Rihanna’s Last Album Celebrates A Historic Milestone

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentRihanna’s Last Album Celebrates A Historic MilestoneByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 08:20am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Rihanna's Anti — her most recent album — hits 520 weeks, or exactly a decade on the Billboard 200 albums chart. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Rihanna attends the launch of Fenty Hair exclusively at Selfridges on September 16, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Selfridges & Fenty Hair)Dave Benett/Getty Images for Selfridges & Fenty HairWhen it comes to the Billboard Hot 100, the chart company's namesake ranking of the most popular songs in America, Rihanna is one of the most successful artists ever. She is currently tied with Taylor Swift with 14 leaders – the third-most of all time – behind only The Beatles with 20 and Mariah Carey with 19 leaders. Looking at the Billboard 200, the albums tally, the same cannot be said. Only two of Rihanna's 10 projects that have landed somewhere on the competitive roster have dominated. Just one of those, Anti, managed to lead the charge for multiple frames, and it held on at the summit for two weeks. It is that set that regularly keeps Rihanna on the rundown, even though she has not released a new full-length in a decade. It is Anti that makes it to an incredible and relatively rare milestone on the roster, one which marks a first for the singer.Rihanna’s Anti Reaches a Decade on the Billboard 200For a set that turned 10 a short time ago, Rihanna's Anti is still performing incredibly well. The multi-genre, critically acclaimed effort only falls three spaces to No. 51, dipping just slightly outside the highest quarter on the ranking. As of this period, Anti has spent 5...