Rihanna sets Record with “The Monster”
Barbadian Pop singer,Robyn Fenty, aka Rihanna has made chart history after her new single with Rapper, Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, went straight to number one on the Official UK Singles Chart.
The Bajan beauty joins Elvis Presley and The Beatles as one of only three acts to have scored a number one single over seven consecutive years.
The single,“The Monster”, which features Rihanna’s vocals, is the third to drop from Eminem’s new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
The pair previously worked together in 2010 and released “Love the Way You Lie” which was on Eminem’s “Recovery” album and “Love the Way You Lie 2” which appeared on Rihanna’s “Loud” album. “Love the Way You Lie” went on to become one of the UK’s biggest-selling single of all time, with more than 1.15 million copies sold.
“The Monster” marks the eighth time both artistes have had a UK number one. Eminem last went to the top of the charts in 2006 with “Smack That” featuring Akon. Rihanna’s string of numbers ones across seven consecutive years include “Diamonds” (2012), “We Found Love” (2011), “What’s My Name” (2010), “Run This Town” (2009), “Take A Bow” (2008) and “Umbrella” (2007).
Also in this week’s singles chart, Lorde’s “Royal” fell one place to number two, while Fat Boy Slim’s “Eat Sleep Rave Repeat” debuted at number three, the DJ’s first top ten single since 2001’s “Star 69/Weapon of Choice”, pushing One Direction’s new song “Story of My Life” to number four.
In the albums chart, Arcade Fire’s fourth album Reflektor knocked Katy Perry’s Prism off the top spot, outselling the US singer by nearly two to one over the past week, according to the Official Charts Company.