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Rihanna doesn’t face much competition in the music world, as there aren’t many names that have reached the same heights that she has. Even as she delays her next musical chapter again and again, the singer is still racking up big wins, and seemingly, only topping her own records.
One of the biggest hits in Rihanna’s discography earns a new certification from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), and in the process, it breaks out of a tie with another tune from her catalog and once again becomes her most successful ever. The advancement comes just days after another of her beloved tracks caught up.
“Stay” with Mikky Ekko is Certified 12-Times Platinum
“Stay,” Rihanna’s heartfelt collaboration with Mikky Ekko, reaches 12-times platinum status in the U.S., according to the RIAA. That means the track has shifted at least 12 million equivalent units, between both pure sales and streaming activity.
The jump from 11 to 12 million copies moved gives the ballad not only another plaque, but also an elite certification. “Stay” now stands alone as Rihanna’s highest-certified track in the United States. That’s a huge feat for a cut that, while successful at the time of its release, wasn’t predicted by many to be the one to eventually pull ahead of her other smashes.
“We Found Love” Follows Closely
This new crown for “Stay” comes just days after another of Rihanna’s most recognizable songs advanced as well. “We Found Love,” the high-energy EDM anthem produced by Calvin Harris, recently upgraded its RIAA status from diamond to 11-times platinum. That leap tied it with “Stay,” but, as it turns out, only for a few days.
Rihanna’s Other Diamond Singles
In addition to both “Stay” and “We Found Love,” four other solo Rihanna releases have previously been certified for shifting 10 million units in the U.S., earning her that coveted diamond designation from the RIAA.
Those tracks are “Umbrella,” “Work,” “Needed Me,” and “Diamonds.” While “Umbrella” and “Work” were originally released as collaborations with Jay-Z and Drake, respectively, the RIAA still counts them as solo successes for Rihanna.
Several Other Hits Are Close to Going Diamond
Several other songs in Rihanna’s catalog are rapidly closing in on the diamond level as well. Her second collaboration with Harris, “This Is What You Came For,” currently stands at eight-times platinum, making it her highest-certified non-diamond hit.
Right behind that win are “Disturbia,” “Only Girl (In the World),” and “Love on the Brain” — each of which has now been certified seven-times platinum. It’s likely that in the coming months, and certainly years, at least one of those tunes will become a diamond success, if not several of them.
