RIAA: Rihanna Now Has More Diamond-Certified Hits Than ANY Female Artist Ever, Breaking Record Set by Katy Perry

Rihanna celebrating the 10-year anniversary of ‘Anti‘ in late January came as a bittersweet reminder for her dedicated fans (affectionately called #TheNavy) that the Pop diva has not released a new album in a decade.

Despite her minimal activity on the music scene since 2016, the Barbadian beauty remains the leader of the digital music era among women – a status underscored by a slew of recent updates trumpeted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Taking to press on Wednesday (January 28), the 10th anniversary date of the release of ‘Anti,’ the RIAA took to press to announce certification upgrades to 9 Rihanna songs from the era.

The standout of the crew was ‘Love on the Brain’ which now sits at Diamond status – a measure that denotes sale equivalence of 10 million in the United States.

Her seventh song certified as high, the addition makes her the owner of the most Diamond-certified singles in the 73-year history of the RIAA – surpassing the previous titleholder Katy Perry. Among all acts, only Drake (10) and Post Malone (8) can boast more.

See the full list of updated certifications recently afforded to Rih here.

Together, the upgrades increase Rih’s cumulative single sales to 199 million in the U.S. – extending her reign as the best-selling female artist in RIAA history for singles.

Note: It’s worth calling out that the RIAA only credits certifications to lead acts, so any certified song where any artist mentioned in this article is listed as a feature is not officially added to their career counts.