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News |  07 Nov 2011 13:37 |  By RnMTeam

Rihanna ranks 2nd to Beatles in Billboard chart history

MUMBAI: Four-time Grammy Award international superstar Rihanna has earned her 11th #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her single �We Found Love' (feat. Calvin Harris).

The single is one of Rihanna's fastest chart-toppers directed by Melina, the international superstar has made Billboard history by collecting 20 - 'Hot 100 Top 10 singles' faster than any other solo artist. The time span beats Madonna's previous record of five months and places Rihanna second only to the Beatles.

Billboard also noted Rihanna as the fifth women to be honoured after Whitney Houston (with 23 career Top 10s), Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson (27 each), and Madonna in first place (37).

Island Def Jam President and COO Steve Bartels said, "We are watching history in the making with Rihanna achieving her historic eleventh Hot 100 #1 single, she continues to be a class unto herself. It's rare and wonderful to see a hitmaker of Rihanna's talent and consistency, and it's a privilege and an honour to shepherd these great songs along with the IDJ team to the top of the charts....

After the success of �We Found Love', Rihanna will also release her sixth studio album �Talk That Talk' on 21 November under Universal Music's Island Def Jam. R&B singer has initiated an interactive campaign �Unlocked' on her social networking pages, enabling fans to unlock exclusive content from her new album. The initiative has engaged around 46 million on facebook fans and nine million Twitter followers worldwide.

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