs. 20. Kendrick Lamar - "LOYALTY. (feat. Rihanna)" (2017)
