Rihanna Achieves 22nd Top 5 Hot 100 Hit

Rihanna has achieved her 22nd top five hit on Billboards Hot 100.

The singers latest single ‘Love On The Brain’, from her most recent album ‘Anti’, has moved up the charts this week from 6 to 5.

This means that Rihanna breaks out of her fifth-place tie with King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley.

Elvis, who’s musical career actually pre-dates the Hot 100, tallied 21 top fives after the introduction of the chart in 1958.

The only other artists who can boast more top five Hot 100 hits than Rihanna include The Beatles (29), Madonna (28), Mariah Carey (26) and Janet Jackson (24).

Following Rihanna’s recent chart success check out an updated count of the artists with the most top five hits on the Hot 100 all-time:

29, The Beatles
28, Madonna
26, Mariah Carey
24, Janet Jackson
22, Rihanna
21, Elvis Presley
20, Michael Jackson
20, Stevie Wonder
19, Elton John
19, Whitney Houston
16, Paul McCartney
16, Usher
15, The Supremes

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