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Quick News – June 8, 2012
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  • Rihanna is second artist to cross 2.5 billion views on her Vevo YouTube channel, behind Justin Bieber. Thanks to “Where Have You Been”, she’s also the artist with the most +50,000,000 video views! Watch Rihanna’s music videos here.
  • Rihanna has become the artist with the most fans online. Over 57 million fans “like” her on Facebook and she has over 20 million Twitter followers. She’s the queem of social media! Speaking of it, RiRi remains #1 for the 3rd week on the Billboard Social 50, which ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace.
  • Rihanna, 24, is the youngest artist to sell over 10 million records in the United Kingdom, with 10.4 million singles sold.
  • As “Where Have You Been” bounds 11-9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Rihanna returns to a place where she has been 21 times before: the chart’s top 10. Where does her sum of 22 Hot 100 top 10s rank her historically? In the chart’s almost 54-year archives, Rihanna and Paul McCartney trail only 10 acts that have tallied more top 10s. (One of those acts includes McCartney: the Beatles place second with 34.) Here is a look at the artists with the most Hot 100 top 10s.
  • Get a limited edition Rihanna poster! Check here to see how your photo can be part of the Viva Vita campaign!
  • Kelly Clarkson has recently covered Coldplay’s “Princess Of China” feat. Rihanna. Click here to listen. In case you missed it, the “Princess Of China” music video was released last week and we love it, watch here.

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“Where Have You Been” becomes Rihanna’s 22nd Top 10 hit in the U.S. (Updated)
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That Rihanna reign just won’t let up!

Rihanna registers her 22nd top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, as her dance-infused “Where Have You Been” jumps 11-9.

As she ups her total to 22, Rihanna moves closer to the record for most Hot 100 top 10s among women in the chart’s almost 54-year history. Madonna leads all female soloists with 38 top 10s (also the most among all acts, including solo males and groups), followed by Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson (27 each) and Whitney Houston (23).

Dating to her first week in the Hot 100′s top tier just almost seven years ago (July 16, 2005) with her debut single “Pon De Replay,” Rihanna’s 22 top 10s in that span are the most among all acts. Lil Wayne is second in that stretch with 16. Among women in that time frame, Rihanna boasts twice as many top 10s as her next closest female competitor, Lady Gaga (11).

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“Where Have You Been” concurrently reaches the top 10 on Radio Songs, jumping 14-9 with a 17% gain to 64 million audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. The song is Rihanna’s 19th Radio Songs top 10, pushing her past Lil Wayne (18) for the second-most top 10s since the chart launched in December 1990. Only Carey (23) has more in the chart’s history.

“Where Have You Been” additionally bumps 8-6 on Digital Songs with 144,000 downloads sold (down 1%), according to Nielsen SoundScan, and 39-32 on On-Demand Songs with 286,000 on-demand streams, according to BDS.

The song is Rihanna’s second Hot 100 top 10 from her latest album, “Talk That Talk.” She spent 10 weeks at No. 1 with first single “We Found Love.” Both tracks feature the writing and production talents of Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.

Congratulations, RiRi! And great job, Rihanna Navy! Make sure to keep supporting the song as much as you can!

Find out which are Rihanna’s Top 10 hits in the United States after the jump!

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“Where Have You Been” becomes Rihanna’s 26th top 10 Billboard Digital Song
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As Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” approaches the Hot 100′s top 10, pushing 13-11, the song makes notable moves on two other charts.  The track bumps 13-8 on Digital Songs to become Rihanna’s 26th top 10 on the listing. With the advance, she passes Lil Wayne (25) for the most top 10s since Digital Songs began contributing to the Hot 100 the week of Feb. 12, 2005. As we previously reported, “Where Have You Been Been” concurrently crowns Dance/Club Play Songs to become Rihanna’s whopping 18th No. 1. She ties Beyonce for the chart’s third-most toppers after Madonna (42) and Janet Jackson (19).

