(Barbados Nation) – Rihanna is first artist in the 20-year history of Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart to tally ten Number Ones, as “Stay”, featuring Mikky Ekko, rises.
Rihanna breaks a tie with Katy Perry, who’s notched nine Number Ones 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 Ones is the latest for Rihanna on pop songs. The following is a recap of Rihanna’s record ten Pop Songs Number Ones:
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)