TIMELINE – Check out some of the accomplishments Rihanna has had trough out her carrier.
2005 – # 10 Singles Artist of the Year
February
• Jay-Z signs Rihanna to Island Def Jam Records.
June
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Pon De Replay.”
July
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Pon De Replay.”
• “Pon De Replay” became the #1 most downloaded single on iTunes.
August
• Rihanna released her debut LP Music Of The Sun.
September
• Rihanna hit #1 for a week with “Pon De Replay.”
• Rihanna’s debut album top-ed at #10 in the United States with “Music of the Sun” selling 69,000 copies.
• Rihanna debut at #8 in Canada with Music of the Sun.
• Rihanna’s 2nd music video “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want” premiered on TRL.
October
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and Dance Radio Airpay chart with “Pon De Replay.”
• Rihanna made it to #1 in New Zealand singles charts with her hit song “Pon De Replay.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want.”
• Rihanna made it to the top 10 at Australian singles chart, with her 1st single “Pon De Replay.”
• Rihanna teams up with Secret, and launches her first tour.
December
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want.”
2006 – # 2 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Female Artist of the Year)
January
• Music Of The Sun was certified gold.
• The single “Pon De Replay” was certified 2x platinum.
February
Rihanna – “S.O.S.” (CD Single)Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “SOS.”
• The single “Pon De Replay” was certified 3x platinum.
March
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “SOS.”
April
• Rihanna – A Girl Like MeRihanna hit #1 for 2 weeks with “SOS.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Dance Airplay chart with “SOS.”
• Rihanna released her next LP A Girl Like Me.
May
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Unfaithful.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Pop 100 chart, Hot Dance Club Play chart, and Hot Digital Songs chart with “SOS.”
• Rihanna topped the Canadian LP chart with A Girl Like Me.
June
• Rihanna – “Unfaithful” (CD Single)Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Unfaithful.”
June
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with the remixes of “Unfaithful.”
• A Girl Like Me was certified platinum.
August
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart with “Unfaithful.”
• Rihanna won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Music R&B Artist and Choice Music Breakout, Female.
• Rihanna – “We Ride” (CD Single)The video for “SOS” was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best New Artist and Viewer’s Choice.
September
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “We Ride.”
November
• Rihanna & Sean Paul – “Break It Off” (Single)Rihanna won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B Artist.
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with Sean Paul with “Break It Off.”
December
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist – Female (singles & albums), Top Hot 100 Singles Artist – Female, Top Pop 100 Artist, and with the Top Hot Dance Airplay Track (“SOS”).
2007 – # 7 Singles Artist of the Year
February
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with “We Ride.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with Sean Paul with “Break It Off.”
April
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with Jay-Z with “Umbrella.”
May
• Rihanna topped the UK and Canada singles chart with Jay-Z with “Umbrella.”
June
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 and #1 for 3 weeks with Jay-Z with “Umbrella.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot Digital Songs chart, Hot Digital Tracks chart, Hot Dance Airplay chart, and Pop 100 chart with Jay-Z with “Umbrella.”
• Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad.
• Rihanna could be heard on Fabolous’ LP From Nothin’ To Somethin’ on the track “First Time.”
• Rihanna topped the UK and Canadian LP charts with Good Girl Gone Bad.
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Shut Up And Drive.”
June
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and Hot Dance Club Play chart with Jay-Z with “Umbrella.”
• On July 7th, Rihanna performed at the Live Earth concert in Japan. The 7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought together over 100 artists to perform and raise the world’s awareness about the climate crisis and how to make a difference to help the environment and the world.
August
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Shut Up And Drive.”
September
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with “Don’t Stop The Music.”
• Rihanna won 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year and Monster Single of the Year (“Umbrella” with Jay-Z) and was nominated for Best Direction ( Chris Applebaum) (“Umbrella” with Jay-Z) and Female Artist of the Year.
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with Ne-Yo with “Hate That I Love You.”
October
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with Ne-Yo with “Hate That I Love You.”
• The single “Umbrella” was certified 2x platinum, “Unfaithful” was certified platinum, and “Pon De Replay” was certified gold.
November
• Good Girl Gone Bad was certified platinum.
• Rihanna won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. Rihanna also performed at the ceremony.
December
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with “Shut Up And Drive.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Don’t Stop The Music.”
• “Umbrella” was the top song of the year in the UK.
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Hot Dance Airplay Track (“Umbrella”).
2008
February
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Don’t Stop The Music.”
• Rihanna won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (“Umbrella” with Jay-Z), and was nominated for n Record of the Year (“Umbrella” with Jay-Z), Best Dance Recording (“Don’t Stop The Music”), and Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (“Hate That I Love You” with Ne-Yo). Rihanna performed at the ceremony.
March
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Take A Bow” from the up-coming re-release of the LP Good Girl Gone Bad.
May
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Take A Bow.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot Digital Tracks chart, and Hot Digital Songs chart with “Take A Bow.”
• Rihanna topped the UK and Canadian singles chart with “Take A Bow.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 helping out Maroon 5 with “If I Never See Your Face Again.”
June
• Rihanna hit #1 for 5 weeks with “Take A Bow.”
• Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded with the additional tracks “Take A Bow,” “If I Never See Your Face Again” with Maroon 5 and “Disturbia.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Disturbia.”
June
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart and Hot 100 Airplay chart with “Take A Bow.”
August
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Disturbia.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (for the first time) and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with “Take A Bow.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot Digital Songs chart, and Hot Digital Tracks chart with “Disturbia.”
• Good Girl Gone Bad was certified 2x platinum.
• The single “Hate That I Love You” was certified gold.
September
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart, Hot Dance Club Play chart, Hot Dance Airplay chart with “Disturbia.”
• The video for “Take A Bow” was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Direction (Anthony Mandler). Rihanna performed at the ceremony.
• Rihanna hit #1 for 4 weeks with “Disturbia.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 as part of Artists Stand Up For Cancer with the charity single “Just Stand Up!”
October
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot Digital Tracks chart, and Hot Digital Songs chart helping out T.I. with “Live Your Life.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart with “Disturbia.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 helping out T.I. with “Live Your Life.”
November
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Rehab.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 10 helping out T.I. with “Live Your Life.”
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, and Hot Rap Tracks chart helping out T.I. with “Live Your Life.”
• Rihanna won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.
December
• Rihanna topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart and Pop 100 Airplay chart helping out T.I. with “Live Your Life.”
• Rihanna hit #1 helping out T.I. with “Live Your Life.”
• Rihanna was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (“If I Never See Your Face Again” with Maroon 5), Best Dance Recording (“Disturbia”), and Best Music Video, Long Form (Good Girl Gone Bad Live).
Source: Rock On The Net
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