As reported yesterday, Rihanna's "Work," featuring Drake, rises 4-1 on the Hot 100 (dated March 5).
With Rihanna from Barbados and Drake from Canada, a new-record nine No. 1s in a row by artists from outside the U.S. have now topped the chart (for a record-extending 33 weeks).Here's a new rundown of the unprecedented nine consecutive Hot 100 No. 1s by non-American acts:
Title, Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1, Artist, Country of Origin
"Cheerleader," six, July 25, 2015, OMI, Jamaica
"Can't Feel My Face," three, Aug. 22, The Weeknd, Canada
"What Do You Mean?," one, Sept. 19, Justin Bieber, Canada
"The Hills," six, Oct, 3, The Weeknd, Canada
"Hello," 10, Nov. 14, Adele, England
"Sorry," three, Jan. 23, 2016, Justin Bieber, Canada
"Love Yourself," two, Feb. 13, Justin Bieber, Canada
"Pillowtalk," one, Feb. 20, Zayn, England
"Work," one (to date), March 5, Rihanna, Barbados, feat. Drake, Canada
We need our U.S. GORLS to punch back INs!
