This week, Diamonds debuts at #10 in the United World Chart and becomes Rihanna's 20th top 10 hit, putting her among the top 10 artists with the most top 10 hits, tied with Whitney Houston and the Bee Gees. She's the first artist from the 21st century to score that many hits.
That's great to hear! I really like the song, but I didn't think it would do so well considering how sonically modest it is for an opening single, especially compared to Rihanna's generally explosive opening single choices for her past albums.
Wherever that came from, it's fake. The original Mediatraffic article:
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Fun.'s "Some Nights" drifts 4-6 with 140,000 (down 12%) while Rihanna's "Diamonds" debuts at No. 7 with 133,000. "Diamonds" is the lead cut from the diva's upcoming new studio effort, due later this year. Comparatively, "We Found Love," Rihanna's first single from her last album "Talk That Talk," launched with 117,000 sold. (However, "We Found Love" was released on a Thursday to retailers, meaning it had four days worth of sales in its debut week. On the other hand, "Diamonds" dropped last Wednesday, so it had one more day of sales in its opening frame.)
Britney's had 21 top 10 hits this century (and 3 more in the 90s.)
An impressive feat.
