With Love on the Brain going top 10 this week (& top 5 next week lol), Rihanna will become the artist with the longest streak of top ten hits spanning 12 CONSECUTIVE years and surpassing Queen's record of 11 years. This is also her 30th Top ten single, meaning she'll also Break her tie with MJ for 4th Most top 10's EVER, bumping him down to #5.
UPDATE: Notably, Rihanna fastest accumulation of 30 Hot 100 top 10s for a solo artist, male or female. she needed 10 years, seven months and two weeks to tally 30 top 10s. (Madonna took 12 years, 8 Months & 2 Weeks). Only the Beatles did it faster. She's also the first artist of color to accumulate 30 top ten hits.
2005: Pon De Replay
2006: SOS, Unfaithful
2007: Break It Off, Umbrella, Hate That I Love You
2008: Don't Stop the Music, Take A Bow, Disturbia, Live Your Life
2009: Run This Town, Russian Roulette
2010: Hard, Rude Boy, Love the Way You Lie, Only Girl, What's My Name?
2011: S&M, Cheers, We Found Love, Take Care
2012: Where Have You Been, Diamonds
2013: Stay
2014: The Monster
2015: FourFiveSeconds
2016: Work, This Is What You Came For, Needed Me
2017: Love On The Brain
