Rihanna equals Elvis record with 5th UK Number 1

LONDON, (Reuters) – R&B singer Rihanna took the pop  music charts by storm this week with a number one single, album  and two other songs in the charts.
The Official Charts Company said today the Barbadian  singer had re-written the record books becoming first female  solo artist in chart history to achieve five number one singles  in consecutive years with “What’s My Name”.
The only other solo artist to equal this achievement was  Elvis Presley in the 1950s, it said.
The 22-year-old singer knocked X Factor champion Matt  Cardle’s “When We Collide” from the top spot to number two after  three weeks at number one.
Her Album “Loud” held on to its number one slot beating off  competition from British rapper Plan B’s “The Defamation of  Strickland Banks” which had been ahead in the race for pole  position last week.