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Rihanna Earns Her First New Hit In Almost A Decade On One Chart
Rihanna's 'A Friend of Mine' debuts at No. 19 on the U.K.'s Official Dance Singles chart, marking ... More her first new dance hit in nearly a decade. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: Rihanna arrives at the Rihanna x Fenty Hair Los Angeles Launch Party at Nya Studios on June 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kayla Oaddams/WireImage)
Throughout her career, Rihanna has explored multiple genres of music, and she has found incredible commercial success in pretty much every style she's recorded. At this point, she claims enough hits in R&B, pop, and electronic dance fields to outpace some of the biggest stars who have stuck solely to those individual fields.
The superstar scores a new dance win in the United Kingdom this week with 'Friend of Mine,' her latest tune, which was written and recorded for the upcoming animated Smurfs movie.
While it doesn't break into the top 10, 'Friend of Mine' does manage to launch at No. 19 on the Official Dance Singles chart in the U.K. That's a bit disappointing, as Rihanna remains one of the biggest musical stars in the world, and anticipation for new music from her is always high.
The pop icon doesn't even manage the top debut of the frame. 'Friend of Mine' scores the third-highest start of the period, behind 'Baller' by Abor and Tynna at No. 7 and 'The Glen' from Levi Heron, which opens at No. 15.
Rihanna is typically a fixture on the Official Dance Singles chart, but it has been many years since she earned a new hit on the genre-specific tally. 'Friend of Mine' marks her first debut on the list in just under a decade. She last arrived with a new track in May 2016 when she joined Calvin Harris on 'This Is What You Came For.' That tune has spent 151 weeks somewhere on the roster — six of which have been at No. 1.
As it opens at No. 19, 'Friend of Mine' also becomes Rihanna's second-lowest-charting career placement on the Official Dance Singles roster. She has only sent seven tunes to the list, and just one, 'Jump,' has stalled in a lower position. That track has thus far spent only two frames somewhere on the ranking, and has climbed no higher than No. 25. All of Rihanna's other hits have reached the top 10, and most have spent time at No. 1.
Rihanna doubles up on the Official Dance Singles chart this frame as 'Friend of Mine' joins 'We Found Love,' another collaboration with Calvin Harris. That track dips from No. 24 to No. 37 as it reaches 233 frames somewhere on the tally.
