GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASRihanna: Artist Essentials
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orderRihanna featuring Jay-Z
First released: 2007 (year verified)
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Original 2007 studio recording with Jay-Z
MusicAtlas editorial note: The broad refrain and clipped rhythmic phrasing provide a direct starting point.
Annual appearances: 2007 | 2008
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2007 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2007 release history of Good Girl Gone Bad. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2007 studio recording with Jay-Z
Credit: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured performer Jay-Z
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Good Girl Gone Bad - official original album and credits
Original 2007 album contains Umbrella featuring Jay-Z, Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You featuring Ne-Yo. The original program excludes the later Take a Bow and Disturbia additions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna featuring Calvin Harris
First released: 2011 (year verified)
Original single: We Found Love
Original 2011 studio recording with Calvin Harris
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen to the gradual electronic build and the space around the repeated refrain.
Annual appearances: 2011 | 2012
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2011 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2011 release history of We Found Love. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2011 studio recording with Calvin Harris
Credit: Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured producer-performer Calvin Harris
Original single: We Found Love
We Found Love - contemporaneous Island Def Jam launch
The September 2011 announcement establishes the original pre-album single featuring Calvin Harris. Its retrospective reference to a 2009 Reloaded package is not used to date Take a Bow or Disturbia. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Talk That Talk - official original album
Original 2011 album includes We Found Love and Where Have You Been. The latter's 2012 single/annual appearance is later. The separately sourced original We Found Love release supplies Calvin Harris's credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original album: Unapologetic
Original 2012 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sustained melody opens up a larger, slower-moving vocal setting.
Annual appearances: 2012 | 2013
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Unapologetic. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Unapologetic
Unapologetic - official original album and credits
Original 2012 album includes Diamonds and Stay featuring Mikky Ekko. Stay's 2013 annual association is later than the original album. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2010 (year verified)
Original album: Loud
Original 2010 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A bright pulse and a climbing vocal line keep the dance sequence moving.
Annual appearances: 2011
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2010 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2010 release history of Loud. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Loud
Loud - official original album and credits
Original 2010 album includes Only Girl, What's My Name featuring Drake and Man Down. Later single campaigns do not move those recordings to 2011. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna featuring Drake
First released: 2016 (year verified)
Original album: ANTI
Original 2016 studio recording with Drake
MusicAtlas editorial note: The two voices trade short phrases within an unhurried, repeating rhythm.
Annual appearances: 2016
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2016 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of ANTI. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2016 studio recording with Drake
Credit: Rihanna featuring Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured performer Drake
Original album: ANTI
ANTI - official original album, release date and full personnel
The explicit January 2016 release header and original track list identify Work featuring Drake, Consideration featuring SZA, Needed Me, Kiss It Better and Love on the Brain. The 2015 copyright line is not a public-release date. Other instrumentalists and additional-vocal personnel are distinguished from featured recording credits. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original album: Rated R
Original 2009 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The compact vocal hooks and syncopated beat make a sharp rhythmic contrast.
Annual appearances: 2010
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of Rated R. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Rated R
Rated R - official original album and track list
Original 2009 album includes Russian Roulette and Rude Boy. Rude Boy's 2010 annual appearance follows the album release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2007 (year verified)
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Original 2007 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A steady pulse supports the interlocking lead and background vocal figures.
Annual appearances: 2007 | 2008
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2007 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2007 release history of Good Girl Gone Bad. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2007 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Good Girl Gone Bad - official original album and credits
Original 2007 album contains Umbrella featuring Jay-Z, Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You featuring Ne-Yo. The original program excludes the later Take a Bow and Disturbia additions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original album: Unapologetic
Original 2012 studio duet recording with Mikky Ekko
MusicAtlas editorial note: The spare piano setting brings the contrast between the two singers forward.
Annual appearances: 2013
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Unapologetic. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2012 studio duet recording with Mikky Ekko
Credit: Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured duet vocalist Mikky Ekko
Original album: Unapologetic
Unapologetic - official original album and credits
Original 2012 album includes Diamonds and Stay featuring Mikky Ekko. Stay's 2013 annual association is later than the original album. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2016 (year verified)
Original album: ANTI
Original 2016 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The swaying rhythm gives the rougher edges of the vocal plenty of room.
