Rihanna's New Single 'We Found Love' Hits #1 - Album Info Inside
Monday, 10 October 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
It’s been a week of record breaking for R&B star Rihanna - last Wednesday, she released her new single ‘We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris’ – after she began her record breaking 10-show stint at London’s O2 Arena.
It reached the #1 position on iTunes that same day and stormed straight to the top spot on the UK's official single chart despite having only been on sale for 4 days. ‘We Found Love’ clocked up 87,000 sales in just over half a week and meant Rihanna has scored a phenomenal six #1’s in five consecutive years, a record unequalled by any other female solo artist. The single is the first to be taken from Rihanna’s new album ‘Talk That Talk’, which hits shelves on November 21st.
And the Barbados-born superstar shows no sign of slowing down. Her fifth album, ‘Loud’, has now sold more in the UK than any other territory in the world. It has already reached 1.7 million sales and still continues to grace the top 25 nearly a year after its release. ‘Loud’ spawned the #1 singles ‘Only Girl (In the World)’ and ‘What's My Name’. 2010 was also the year that saw her passing the landmark of 10 million records sold in the UK and picking up her first BRIT Award.
‘We Found Love is Rihanna's’ 20th Top 20 single in the UK - the first of which was the worldwide smash ‘Pon De Replay’ back in 2005. Rihanna also broke records in 2007 when she scored the longest-running #1 single since 1994 with ‘Umbrella’, topping the UK chart for a 10th week and equalling Whitney Houston’s record for weeks at #1 of any female artist in history.
And if all those records, feats and achievements weren’t enough, Rihanna is also the most followed female singer on Facebook - with over 45million fans.
If you want to catch Rihanna at any of her UK shows this autumn and winter, check the dates and details below.
Rihanna UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Mon October 10th 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Tue October 11th 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Thu October 13th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Sat October 15th 2011 - LG Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
Sun October 16th 2011 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sun November 13th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Mon November 14th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Tue November 15th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Fri November 18th 2011 - LG Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
Sat November 19th 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
Mon November 21st 2011 - MEN Arena Manchester, Manchester
Tue November 22nd 2011 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Wed November 23rd 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Fri November 25th 2011 - O2 Dublin, Dublin
Sun November 27th 2011 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mon November 28th 2011 - MEN Arena Manchester, Manchester
Tue November 29th 2011 - NIA Birmingham, Birmingham
Thu December 1st 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Fri December 2nd 2011 - MEN Arena Manchester, Manchester
Tue December 20th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Wed December 21st 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Thu December 22nd 2011 - O2 Arena, London
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