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"Diamonds" Becomes Rihanna's 12th Hot 100 #1


There's a shiny new No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as Rihanna's "Diamonds" rises 2-1. The song dethrones Maroon 5's "One More Night" (1-2) after a nine-week reign.

With her 12th Hot 100 topper, Rihanna ties Madonna and the Supremes for the fourth-most leaders in the chart's 54-year history. (The Supremes' sum does not include Diana Ross' six solo No. 1s.) Only the Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18) and Michael Jackson (13; also not counting the Jackson 5's four No. 1s) have sent more titles to the top of the Hot 100.

Here is a recap of Rihanna's dozen dominators on the Hot 100:
2006, "SOS" (three weeks at No. 1)
2007," Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z (seven)
2008, "Take a Bow" (one)
2008, "Disturbia" (two)
2008, "Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna) (six)
2010, "Rude Boy" (five)
2010, "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Rihanna) (seven)
2010, "What's My Name?," featuring Drake (one)
2010, "Only Girl (In the World)" (one)
2011, "S&M," featuring Britney Spears (one)
2011, "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris (10)
2012, "Diamonds" (one to date)

Having first led the Hot 100 the week of May 13, 2006, with "SOS," Rihanna passes Carey as the female artist to reach 12 No. 1s the fastest. Rihanna's six-year, seven-month span between her first and 12th leaders bests Carey's seven-year, one-month, two-week stretch. Among all acts, only the Beatles (a rapid-fire, Beatlemania-fueled two years, four months and three weeks) and the Supremes (five years, four months) reached the milestone more quickly.

"Diamonds" introduces Rihanna's seventh studio set, "Unapologetic," released yesterday. While she has now banked 12 Hot 100 No. 1s, she's yet to top the Billboard 200 album chart. Stay tuned to Billboard.com for projections on whether "Unapologetic" could grant Rihanna her first Billboard 200 No. 1 next week.

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This post is dedicated to rhenna
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wristtattoos 21st-Nov-2012 10:25 am (UTC)
how unfortunate smh
backincharge 21st-Nov-2012 10:27 am (UTC)
"2011, "S&M," featuring Britney Spears"

That one shouldn't even count seeing as how that remix was combined with the original version to push it to number 1.

And features shouldn't count to the overall total either.
bitchboobye 21st-Nov-2012 10:47 am (UTC)
lol why? the s&m remix is still the same song and it's obvious love the way you lie and live your life went to #1 because of her hook
backincharge 21st-Nov-2012 12:52 pm (UTC)
But S&M would have never went to number 1 without the remix.

And yes, LTWYL and LYL mainly went to number 1 because of her, but she was still the featured artist.She can be given credit for them going to number 1 but they're still technically not her number 1's.
juanbomb 21st-Nov-2012 10:55 am (UTC)
why shouldn't a collaboration count? esp. when it's the fucking chorus.
thishollywood 21st-Nov-2012 05:38 pm (UTC)
i literally do NOT understand how we found love counts

it is clearly a calvin harris song. he wrote & produced it. why the fuck isnt it "calvin harris ft rihanna"
ladyfly56 21st-Nov-2012 10:39 am (UTC)
i just finished listening to this song for the first time and wow that was fucking awful

it wasn't even catchy

Edited at 2012-11-21 10:40 am (UTC)
juanbomb 21st-Nov-2012 10:56 am (UTC)
it grows on you, I promise.

I hated it at first too and now I love it.
doleo 21st-Nov-2012 07:15 pm (UTC)
same here
juanbomb 21st-Nov-2012 10:56 am (UTC)
LOL @ people being pressed by this.

Even if you take out the 2 songs where she's the featured artist, she still has more #1s than your faves! Oops!
wigglybob 21st-Nov-2012 01:57 pm (UTC)
lol ikr, im not even a rihanna stan and i come on to congradulate and i see people all types of mad
davetvs 21st-Nov-2012 05:14 pm (UTC)
every Rihanna post this week is full of the same mad ass people
crispy1088 21st-Nov-2012 11:31 am (UTC)
but it's her worst song though? I doubt anyone will remember it in 50 years.
oblika_farika 21st-Nov-2012 11:41 am (UTC)
that maroon 5 song has been #1 for 9 weeks? yet ive never heard it once
breaktheice89 21st-Nov-2012 12:11 pm (UTC)
congrats to her & sia! love the song, been listening to it the whole time on my way to uni today
ani_di_franco 21st-Nov-2012 12:12 pm (UTC)
I use to hate Rihanna, then I loved her, then I hated her again, and now I'm back to loving her. She does what she does, well.
josipk 21st-Nov-2012 12:33 pm (UTC)
But it's number 2 why are there lies in this post?
deethy 21st-Nov-2012 01:16 pm (UTC)
wat r u talking about
josipk 21st-Nov-2012 01:17 pm (UTC)
says 12th no 1 on hot 100 but it's at number 2...
itsalanisbitch 21st-Nov-2012 12:33 pm (UTC)
get it gorl!
distantechoes4 21st-Nov-2012 01:25 pm (UTC)
Can't stand most of those songs, but good for her.
tiki876 21st-Nov-2012 01:34 pm (UTC)
yess
superdogbiter 21st-Nov-2012 02:32 pm (UTC)
how you been doing?
tiki876 21st-Nov-2012 06:30 pm (UTC)
good and u?
starbooks 21st-Nov-2012 01:59 pm (UTC)
which goes to show that if you churn out enough shit, some of it is bound to float to the top of the toilet bowl
lindsayportugal 21st-Nov-2012 02:34 pm (UTC)
LOL :x
lenra 21st-Nov-2012 04:58 pm (UTC)
lmao
dnttllhrry 21st-Nov-2012 05:33 pm (UTC)
LMAO!
doleo 21st-Nov-2012 07:16 pm (UTC)
lmfao
fireprince 21st-Nov-2012 02:18 pm (UTC)
YAYS, I love this song. As Much as I love Britney I HATE tht damn S&M remix, It's AWFUL!!!

I know Mariah has to secretly hate that Loverboy was kept from going #1 because of bootylicious lol.
davetvs 21st-Nov-2012 05:15 pm (UTC)
Britney sounds a nasal mess but I'm glad she/they actually performed it. Still salty Bey and Gaga never did Telephone since I liked Gaga then.
jjro 21st-Nov-2012 02:35 pm (UTC)
I couldn't stand Diamonds at first, but it grew on me. Haven't listened to the album yet though.
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