Rihanna's "We Found Love" is her longest-leading Hot 100 #1!
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With an eighth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 for "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris, Rihanna links her longest command of the list.
The song's reign bests the seven-week rules of two of her prior leaders: 2007's "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z, and last year's "Love the Way You Lie," on which she assisted Eminem.
"Found" also takes over as the longest-leading No. 1 on the Hot 100 this year (just beating the buzzer, as this week's Billboard charts are dated Dec. 31, 2011). The song had been tied with Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" - the year's No. 1 Hot 100 song - for the chart's longest penthouse residence this year.
Here is a look at the titles to tally the most weeks atop the Hot 100 in 2011:
8 weeks: "We Found Love," Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
7, "Rolling in the Deep," Adele
6, "Born This Way," Lady Gaga
6, "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
5, "E.T.," Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
5, "Someone Like You," Adele
The last song to top the Hot 100 for a longer span than "Found"? Ke$ha's "TiK ToK," which began a nine-week domination in January 2010..
In terms of weeks, yes. In terms of radio, no, but I believe it's her biggest solo single in terms of AI. In terms of sales, no, but it will most likely be her biggest single as the lead artist.
I really did not expect this song to be this huge.
Amazing. While others peak she just keeps improving and getting bigger with each era.
Or maybe she took like 6 whole years to achieve the level of success that some others took 2 or 3 but whatever, let's be happy about the 8th week of We Found Love!
It's also the longest running #1 hit of 2011!!! 
