Apr 12, 20218 min read

Rihanna discography

Barbadian singer Rihanna has released eight studio albums, two remix albums, one reissue, seven box sets and three extended plays. Since the beginning of her career in 2005, Rihanna has sold over 250 million records and singles, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time.[1][2] All of her albums have been certified platinum and multi-platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and have totalled sales of over 10 million copies in the country.[3]

Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun in August 2005. It reached the top ten on the Canadian Albums and the US Billboard 200 charts;[4][5] it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[6] and sold over 623,000 copies in the country.[7] As of 2015, Music of the Sun had sold over two million copies worldwide.[8] The next year, she released her second studio album, A Girl like Me (2006). It topped the albums chart in Canada and reached number five on both the UK Albums and the US Billboard 200 charts.[4][5][9] It was certified two-times platinum by Music Canada (MC), the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and RIAA;[6][10][11] it sold over four million copies worldwide.[12] Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna's third studio album, peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified five-times platinum by RIAA in the United States and six-times Platinum by BPI in the United Kingdom.[5][6][11] The next year, it was reissued under the title Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008) with several new songs. It had sold over nine million copies worldwide, as of 2017.[13]

Rihanna's fourth studio album, Rated R (2009), peaked at number one on the Swiss Albums Chart and sold over three million copies worldwide.[14][15] It was also certified two-times platinum by both BPI and RIAA.[6][11] Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud was released in November 2010. Loud peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified six-times platinum by the BPI.[9][11] The album was also certified three-times platinum in the United States and had sold over eight million copies worldwide.[6][16] The next year, she released her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). It became Rihanna's third number one record in the United Kingdom[9] and sold over one million copies in the country.[17] It was also certified three-times platinum by the RIAA and sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.[6][18] Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic (2012) became Rihanna's first record to top the Billboard 200 chart and received a three-times platinum certification by RIAA.[5][6] It also peaked at number one on the album charts in Canada, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom;[4][9][14][19] it had sold over four million copies worldwide.[20] She released her eighth album, Anti in 2016; it peaked at number one in Canada and the United States and was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA.[4][5][6]

Contents

1Studio albums
2Remix albums
3Reissues
4Box sets
5Extended plays
6Notes
7See also
8References
9External links

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications AUS

[5]Music of the Sun

Released: August 12, 2005 (US)[26]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming

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UK: 148,660[a]
US: 623,000[b]
WW: 2,000,000[8]
RIAA: Platinum[6]
BPI: Gold[11]
BVMI: Gold[28]
MC: Platinum[10]
RMNZ: Gold[29]

A Girl like Me

Released: April 11, 2006 (US)[30]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

9101181357655

UK: 667,672[a]
US: 1,400,000[b]
WW: 4,000,000[12]
RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
ARIA: Platinum[31]
BPI: 2× Platinum[11]
BVMI: Platinum[28]
IRMA: 2× Platinum[32]
MC: 2× Platinum[10]
RMNZ: Gold[33]

Good Girl Gone Bad

Released: June 5, 2007 (US)[34]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming

2918414112

UK: 1,904,347[c]
US: 2,800,000[b]
WW: 9,000,000[d]
RIAA: 6× Platinum[6]
ARIA: 4× Platinum[35]
BEA: 2× Platinum[36]
BPI: 7× Platinum[11]
BVMI: 7× Gold[28]
IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[37]
IRMA: 3× Platinum[38]
MC: 5× Platinum[10]
RMNZ: Platinum[39]
SNEP: Gold[40]

Rated R

Released: November 20, 2009 (US)[41]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

12165104714194

UK: 701,298[a]
US: 1,130,000[b]
WW: 3,000,000[e]
RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
ARIA: Platinum[42]
BEA: Gold[43]
BPI: 2× Platinum[11]
BVMI: Platinum[28]
IRMA: Platinum[44]
MC: Platinum[10]
SNEP: Platinum[45]

Loud

Released: November 16, 2010 (US)[46]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming

2313214113

FRA: 355,000[f]
UK: 1,950,864[c]
US: 1,800,000[b]
WW: 8,000,000[g]
RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
ARIA: 4× Platinum[48]
BEA: Platinum[43]
BPI: 7× Platinum[11]
BVMI: 3× Gold[28]
IRMA: 5× Platinum[49]
MC: 3× Platinum[10]
RMNZ: Platinum[39]

Talk That Talk

Released: November 21, 2011 (US)[50]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

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FRA: 200,000[f]
UK: 1,000,000[h]
US: 1,150,000[b]
WW: 5,500,000[18]
RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
ARIA: Platinum[51]
BEA: Gold[43]
BPI: 3× Platinum[11]
BVMI: Gold[28]
IFPI SWI: Platinum[37]
IRMA: 3× Platinum[52]
RMNZ: Platinum[53]

Unapologetic

Released: November 19, 2012 (US)[54]
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming

8213315111

FRA: 240,000[f]
UK: 635,000[c]
US: 1,200,000[b]
WW: 4,000,000[i]
RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
ARIA: Platinum[55]
BEA: Gold[56]
BPI: 2× Platinum[11]
BVMI: Platinum[28]
IRMA: 2× Platinum[57]
IFPI SWI: Platinum[37]
MC: Platinum[10]
RMNZ: Gold[58]

Anti

Released: January 28, 2016
Label: Westbury Road, Roc Nation
Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

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US: 603,000[j]
WW: 1,100,000
RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]
BPI: Platinum[11]
MC: Gold[10]
SNEP: Platinum[40]

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsGRE

[63]Good Girl Gone Bad:

The Remixes

Released: January 27, 2009 (US)[64]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD, digital download

—106459Rated R: Remixed

Released: May 25, 2010 (US)[65]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD, digital download

4158633"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Reissues

List of album re-issues, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications NZ

[25]Good Girl Gone Bad:

Reloaded

Released: June 2, 2008
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download

RMNZ: Platinum[66]

Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsFRA

[23]US

R&B

[63]3 CD Collector's Set

Released: December 15, 2009 (US)[67]
Label: Def Jam
Format: CD

—80Music of the Sun / A Girl Like Me / Good Girl Gone Bad

Released: June 22, 2011 (JPN)[68]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD box set

——Coffret 4 CD

Released: October 17, 2011 (FRA)[69]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD box set

55—Music of the Sun / A Girl Like Me

Released: December 5, 2012 (JPN)[70]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD box set

——Good Girl Gone Bad / Rated R

Released: December 5, 2012 (JPN)[71]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD box set

——Rated R + Loud

Released: August 2, 2013 (GER)[72]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: CD

——Vinyl Box Set

Released: December 16, 2016[73]
Label: Def Jam
Formats: 15-LP box set

——"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with detailsTitleDetailsDon't Stop the Music (Hit Pack)

Released: August 2007 (AUS)[74][75]
Label: Def Jam
Format: Streamed audio

Don't Stop the Music (5 Track)

Released: January 1, 2007 (DE)[76]
Label: Def Jam
Format: Digital download

Rated R (Nokia Singles Edition)

Released: March 3, 2010[77]
Label: Def Jam
Format: Digital download
Includes: First three singles and Nokia bonus tracksBarbadian singer Rihanna has released eight studio albums, two remix albums, one reissue, seven box sets and three extended plays. Since the beginning of her career in 2005, Rihanna has sold over 250 million records and singles, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time.[1][2] All of her albums have been certified platinum and multi-platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and have totalled sales of over 10 million copies in the country.[3]