Annual appearances: 2016 | 2017
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2016 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of ANTI. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2016 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: ANTI
ANTI - official original album, release date and full personnel
The explicit January 2016 release header and original track list identify Work featuring Drake, Consideration featuring SZA, Needed Me, Kiss It Better and Love on the Brain. The 2015 copyright line is not a public-release date. Other instrumentalists and additional-vocal personnel are distinguished from featured recording credits. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2008 (year verified)
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Original 2008 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeating vocal pattern and tense electronic backing change the mood of the set.
Annual appearances: 2008 | 2009
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2008 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in 2008 and is absent from the original 2007 album program. Later Reloaded packaging and remix dates are not its first release.
Recording: Original 2008 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Disturbia - Def Jam original recording metadata
The selected original recording has a 2008 song-release date in Reloaded metadata; it is not part of the original 2007 Good Girl Gone Bad program. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Good Girl Gone Bad - official original album and credits
Original 2007 album contains Umbrella featuring Jay-Z, Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You featuring Ne-Yo. The original program excludes the later Take a Bow and Disturbia additions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2005 (year verified)
Original album: Music of the Sun
Original 2005 solo studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A light vocal and a strongly accented beat introduce the debut's dance setting.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2005 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2005 release history of Music of the Sun. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2005 solo studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Music of the Sun
Music of the Sun - official original album
The 2005 original program lists solo Pon de Replay separately from its Elephant Man remix. The original vocal recording is selected, not the guest remix. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2006 (year verified)
Original album: A Girl Like Me
Original 2006 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The quick pulse and urgent refrain give the early pop selections extra momentum.
Annual appearances: 2006
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2006 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2006 release history of A Girl Like Me. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2006 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me - official original album
Original 2006 album date and track list identify SOS and Unfaithful. Later chart, video and remix dates are not first release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna
First released: 2006 (year verified)
Original album: A Girl Like Me
Original 2006 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A quieter opening leads into longer, more emphatic vocal lines.
Annual appearances: 2006
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2006 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2006 release history of A Girl Like Me. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2006 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me - official original album
Original 2006 album date and track list identify SOS and Unfaithful. Later chart, video and remix dates are not first release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna featuring Ne-Yo
First released: 2007 (year verified)
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Original 2007 studio duet recording with Ne-Yo
MusicAtlas editorial note: The duet alternates close solo phrases before the voices meet in the refrain.
Annual appearances: 2007 | 2008
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2007 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2007 release history of Good Girl Gone Bad. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2007 studio duet recording with Ne-Yo
Credit: Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured duet vocalist Ne-Yo
Original album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Good Girl Gone Bad - official original album and credits
Original 2007 album contains Umbrella featuring Jay-Z, Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You featuring Ne-Yo. The original program excludes the later Take a Bow and Disturbia additions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2008 (year verified)
Original single: Take a Bow
Original 2008 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The measured delivery places the emphasis on small changes of tone and timing.
Annual appearances: 2008
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2008 (year verified)
The original single is documented in 2008 before its later Reloaded association. It was not on the original 2007 Good Girl Gone Bad album.
Recording: Original 2008 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Take a Bow
Take a Bow - Def Jam original recording metadata
The original song-release metadata gives 2008, before the later Reloaded package. The original 2007 album year is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Good Girl Gone Bad - official original album and credits
Original 2007 album contains Umbrella featuring Jay-Z, Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You featuring Ne-Yo. The original program excludes the later Take a Bow and Disturbia additions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original album: Rated R
Original 2009 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The patient arrangement lets the vocal carry a growing sense of tension.
Annual appearances: 2009 | 2010
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of Rated R. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Rated R
Rated R - official original album and track list
Original 2009 album includes Russian Roulette and Rude Boy. Rude Boy's 2010 annual appearance follows the album release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna featuring Drake
First released: 2010 (year verified)
Original album: Loud
Original 2010 studio recording with Drake
MusicAtlas editorial note: The guest verse and lead refrain fit into the same relaxed rhythmic pocket.
