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Jan 22, 2018 · Rihanna notches her milestone 50th top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, as “Lemon,” with N.E.R.D., lifts from No. 50 to No. 40 (on the chart dated Jan. 27).
- Rihanna's Top Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
With a Navy of fans who will wait a lifetime for the...
- Rihanna's Top Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
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- Jon Dolan,Brittany Spanos,Mosi Reeves,Maura Johnston,Andy Greene,Rob Sheffield,Justin Ravitz
- “Loyalty,” (with Kendrick Lamar) (2017) This deliriously fun highlight from Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. finds Rihanna flowing in a melodic voice with as much panache as Kung-Fu Kenny himself.
- “Lemon” (with N.E.R.D.) (2018) N.E.R.D.’ s first single in seven years is politically charged, quoting Gloria Steinem and railing against hate over sparse, bass-heavy grooves.
- “Man Down” (2010) “Man Down” is another Rihanna gem that resonated more with her urban R&B audience than her pop acolytes. It finds her plunging deeper into gruff patois accents than any of her singles to date, and serves as a female response to popular reggae dancehall cuts like Chaka Demus & Pliers’ “Murder She Wrote.”
- “Take Care” (with Drake) (2011) “A lot of the energy we bring is genuine,” Drake said in 2016 of his long and fruitful collaborative history with Rihanna.
Jan 22, 2018 · Rihanna's new hit with N.E.R.D., "Lemon," has pushed her into new territory on the Billboard charts. Billboard reports that the singer has now earned her 50th Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit courtesy ...
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- 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.
- Cheers
- Russian Roulette
- Kiss It Better
- You Da One
- FourFiveSeconds
- Don’T Stop The Music
- Where Have You Been
- Love on The Brain
- Drunk on Love
- Sex with Me
A buoyant paean to the quick-fix method of forgetting life’s worries by getting drunk, complete with big-up for the restorative powers of Jameson’s whiskey and a nod to Tyra Banks’s character in Coyote Ugly, Cheers (Drink to That) sounds elated and chaotic in equal measure: a messy night out in musical form.
The video for Russian Roulette featured Rihannabeing gassed, shot and run over by a Porsche, but from the moment it kicks into life with a screaming guitar solo to its emotive final chorus, drenched in swirling synths, it offers high drama even without the disturbing accompanying visuals.
Kiss It Better was nominated for best R&B song at the Grammys, but in truth it’s a diversion into potent power balladry – laden with distorted guitar, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine Cher singing it on the deck of a warship– albeit one given a hint of left-field weirdness by the primitive drum machine ticking away in the background.
If not quite as spectacular as Man Down, You Da One’s attempt to meld dancehall and fluorescent 21st-century pop is still impressive, not least in the way it stirs dubstep into the sonic mix: the bass-heavy drop before the final chorus is genuinely exciting, shifting the mood of the track.
The unexpected sound of Rihanna collaborating not merely with Kanye West but Paul McCartney. Macca’s acoustic guitar drives the appealingly rough-edged and stripped-back FourFiveSeconds along, but it’s Rihanna’s vocal that makes the song come alive.
It’s a gutsy move to riff on an idea already used on the biggest-selling album in pop history, but Don’t Stop the Music’s borrowing of Manu Dibango’s Soul Makossa – via Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Starting Something from Thriller – worked perfectly: an insistent presence in the background of a powerful dance track. It’s also got a superb vocal melod...
If you want an example of the diverse influences that have gone into Rihanna’s singles over the years, look no further: Where Have You Been draws on I’ve Been Everywhere, a 1959 Australian country song once covered by – oh dear – Rolf Harris, transforming it into a gleaming, joyous bit of pop-house.
An anomaly even in Rihanna’s eclectic back catalogue, Love on the Brain delves into doo-wop and early-60s soul ballads, sampling Sam Brown’s Stop along the way. You could say it’s an example of post-Amy Winehouseretro pop, but it’s a superior one: an elegant, controlled performance, a lyric that darkly hints at violence.
Borrowing the echoing guitar sound of the XX quickly became a cliche in mainstream pop – “referenced at least every other session,” according to Ryan Tedder– but Drunk on Love’s sample of the trio’s Intro was inspired, adding a spectral edge to an epic confection of thundering drums and ravey keyboards.
You can’t fault Rihanna’s self-confidence on this track, tacked on to the end of the deluxe version of Anti: sex with her is “amazing”, but her love rival is merely “alright”. The woozy, hedonistic swirl of its backing track perfectly captures the hedonistic mood referenced elsewhere: “Wrap up your drugs, come make me happy.”
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- Alexis Petridis
Jan 22, 2018 · Life handed Rihanna a 'Lemon' so she made Billboard history. The Grammy-winning songstress, who managed to make major moves on Billboard charts in 2017 despite the year being one of the least ...
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