RIRI RISES: Mars could face a challenger for the Hot 100's penthouse occupancy as soon as next week, as Rihanna rockets 75-3 with "Only Girl (in the World)." The song previews her fifth studio album, "Loud," due Nov. 16.
Rihanna ups her sum to 16 Hot 100 top 10s, the sixth-best total among women in the chart's history. The only female artists with more top 10s are Madonna, the survey's leader among all acts with 37 top 10s, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson (27 each), Whitney Houston (23) and Aretha Franklin (17).
Rihanna passes Olivia Newton-John, who earned 15 top 10s between 1974 and 1984, though the latter singer this week celebrates her first appearances on Billboard's Top New Age Albums and Christian Albums charts, where "Grace and Gratitude Renewed" debuts at Nos. 2 and 36, respectively.
1. Madonna - 37
2. Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson - 27(ties)
3. Whitney Houston - 23
4. Aretha Franklin - 17
5. Rihanna - 16
6. Olivia Newton - 15
7. Beyonce - 14
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and she's so young.
