The absence of new music has kept Rihanna fans (affectionately called #TheNavy) spinning her older hits to tide them over until official news of a fresh wave of tunes arrives.
No further evidence of this is needed than the January 28 announcement provided by the Recording Association of America (RIAA) which saw them unveil a slew of new certifications for the songstress comprised mostly for work found aboard her latest album, 2016’s ‘Anti.’
We’re sure it’s not a coincidence the report dropped on the project’s 7th anniversary. Details inside.
According to the RIAA, Rihanna’s cumulative digital single sales now equal 161.5 million in the United States – a feat that makes her the undisputed Queen of Digital Music.
Extending the distance between herself and the title’s runner-up, Taylor Swift (who’s sold 137.5 million singles in the same territory), Rih has the updated sales tallies of ‘Anti’ songs like ‘Kiss It Better,’ ‘Desperado,’ and ‘Love on the Brain’ to thank for the addition.
Most notably, the LP’s leading hit ‘Work‘ is 9x Platinum – meaning it’s sold 9 million copies in the U.S. Tying ‘We Found Love’ and ‘Stay’ as her highest-certified hits to date, the tunes are respectively one million units shy of Diamond status at the RIAA (a feat that would mark a career first for the Bajan diva).
See the full list of certification upgrades below.
9x Platinum
- ‘Work’ (Single)
8x Platinum
- Needed Me’ (Single)
6x Platinum
- ‘Love on the Brain’ (Single)
3x Platinum
- ‘Kiss It Better’ (Single)
2x Platinum
- ‘Desperado’ (Single)
1x Platinum
- ‘Same Ol Mistakes’ (Single)
- ‘Higher’ (Single)
Among all acts, Rih sits at #3 on the all-time list of highest-certified digital single sellers. The only acts to boast higher rankings are her ‘Work’ co-star Drake (184 million) and her ‘Love the Way You Lie’ co-star Eminem (166 million).
Work is her worst song ever. I rather hear Normani’s work from home.
Streaming is a curse for some, blessing for others!
All Rihanna needs to do is surprise drop an album comprising of the best songs she’s worked on over the last 6-7 years, as we know she’s been in the studio, on Friday February 10th, just two days before the Super Bowl, and watch the chaos and the frenzy unfold… That’s all she needs to do. If she was smart.
I remember there was one magazine interview where Rihanna (pre-anti) admitted in so many words to not liking her own music lol 😆
That’s most likely why Rihanna hasn’t dropped anything in 7 years. You really think Producers are sending Rihanna great material and not release it yet?
Musically what Rihanna has recorded in recent years isn’t good enough to release an album. It’s not from lack of trying.
Producers aren’t sending Rihanna their BEST material and Rihanna is probably frustrated with the garbage KELLY ROWLAND tracks they are sending 😤 😆
Well maybe Rihanna should be more involved with the artistic process and compose her own damn music. She’s been around too long to still be a manufactured product. She isn’t involved in her music making whatsoever.
This doesn’t make much sense. Rihanna is the pinnacle of a music superstar. If anything, she’s amassing a bunch of great songs for the album.
So, Rihanna has no DIAMOND Plaque?
Lmao 🤣 #FAIL
*So, Beyoncé has no DIAMOND Plaque?
Lmao 🤣 #FAIL
Self titled is DIAMOND in Brazil
IASF is 2X Diamond In BRAZIL
Brazil LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO! 😂 STFU
We talking about THE UNITED STATES!
Rihanna sells NOTHING in Brazil, GGGB only went 2X Plat in BRAZIL… BRAZIL is a very tough market.
Rihanna is not a star and cannot sing or dance and it’s fine.
So basically that’s how you got all your accounts? You steal the ones from the people that stroke a nerve? LMAO you have no how much I will thank you later.
@SHYLA Q****
Rihanna has NO DIAMOND PLAQ…
NO DIAMOND in ANY country lol 😆
@Diabetes VERY BOTHERED
Taylor has THREE in the US. Beyoncé has none. Who is the Queen?
Rihanna is such a lazy artist. I hate it.
@SHYLA Q****
You think DIAMOND in BRAZIL is an easy feat? Adele 21 is 3x DIAMOND, IASF in 2X Diamond and Adele 25 is 2X Diamond in BRAZIL…
The best Rih EVER did was 2X Plat with GGGB 😆
Correction* Adele 25 is 1X Diamond
Beyoncé will ALWAYS be Taylor’s LESSOR.
Renaissance has only JUST gone Platinum after 6 months while Midnights went Platinum FIRST WEEK.
😭😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
21- 3X DIAMOND in BRAZIL
IASF- is 2X Diamond In BRAZIL
Self titled- is DIAMOND in Brazil
25- 1X DIAMOND IN BRAZIL
Rihanna 0 Diamond 💎s 😱 😆 🤣
Do you even have to sell 10 million to go Diamond in Brazil? 😂😂
I think its only 150,000 which is A LOT in BRAZIL 🇧🇷 dummy!
With a population of over 200 m? Not like it’s a tiny country like UK’s 67 m population 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rihanna…the same woman who came from the bottom and passed all these w h o r e s up.
Y’all say she has no talent. Well that’s even worse if someone with no talent can out do you, lol