Now I can admit that both of these talented beautiful young ladies have 3 signature hits in there career so far. Of their 3 signature hit 2 were uptempo & one a ballad & they all have hit the number 1 spot on the hot 100. Which one has the best trinity, take into account critically, commercially & its overall impact they will have years from now.
Rihanna:
Umbrella: #1(7wks),Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at 412,It managed to stay at number one on the UK Singles Chart for ten consecutive weeks, the longest run at number one for any single of that decade.Earned Rihanna a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
We Found Love: #1(10wks), becoming the longest running number one single of 2011 and of the 2010s decade thus far as well as surpassing "Umbrella" as her longest running number one single.Worldwide the single has sold 6.9 million copies making it one of best selling singles of all time.
Diamonds #1(3wks), The song spent a second consecutive week atop the Hot 100, while her album Unapologetic topped the Billboard 200 chart. As a result, Rihanna became only the second artist of 2012 to top both the Billboard main singles and albums charts simultaneously, the first being British singer-songwriter Adele. "Diamonds" saw a huge leap from number 66 to number one, marking Rihanna's second single as a lead artist to top the chart. It topped the chart for fourteen consecutive weeks. "Diamonds" also became the first number one on Billboard's inaugural R&B Songs chart.
Beyonce:
Crazy In Love #1(8wks), ranks 118th on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.At the 46th Grammy Awards, it won Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. "Crazy in Love" had sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide.
Irreplaceable #1(10wks), Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone placed it on their lists of Best Songs of the 2000s. . It became Knowles' second single to achieve 200 million audience impressions in 2006. She is the second singer to achieve this feat in the US, the first being Mariah Carey in 2005.
Single Ladies(Put A Ring On It) #1(4wks), "Single Ladies" won the Grammy Awards for the Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. As of November 2009, "Single Ladies" had sold more than 6.1 million digital copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide.
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