Almost 10 years ago when 16 year Rihanna's Pon De Replay was collecting edges from other established acts on Billboard Hot 100, Rihanna was called a 1 hit wonder and quickly dismissed as a lasting pop star. Little did the world know that 13 #1s later with records surpassing Madonna, Whitney Houston, and tying the late Michael Jackson, Rihanna has essentially become one of the biggest names in pop music worldwide. During the break that her biggest critics swore she could never take out of fear of being "replaced", Rihanna continues to be recognized as a music and fashion icon at just 26 years old.

She's a 1 hit wonder was proven wrong by 13 #1s
She won't last long was proven wrong by her annual platinum certifications
She'll never have a hit as big as Umbrella was proven wrong by We Found Love
She'll never have a #1 album was proven wrong by Unapologetic
She'll never have a 100m+ selling tour was proven wrong by Diamonds World Tour
She'll never have impact was proven wrong by her ICON awards recognizing her contributions to both music and fashion.

Yes

Yes. I'm still blown away by how well things have worked out for her. She's the reason why I second guess every underwhelming starting pop girl. I might've guessed that the future would've been bright for her career wise, but NEVER this good. These days that Rihanna reign just won't let up. I'm still in shock

Yes Tbh!

Nope. ICON was meant to have a global legendary longevity.

Isn't Diamonds bigger than We Found Love now? I thought streams and sales for Diamonds were her biggest?

Yes tbh. Her team should be proud

Yeah. I always thought she'd be like the rest around that time, a couple quick singles and then forgotten about. Then umbrella hit us all... she deserves it though

No she doesn't. Rated R was a big decline from GGGB and Talk That Talk was a considerable decline from LOUD. She's good at recovering, but no artist grows bigger with every era.

And to answer the question, not really. Rihanna always had that voice that could fit any genre which keeps her current.

they dont say "that rihanna reign wont let up" just like that

Not really releasing albums every year during the holidays does that her team is amazing

Was that really funny though?

Nope Queens are meant to reign...

When I say grow bigger, I don't mean just the number of albums sold. GGGB gave her cultural impact with Umbrella, RR gave her critical acclaim, LOUD gave her 4 consecutive #1s, TTT gave her the longest charting #1 song this decade, Unapologetic gave her a #1 album and #1 song in the same week.