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Rihanna continues to own Billboard’s Social 50
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Rihanna continues to reign supreme on Billboard’s Social 50 chart this week. She holds at No. 1 on the tally, reeling from media excitement generated by her film debut in “Battleship” (buy tickets here). Further, a series of remixes of her popular single “Where Have You Been” hit iTunes last week.

The Social 50 chart ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, using a formula that blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays.

“Where Have You Been,” from Rihanna’s sixth studio album “Talk That Talk,” rises 13-11 on the Hot 100 this week, continuing to be one of the most popular tracks from the pop star’s late 2011 release. The remixes EP, released May 22, features remixes by Hardwell, Papercha$er and Hector Fonseca.

U.S. Charts Update – WHYB #1 on Dance/Club Play Songs
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“Where Have You Been” is now #1 at Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Songs making it her 18th number 1 on this list.The song has also debuted at #39 on Adult Pop Songs.

It jumps from #13 to #11 in its sixth week on Hot100. If the rise will continue it will become Rihanna’s 22nd top 10 hit. Digital sales rank this week at #8 (146K, up 48%). Make sure to purchase it on iTunes to support it!

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U.S. Charts Update – May 24, 2012
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Rihanna’s new single “Where Have You Been” has been steadily climbing the Billboard charts, leaping five spots to No. 13 on the Hot 100 this week and four places on the Dance/Club Play Songs chart, where it now sits at No. 2.

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Check more “Where Have You Been” and “Birthday Cake” positions on Billboard.com!

U.S. Charts Update – May 17, 2012
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Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” has jumped from #29 to #18 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. The track has also debuted at #3 on the YouTube charts; #6 on Dance/Club Play Songs; #13 on Digital Songs; and #16 on Pop Songs.

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Rihanna’s collaboration with Chris Brown, “Birthday Cake“, remains at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

After 20 weeks on the chart, Rihanna’s “Talk That Talk” feat. Jay-Z is currently at #70 on the Hot 100 — it peaked at #31.

“Where Have You Been” becomes Rihanna’s 21st Top 10 song in the UK
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This week Rihanna’s latest single “Where Have You Been” made a jump from #21 to #8 on the British charts entering the UK’s TOP 10 for the 21st time! Rihanna has 17 solo songs that entered the top ten charts and 5 collaborations. We’re hoping it’s just the beginning for this amazing song that so far has been on charts for only 6 weeks! The most recent Top 10 hit was Rihanna’s  latest collaboration with Drake called “Take Care”. However, this week the song is placed at #31 after 26 weeks on the charts.

Rihanna had six #1 songs on the UK charts – Umbrella, Take A Bow, Run This Town (feat. jay-Z and Kanye West), Only Girl In The World, What’s My Name and most recently We Found Love!

Congrats Rihanna & UKNavy!

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Charts Update – May 9, 2012
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Rihanna roars 78-29 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the chart’s top Digital Gainer, “Where Have You Been.” The track re-enters Digital Songs at No. 26 (59,000, up 232%). On Radio Songs, it darts 64-36 (31 million, up 75%).

“Where Have You Been” is currently at #21 in the United Kingdom; #10 in France and New Zealand; and #22 in Denmark and Netherlands.

Rihanna Navy, make sure to support “Where Have You Been”! Purchase it on iTunes & Amazon and RIHquest it in your favorite radio stations!

Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” debuts on Billboard Hot 100 (Updated)
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Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” feat. Chris Brown debuts at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It debuts at No. 73 on Hot 100 Airplay with 16 million audience impressions and a 372% increase in spins, according to Nielsen BDS. The track also debuts on Hot Digital Songs at No. 62 with 36,000 downloads sold.  It also shoots up 51 slots (71-20) with a Greatest Gainer/Airplay credit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The track hasn’t been added to iTunes and is gaining great radio updates daily.

“We Found Love” remains in the Top 10 at No. 6. The track is Rihanna’s biggest Billboard hit, click here to check them all.