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Legacy and influence[edit]

Rihanna performing during the Loud Tour

Rihanna's first albums established her as a "Pop/R&B Princess"[1][2] by music critics; Nick Levine of Digital Spy described her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, as the closest thing to a Thriller that 2007/8 is likely to produce.[3] Her single "Umbrella", famous for its "ella ella" hook, is considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest songs of all time and received critical acclaim.[4] The music video for "We Found Love" was well received; winning the Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video and MTV's Video of the Year.[5][6] Many critics including Rolling Stone compared it to Danny Boyle's Trainspotting.[7] Time included Rihanna on its 100 Most Influential People in 2012,[8] fashion designer Stella McCartney writing, "She's one of the coolest, hottest, most talented, most liked, most listened to, most followed, most impressive artists at work today, but she does it in her own stride. She works hard, very hard."[9] The following month, Forbes ranked Rihanna fourth on their Most Powerful Celebrity 100 list, with earnings of $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012.[10]

Rihanna has sold over 100 million records worldwide,[11] making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[12] In the United States, Rihanna has sold over 9.8 million albums,[13] while Nielsen SoundScan ranked her as the best-selling digital artist in the country, breaking a Guinness World Record for digital single sales of over 58 million as of 2012.[14][15][16] She has released six Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified platinum and multi-platinum albums in the United States.[17] Her collaboration with Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie", together with "Umbrella", "Disturbia", "Only Girl (In the World)", "We Found Love", and "Diamonds", are some of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide. The singer has accumulated twelve number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,[18] tied with Madonna and The Supremes for fourth place, as the artists with the fifth-most number ones in the chart's history.[18] She has been named the top Pop Songs chart artist of the past twenty years by Billboard; she ranks first with most entries (36), most top tens (23), and most number ones (10).[19] As of June 2012, Rihanna has sold over 14 million singles and six million albums in the United Kingdom.[20] She is the tenth best-selling[21] and the second best-selling female singles artist in the country, only behind Madonna.[22]

Rihanna has directly influenced artists such as Justin Bieber,[23] Ellie Goulding,[24] Demi Lovato,[25] and Willow Smith.[26] Rihanna has an honorary title of Ambassador for Culture and Youth in Barbados.[27] Additionally, she is the most popular person on the social network Facebook,[28] has the fourth most followers on Twitter, and is the most-viewed artist on YouTube.[29] On March 7, 2013, Spotify announced that Rihanna is the most streamed artist worldwide.[30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alexis, Nadeska (August 31, 2012). "Rihanna's Road To 2012 VMAs: From Pop Princess To Good Girl Gone Bad". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Edward Nero, Mark. "Fall 2010 R&B/Soul Preview". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Levine, Nick (June 10, 2008). "Rihanna: 'Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, 'Umbrella'". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Goodacre, Kate (December 6, 2012). "Grammy Awards 2013: The major nominees". Digital Spy. Nat Mags. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "Rihanna Wins MTV VMA Video Of The Year". MTV News. Viacom. September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  7. ^ Perpetua, Matthew (2011-10-19). "Video: 'We Found Love'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  8. ^ "The 2011 TIME 100 Poll". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  9. ^ "The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy (May 16, 2012). "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities". Forbes. Forbes, Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
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  14. ^ Hampp, Andrew (November 20, 2012). "Rihanna's 'Unapologetic': The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  15. ^ "The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2011 Music Industry Report" (Press release). Business Wire. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
  16. ^ "Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Adele break World Records with digital music sales". Guinness World Records. September 9, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  17. ^ Trendell, Andrew. "Rihanna's Unapologetic becomes star's sixth platinum album". Gigwise. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  18. ^ a b Trust, Gary (November 21, 2012). "Rihanna's 'Diamonds' Shines Atop Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  19. ^ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Make History On Pop Songs Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  20. ^ "Rihanna racks up 20 million record sales in the UK!". Official Charts Company. April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  21. ^ "The Official Singles Charts' biggest selling artists of all time revealed!". Official Charts Company. April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  22. ^ "The Official Top 10 biggest selling female singles artists of all time revealed!". Official Charts Company. April 12, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  23. ^ "Rihanna no quiso hablar con Justin Bieber en los Billboard" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  24. ^ "Meet Brit Pop Star Ellie Goulding". Us Weekly. Wenner Media. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  25. ^ "Lovato 'inspired by Rihanna R&B sound'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  26. ^ Concepcion, Mariel. "Willow Smith Earns Rihanna Comparisons For 'Whip My Hair' Single". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  27. ^ G, C (February 22, 2008). "All hail Rihanna". Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  28. ^ Copsey, Robert. "Rihanna overtakes Eminem as most liked person on Facebook". Digital Spy. Nat Mags. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  29. ^ "Rihanna snatches Justin Bieber's YouTube crown". Music News. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  30. ^ "Rihanna Announced As Most Streamed Female Artist In The World". Stereoboard UK. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
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