Rihanna grew up in Barbados and after moving to the US in 2005 while still in her late teens, she was able to get a recording contract with Jay-Z’s Def Jam Recordings and had one of the biggest hits of that summer with a debut LP soon following.

2005 (# 10 Singles Artist of the Year)

JUNE

• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “Pon De Replay.”

JULY

• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “Pon De Replay.”

AUGUST

• Rihanna released her debut LP Music Of The Sun

SEPTEMBER

• Rihanna hit #1 for a week with “Pon De Replay.”

OCTOBER

• Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and Dance Radio Airplay chart with “Pon De Replay.”
• Rihanna hit the Top 40 with “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want.”

DECEMBER

• Rihanna hit the Top 10 with “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want.”

2006

JANUARY

• Music Of The Sun was certified gold.
• The single “Pon De Replay” was certified 2x platinum.

FEBRUARY

• 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 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 hosts the Red Carpet for the MTV Movie Awards in Culver City.
• Rihanna makes live performance appearances on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
• Rihanna hits the Top 10 with “Unfaithful.”
• Rihanna kicks off a major 6-week North American summer club tour presented by Clinique Happy.

JULY

• Rihanna performs three hit songs on NBC’s Today Show.
• Rihanna guest stars on the ABC daytime drama All My Children

AUGUST

• Universal Pictures releases the mega-successful direct-to-DVD cheerleader sequel, Bring It On: All Or Nothing, in which Rihanna made her movie debut cameo as herself.

SEPTEMBER

• Rihanna performs on Fashion Rocks alongside Sir Elton John

NOVEMBER

• 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

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 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.”

JULY

• 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 featuring Ne-Yo – “Hate That I Love You” (CD Single) 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

• “Don’t Stop The Music” (Single) 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

• Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna – “If I Never See Your Face Again” (Single)
• 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 – Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (CD/DVD) 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 – “Disturbia” (Single)
• 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.
• Artists Stand Up For Cancer – “Just Stand Up” (Single)
• 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.”
• T.I. featuring Rihanna – “Live Your Life” (Single)
• 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 – “Rehab” (Single)
• 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).