Annual appearances: 2011
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2010 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2010 release history of Loud. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2010 studio recording with Drake
Credit: Rihanna featuring Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured performer Drake
Original album: Loud
Loud - official original album and credits
Original 2010 album includes Only Girl, What's My Name featuring Drake and Man Down. Later single campaigns do not move those recordings to 2011. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna
First released: 2010 (year verified)
Original album: Loud
Original 2010 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the strong rhythmic accents beneath the longer melodic phrases.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2010 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2010 release history of Loud. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Loud
Loud - official original album and credits
Original 2010 album includes Only Girl, What's My Name featuring Drake and Man Down. Later single campaigns do not move those recordings to 2011. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna
First released: 2011 (year verified)
Original album: Talk That Talk
Original 2011 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The restrained opening makes the later electronic surge more pronounced.
Annual appearances: 2012
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2011 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2011 release history of Talk That Talk. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2011 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Talk That Talk
Talk That Talk - official original album
Original 2011 album includes We Found Love and Where Have You Been. The latter's 2012 single/annual appearance is later. The separately sourced original We Found Love release supplies Calvin Harris's credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna
First released: 2016 (year verified)
Original album: ANTI
Original 2016 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The close vocal and open space in the beat reward an unhurried listen.
Annual appearances: 2016
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2016 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of ANTI. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2016 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: ANTI
ANTI - official original album, release date and full personnel
The explicit January 2016 release header and original track list identify Work featuring Drake, Consideration featuring SZA, Needed Me, Kiss It Better and Love on the Brain. The 2015 copyright line is not a public-release date. Other instrumentalists and additional-vocal personnel are distinguished from featured recording credits. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna
First released: 2016 (year verified)
Original album: ANTI
Original 2016 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The guitar line and broad refrain give this album track a different scale.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2016 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of ANTI. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2016 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: ANTI
ANTI - official original album, release date and full personnel
The explicit January 2016 release header and original track list identify Work featuring Drake, Consideration featuring SZA, Needed Me, Kiss It Better and Love on the Brain. The 2015 copyright line is not a public-release date. Other instrumentalists and additional-vocal personnel are distinguished from featured recording credits. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna featuring SZA
First released: 2016 (year verified)
Original album: ANTI
Original 2016 studio recording with SZA
MusicAtlas editorial note: Two distinct voices move around a loping beat with very little wasted space.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2016 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of ANTI. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2016 studio recording with SZA
Credit: Rihanna featuring SZA
Role in this collection: Primary artist with featured performer SZA
Original album: ANTI
ANTI - official original album, release date and full personnel
The explicit January 2016 release header and original track list identify Work featuring Drake, Consideration featuring SZA, Needed Me, Kiss It Better and Love on the Brain. The 2015 copyright line is not a public-release date. Other instrumentalists and additional-vocal personnel are distinguished from featured recording credits. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2015 (year verified)
Original single: Bitch Better Have My Money
Original 2015 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sharply placed vocal commands and sparse beat create a forceful contrast.
Annual appearances: 2015
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2015 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2015 release history of Bitch Better Have My Money. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2015 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Bitch Better Have My Money
Bitch Better Have My Money - official original single
Explicitly dates the standalone original single to March 2015 and separately lists dance remixes. It is not assigned the later ANTI album date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderRihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney
First released: 2015 (year verified)
Original single: FourFiveSeconds
Original 2015 three-artist studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The acoustic guitar and alternating voices offer a change from the electronic tracks.
Annual appearances: 2015
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2015 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2015 release history of FourFiveSeconds. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2015 three-artist studio recording
Credit: Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney
Role in this collection: Co-lead recording artist with Kanye West and Paul McCartney
Original single: FourFiveSeconds
FourFiveSeconds - official original single
The official single page gives a January 2015 release. Year precision avoids the one-day territorial/date-display difference with distributor metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
FourFiveSeconds - original Westbury Road/Roc Nation single credits
The original 2015 single explicitly credits Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney together. All three recording artists remain credited. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
FourFiveSeconds - contemporaneous Paul McCartney collaboration announcement
The January 2015 artist announcement identifies the Rihanna/Kanye West collaboration and Paul McCartney's acoustic-guitar performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 2022 (year verified)
Original single: Lift Me Up
Original 2022 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Close with a spacious arrangement and long, sustained vocal phrases.
Annual appearances: 2022 | 2023
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2022 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2022 release history of Lift Me Up. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2022 studio recording
Credit: Rihanna
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Lift Me Up
Lift Me Up - official original single
The official release page gives October 2022 for the original Rihanna recording. The later 2023 annual appearance does not establish its first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17