Fact: Love her or hate her, Rihanna is the pop star to reckon with in 2015.
Despite her latest, yet-titled project being greeted with a few slumps, bumps, and hiccups, there is no amount of failure (at this point) that can undermine the historic amassment of accolades that line her resume from chart triumphs, digital download domination, and more.
While, in a number of ways, her contemporaries pose no equal, historically there is only one other person whose career narrative vies successful comparison – Mariah Carey.
Check in below for this week’s Top 5 as we count down the reasons why Rihanna is unquestionably this generation’s ‘Mariah Carey.’
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