Rihanna may have briefly been dethroned by Taylor Swift as “Queen of Digital Music” (as we reported here), but since reclaiming the title the Bajan beauty has not only extended her reign among female acts but is now edging closer to surpassing the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) most certified digital act to date – Drake.
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The wait for new music has Rihanna fans – affectionately called #TheNavy – clinging tight to her hits from years past. That attention on digital download and streaming outlets has led to a certification upgrade for many of her beloved titles, as revealed by the RIAA on Thursday (November 4). Look below to see her latest plaque updates.
Gold (sales equivalence of 500,000 in the United States)
- ‘Close to You’
- ‘S&M (Remix)’
- ‘Woo’
- ‘Higher’
- ‘Same Ol Mistakes’
- ‘Skin’
- ‘Love the Way You Lie (Part II)’
- ‘James Joint’
1x Platinum (sales equivalence of 1 million in the United States)
- ‘Yeah I Said It’
- ‘Consideration’
3x Platinum (sales equivalence of 3 million in the United States)
- ‘B*tch Better Have My Money’
4x Platinum (sales equivalence of 4 million in the United States)
- ‘FourFiveSeconds’
5x Platinum (sales equivalence of 5 million in the United States)
- ‘Take a Bow’
- ‘Don’t Stop the Music’
- ‘Love on the Brain’
7x Platinum (sales equivalence of 7 million in the United States)
- ‘Diamonds’
- ‘Umbrella’
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With the updates, Rih’s cumulative single sales in the United States now equals 151.5 million – making her the first female act to surpass the 150 million digital singles sold mark. Note: the tally only includes the sales stats of songs that she’s credited as the main artist.
She remains the second best-selling performer in the history of digital music, runner-up only to Drake (whose career digital sales now sit at 163.5 million).
Period! Lmfao. And beyawnka? Could never. That’s why y’all had to stop hating rih and start kissing her ass💯💯💯💯 navy won !!!!!
YOU didn’t win though 💯💋
Yaaaaaaaas RihRih! 💯🤳🏽💋
5x platinum love on the brain, with no music video
RESPECT
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Rihanna is a MUSIC SELLER.
I dont know why the young black pop girls always wanna model their career after beyonce, when rihanna is right there.
Camila cabello is the only one modelling her career after Rihanna.
I was shocked to see Love on the Brain was 5x Platinum! (In a good way)
Even Van Gogh knows Rihanna has the better ear for hits. Besides maybe “My Heart Still Beats”, “Me Myself And I”, and “Resentment”, Bey has no good songs.
One of my fave Rihanna songs is Photographs from the Rated R album 🔥🔥🔥
DEAD💀💀💀💀💀 at “molding her career after Rihanna”. Rih already had a top 4 hit on billboard as well as a solo number one. Hun she’s molding her career after the trash bin at this point. too many flop songs to count and how’s that album selling ? ? 8kcamicky stans really thought they could just sneak that in the queens post without getting clocked. no sir no ma’am 👋
Shut it, you flop
Na u can shut yo tho ugly ashy flop b****
Nah that’s yo momma stinking of 3-day-old stale spûnk leaking out her p****
Na it’s ur the stench of your Christmas colored and disease ridden mothers vag. Also flopmilas munky ass will NEVERRRR be on rih or manis level. Bye wierdo
This h o e is just a digital single artist after all💅🏿
Are these pure sales though?
Of course not
Did she write any of them songs?
Yes
Name them…
I am been serious, which ones did she write?
None of them.
Shayla stfu Rihanna is more successful than you could even think to be YOU FLOP
And I’m sure that Shayla Queen™ 👑 is much more successful than you could even think to be, and the only thing flopping is your saggy tits.
The topic is songwriting, not success. Sit down, you ugly, ashy, cracked skin çûñtt
Actually she did co write some of them; and to top it off… SHE OWN ALL HER MASTER TO THEM… all of them..
CASE CLOSED!!
This is what a “Real” Queen look like… Real Queens have actual wealth & accomplishments.
FAKE Queens usually label themselves. No one stans or know a Fake a$$ Queen….
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Will the real Queens PLZ stand up!!!
Oops!
Look like Rhi Rhi is the only one standing, lol
I remember when sam and this blog were on this Iconic woman’s throat. See how high and big shes become and see how low and irrelevant your blog has become. Hahaha!!!