Rihanna’s latest single “Rude Boy” proved once again that she is a hitmaking artist. The song is already #1 in USA and it’s taking over most of the international charts! She is now the 1st female artist to have six number 1 songs since 2000. And she’s doing quite well in the long run as well! Comparing to other female singers she’s now tying with Diana Ross and Paula Abdul who have also reached Billboard’s top position six times.

The record belongs to Mariah Carey, who has 18 singles that made to the top of Hot 100 list. Next is Madonna (12), Whitney Houston (11) and Janet Jackson (10).

Ironically, a spotlight on the most frequent female visitors to the Hot 100’s top spot leads to a look at all the boys who’ve reached No. 1. More specifically, songs featuring “boy” in their titles.

“Rude Boy” is the 11th such song to top the Hot 100, at least one of which has led the chart in each decade since its 1958 inception. Rihanna’s gender, however, maintains a comfortable lead in No. 1 representation. 21 songs sporting “girl” in their titles have led the Hot 100.

Other songs featuring “Boys”:

Title, Artist, Year
“Lonely Boy,” Paul Anka, 1959
“Soldier Boy,” the Shirelles, 1962
“My Boyfriend’s Back,” the Angels, 1963
“Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” John Denver, 1975
“Rhinestone Cowboy,” Glen Campbell, 1975
“Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” Deniece Williams, 1984
“Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, 1996
“The Boy Is Mine,” Brandy & Monica, 1998
“Baby Boy,” Beyonce featuring Sean Paul, 2003
“Crank That (Soulja Boy),” Soulja Boy Tell’em, 2007
“Rude Boy,” Rihanna, 2010

Rude Boy climbs from #2 to #1 on The World Singles Chart selling over 336,000 copies worldwide in its 5th week. Total sales: 1,117,000.

Russian Roulette is #30 with sales of 82,000 bringing the grand total to 3,140,000 copies sold.

Congratulations, Rihanna!

Thanks, Platinum Grillz!

Rihanna’s label website has been updated with awesome news!

Billboard  Hot 100 singles chart: “Rude Boy” by Rihanna jumps into the #1 spot, the 22-year old star’s 5th #1 solo single (and overall 6th #1 career single) in less than four years.

We are so proud, RiRi! You deserve it! And congratulations to the fans, we know you worked too hard this week – and it was worth it!

Rihanna is now the female artist with most number 1 singles (S.O.S., Umbrella, Disturbia, Take A Bow, Live Your Life, Rude Boy) in the United States since 2000 – she’s not tied with anyone. She also has 8 top 3 singles, 14 top 10, and 18 top 20 singles!

UPDATE: Billboard.com reported:

Rihanna  replaces labelmate Taio Cruz atop the Billboard Hot 100, set to be released tomorrow (Thursday, March 18), as her latest single “Rude Boy” jumps 4-1.

“Rude” is Rihanna’s sixth Hot 100 No. 1 and fifth as a lead artist. Her most recent chart-topper had been as a featured vocalist on T.I.’s “Live Your Life” in 2008. Her other leaders are “SOS” (2006, three weeks), “Umbrella,” featuring Jay-Z (2007, seven weeks), “Take A  Bow” (2008, 1 week) and “Disturbia” (2008, two weeks)

Since debuting on the scene in June 2005 with the No. 2-peaking “Pon De Replay,” Rihanna has posted more Hot 100 No. 1 than any other artist. Next in line is Justin Timberlake who’s scored five chart-toppers during this span.

With “Rude Boy” knocking Cruz’s “Break Your Heart” (1-3) out of the top slot, the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) label posts back-to-back Hot 100 No. 1s for the first time since “Gold Digger” by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx replaced Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” at the head of the chart dated Sept. 17, 2005. “Heart” continues to top the Digital Songs chart, moving 202,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 26%).

This week, Rude Boy remains at #2 in the United Kingdom and #1 in Australia! As you may have noticed, the song is doing pretty well worldwide. Make sure to request and buy Rude Boy on iTunes!

Russia Update:
The album was officially certified GOLD this week. Making it the 9th certification from the album.

Poland Update:
“Rude Boy” is up from #5 to #2. “Russian Roulette” is down from #21 to #27. “Rated R” is at #31.

Ireland Update:
“Rated R” is down from #9 to #12 in Ireland. “Rude Boy” is currently #6, but expected to take the #1 spot next week.

