the 101 Most Popular
countdown of
Rihanna songs
of the Moment
Published February 20, 2024
Harpsichord’s official song chart that attempts to guestimate which songs released by Rihanna are her most popular globally. Factors in: Reported charting data and/or progression from Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes live chart updates; online social media discussion — far as Twitter, Tik Tok; relevancy in the news; chatter amongst fans, as far as social media and in person exchanges; reported digital sales; radio airplay; usage in visual media, as far as TV and movies; and artist’s own attention to the song.
The deep cuts that the Rihanna Navy frequently discusses on various social media platforms have sparked a lively debate among fans. This section of the countdown is one that is truly understood and appreciated only by those who are deeply invested in Rihanna's music.
With this interactive countdown, you can click on the picture frames to watch the music videos, because we miss MTV and BET as much as you do… But if it’s an album cover? Sorry… no video was released at the time of this countdown’s publishing…
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Hot 101 Rihanna Songs
Published February 2024
101
Raining Men
By Rihanna ft Nicki Minaj (2010)
Collaborating with an emerging mainstream rapper named Nicki Minaj, Rihanna sing-raps in a nursery rhyme style while referencing the motto of The Weather Girls’s 1983 Pride anthem, “It’s Raining Men”
100
Cry
By Rihanna (2007)
Included as an international bonus track, this striking piano-driven ballad opens up the wounds of Rihanna after a toxic relationship while also indicating “you’ll never see me cry.”
99
Kisses Don’t Lie
By Rihanna (2006)
Over a rocksteady groove, Rihanna flashes early indication that she could provide alternative pop as she discusses a rush from receiving kisses.
98
Close To You
By Rihanna (2016)
“Nothing but a tear, that's all for breakfast. Watching you pretend you're unaffected,” sings Rihanna in her somber closing ballad to the story of heartbreak told on ‘Anti.’
97
Question Existing
By Rihanna (2007)
Playing as a diary entry, Rihanna contemplates her standing in the industry– even confessing in a monologue, “I think I suck sometimes.”
96
Say It
By Rihanna (2007)
Sampling Mad Cobra’s 1992 dancehall classic “Flex,” Rihanna indicates she’s ready for consent to be intimate with her lover.
95
Sell Me Candy
By Rihanna (2007)
Fueled by cheerleader antics, this cut speeds by in an intoxicatingly sweet demeanor about being sold authentic love.
94
We All Want Love
By Rihanna (2011)
The folksy pop midtempo– that even Oprah referenced during her 2012 interview with Rihanna– explores how everybody in the world wants the feeling of being loved unconditionally.
93
Towards The Sun
By Rihanna (2015)
As the soundtrack staple of ‘Home’ – the animated kid’s film that features Rihanna’s first voice over credit– this alternative leaning pop song is a jubilant delight about finding optimism.
92
Red Lipstick
By Rihanna (2011)
An aggressive, raunchy bonus track that details public exhibitionism as Rihanna takes on the role of being a top who will “do you while the whole world’s watching.”
91
G4L
By Rihanna (2009)
The song that is regarded as the anthem from The Rihanna Navy because it is where her stans came up with the name for their base. Interpolating a JAY-Z verse from “Takeover” – “we’re an army, better yet a Navy” – “G4L” stands for “gangsta 4 life.” Punctuated by a dubstep snare, the song uptempo deep cut is militant, menacing, and seeks after revenge in the key of a femme fatale theme song that highlights riding for one another and “standing by” any means necessary.