Rihanna

 Rihanna performs onstage during the Coke Zero Countdown at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival - Day 2 at White River State Park on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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A look at RiRi's biggest hits, according to Nielsen Music. Plus, more about the No. 1 run of 'See You Again' & more.

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RIHANNA's BEST-SELLING SONGS & ALBUMS

@gthot20 @billboard With such a milestone, this would be a great time for a Rihanna sales update and/or chart facts article :) Please? :)

A decade of Rihanna ‏@hitseeker_

Hi @hitseeker_

As celebrated on Billboard.com, the first decade of Rihanna on the charts has wrapped, capping an astonishingly successful start to her career. To Rih-iterate, Rihanna, 17 years old at the time of her chart arrival, has tallied 13 Billboard Hot 100 toppers, tying Michael Jackson for the third-most most Hot 100 No. 1s all-time. They trail only The Beatles, with 20, and Mariah Carey (18).

How has Rihanna's music sold? Here's a look at her best-selling songs and albums over her first decade of dominance, according to Nielsen Music.

Best-Selling Songs
6.4 million, "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem feat. Rihanna) / 5.4 million, "We Found Love" (feat. Calvin Harris) / 4.8 million, "Disturbia" / 4.7 million, "Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna) / 4.48 million, "Stay" (feat. Mikky Ekko)

4.47 million, "Umbrella" (feat. Jay Z) / 3.844 million, "The Monster" (Eminem feat. Rihanna) / 3.837 million, "S&M" / 3.7 million, "Don't Stop the Music" / 3.6 million, "Only Girl (In the World)"

3.52 million, "Diamonds" / 3.49 million, "Run This Town" (Jay Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) / 3.05 million, "What's My Name?" (feat. Drake) / 3.04 million, "Rude Boy" / 3 million, "Take a Bow"

Studio Albums in the U.S.
2.8 million, Good Girl Gone Bad / 1.8 million, Loud / 1.4 million, A Girl Like Me / 1.2 million, Unapologetic / 1.15 million, Talk That Talk / 1.13 million, Rated R / 623,000, Music of the Sun

Meanwhile, as we wait for Rihanna's next studio album, on June 19 she revealed news of a more important nature, the Clara Lionel Foundation.

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