New Zealand Update:
“Rude Boy” is up to #16 from #5. “Rated R” remains at #25.

Germany Update:
“Rude Boy” is up from #27 to #26. “Russian Roulette” is down from #16 to #21. “Rated R” is down from #39 to #53.

Norway Update:
“Rated R” is up from #7 to #6. “Rude Boy” is up from #16 to #5. Russian Roulette remains in the top 10.

Brazil Update:
“Rated R” is down from #6 to #7. “Russian Roulette” is down from #12 to #18.

Switzerland Update:
“Rated R” is down from #12 to #15.

Canada Update:
“Rude Boy” up from #21 to #18 on airplay. The song is also top ten on iTunes. “Rated R” is down from #33 to #36.

In all of Europe Rated R is up from #13 to #11. Rude Boy is up from #7 to #4.

Thanks, Platinum Grillz!

Make sure to tweet #WeSupportRihanna on Twitter! It’s currently a trending topic!

Rude Boy climbs from #3 to #2 on the world singles chart selling 315,000 copies. Russian Roulette is down one spot to #26 selling 98,000 copies officially surpassing the 3 Million mark in downloads!

Rated R is also #14 on the world albums chart with another 59,000 copies sold, nearing 1.8 million albums sold! Projected sales indicate the album will surpass 2 million albums sold in 4 weeks.

Thanks, Platinum Grillz!

Keep requesting and buying Rude Boy on iTunes.

Rude Boy is up from #8 to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100! This is Rihanna’s 9th top 5 single and 14th top 10 single in the United States!

Hard is out of the top 50, falling from #34 to #51.

Rated R has fallen from #14 to #18 on the Billboard 200, selling almost 24,000 copies in the US this week.

Keep requesting and buying Rude Boy on iTunes.

• UK Charts:

Rude Boy has jumped from #3 to #2 on the UK Singles Chart. UK fans, keep requesting and buying the song, it must be #1 next week! Rated R is up 7 places to #9 on the Albums Chart. This is her 3rd consecutive top 10 album.

• Australian Charts:

Rude Boy is #1 in Australia! Good job, Australian fans! RiRi is now the black female artist with the most number ones in Australia (SOS, Umbrella, Don’t Stop The Music and Rude Boy). Rated R remains at #12 on the albums chart.

• European Charts:

Rude Boy is up from #19 to #7 and Russian Roulette is down from #9 to #14 on the European Hot 100 Singles.

Congratulations, Rihanna!

US fans, now it’s your turn to help RiRi:

Keep requesting and buying Rude Boy on iTunes.

Rihanna is the only artist to have three top 40 world singles this week.

Rude Boy zips from #17 to #3 with 247,000 copies sold. It takes the “largest points increase” title for the second week in a row. The song has only been released to the UK, US and Australia. It will get a full worldwide release March 5th.

Russian Roulette sold another 105,000 copies last week, coming in at #25. The song is less than 56,000 copies away from surpassing the 3 million digital sales mark.

Hard is #38 this week with another 66,000 copies surpassing the 1.3 million mark worldwide.

Rated R zips from #17 to #11 (almost top ten) this week with 59,000 copies sold worldwide. The album is projected to enter the top ten in the UK making it her 3rd consecutive top ten album, also setting the album up to re-enter the top 10 on the World Chart.

Thanks, PlatinumGrillz!

Current Rude Boy positions on iTunes:

Australia #1
UK #2
US #2
France #2
Ireland #2
Denmark #2
Deutschland #3
New Zealand #5
Luxembourg #6
Norway #7
Finland #8
Nederland #12
Sweden #15
Canada #17

Keep requesting and buying Rude Boy on iTunes.

RIHANNA IS NOW THE FEMALE ARTIST WITH MOST TOP 10s SINCE 2000!

Rude Boy has jumped from #23 to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100! This is Rihanna’s 14th top 10 single in the US! Congratulations, RiRi! Hard has fallen from #27 to #34.

On the Billboard 200, Rated R remains at #14, selling around 24,000 copies last week and 688,000 only in the US since its release in November.

Keep requesting and buying Rude Boy on iTunes.

Right now, Rude Boy is at #3 on US iTunes. Let’s try to make it at least #2, so keep buying!