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Rihanna - Rated R: Remixed (2010)

Rated R: Remixed (stylized as Rated R /// Remixed) is the second remix album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on May 8, 2010, in Brazil and Europe and on May 24, 2010, in the United States by Def Jam Recordings. It contains remixes from her fourth studio album, Rated R (2009). The songs were solely remixed by Chew Fu. The majority of the remixes were remastered to incorporate influences from the genre of house music, and incorporate heavy usage of synthesizers as part of their instrumentation.

Rated R: Remixed received a mixed review from Jean Goon for MSN Entertainment. She praised Fu for remixing some of the dark and sombre songs into upbeat dance songs, but criticized the album as it did not provide memorability. The album peaked at number four in Greece and number six on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart; it peaked at number 33 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 158 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of July 2010, Rated R: Remixed has sold 13,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

***Track Listing:
01 Mad House (Chew Fu Straight Jacket Fix)
02 Russian Roulette (Chew Fu Black Russian Jacket Fix)
03 ROCKSTAR 101 (Chew Fu Teachers Pet Fix)
04 Wait Your Turn (Chew Fu Can't Wait No More Fix)
05 Photographs (Feat. will.i.am) [Chew Fu 35mm Fix]
06 Rude Boy (Chew Fu Vitamin S Fix)
07 Hard (Feat. Jeezy) [Chew Fu Granite Fix]
08 G4L (Chew Fu Guns In The Air Fix)
09 Fire Bomb (Chew Fu Molotov Fix)
10 Stupid In Love (Chew Fu Small Room Fix)
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Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes (2009)

Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes is the first remix album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on January 27, 2009 through Def Jam Recordings. The album contains club remixes of tracks from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) and its 2008 re-release, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded. The songs were remixed by producers and disc jockeys such as Moto Blanco, Tony Moran, Soul Seekerz and Wideboys. The remixes appear in the form of radio edits instead of full-length versions.

The compilation received generally mixed reviews from music critics; the album was recommended for fans who were awaiting the release of Rihanna's next studio album. Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. It was ranked as the 22nd best-selling album of 2009 on the latter chart, and it has sold 49,000 copies in the US to date.

***Track Listing:
01 Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) [Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel]
02 Disturbia (Jody Den Broeder)
03 Shut Up And Drive (The Wideboys)
04 Don't Stop The Music (Jody Den Broeder)
05 Take A Bow (Tony Moran & Warren Riggs)
06 Breakin' Dishes (Soul Seekerz)
07 Hate That I Love You (Feat. Ne-Yo) [K-Klassic]
08 Question Existing (The Wideboys)
09 Push Up On Me (Moto Blanco)
10 Good Girl Gone Bad (Soul Seekerz)
11 Say It (Soul Seekerz)
12 Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) [Lindbergh Palace]
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Rihanna - Anti (Deluxe) (2016)

Anti is the eighth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on January 28, 2016, through Westbury Road and Roc Nation.

The lead single "Work" featuring Canadian rapper Drake was released on January 27, 2016, hours before the Tidal release of Anti. Rihanna stated on Twitter that the song is the "first single" from her album.[54] "Work" debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became Rihanna's 27th top ten hit. With this feat, Rihanna tied Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Elton John as the artists with fifth-most top ten songs on the chart.[55] The singer reached 27 top ten singles on the Hot 100 in a span of 10 years and eight months between her first song, "Pon de Replay" and "Work" and became the fastest solo artist to reach the plateau.[56] In its fourth week, "Work" peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna's fourteenth number-one song in the United States and the 1,052nd number-one single on the chart overall. Subsequently, she became the artist with the third-most number-one songs on the chart following The Beatles with 20 and Carey with 18. She broke a tie with Michael Jackson, who had reached 13 chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100.[57]

On March 29, 2016, Rihanna announced that "Kiss It Better" and "Needed Me" would both be serviced to radio the following day as the album's second and third singles.[58] "Needed Me" became Rihanna's 29th top ten hit on the Hot 100, making her the artist with the third most amount of top tens in Billboard history.

***Track Listing:
01. Consideration [feat. SZA] [02:41]
02. James Joint [01:12]
03. Kiss It Better [04:13]
04. Work [feat. Drake] [03:39]
05. Desperado [03:06]
06. Woo [03:55]
07. Needed Me [03:11]
08. Yeah, I Said It [02:13]
09. Same Ol’ Mistakes [06:37]
10. Never Ending [03:22]
11. Love on the Brain [03:44]
12. Higher [02:00]
13. Close to You [03:57]
14. Goodnight Gotham [01:28]
15. Pose [02:24]
16. Sex With Me [03:26]
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Rihanna - Unapologetic (Deluxe) (2012)

Unapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 19, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records.

The album produced seven singles including the international hits "Diamonds" and "Stay". The former peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 where it became Rihanna's twelfth number one song, tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for fourth most number one songs in the history of the chart. Prior to its release, Rihanna promoted the album with the 777 Tour which consisted of a seven-date promotional tour in which she performed seven concerts each in a different city in North America and Europe in seven days. To further promote Unapologetic, Rihanna embarked on her fourth worldwide tour entitled the Diamonds World Tour.

***Track Listing:
01. Fresh Off The Runway [03:42]
02. Diamonds [03:45]
03. Numb [feat. Eminem] [03:25]
04. Pour It Up [02:41]
05. Loveeeeeee Song [feat. Future] [04:16]
06. Jump [04:24]
07. Right Now [feat. David Guetta] [03:01]
08. What Now [04:03]
09. Stay [feat. Mikky Ekko] [04:00]
10. Nobody's Business [feat. Chris Brown] [03:36]
11. Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary [06:58]
12. Get It Over With [03:31]
13. No Love Allowed [04:09]
14. Lost In Paradise [03:36]
15. Half Of Me [03:12]
16. Diamonds (Dave Audé 100 Extended) [05:03]
17. Diamonds (Gregor Salto Downtempo Remix) [04:29]
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Rihanna - Talk That Talk (2011)

Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released on November 18, 2011, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records.

The lead single "We Found Love" became Rihanna's eleventh number-one song US Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in 26 additional countries. "You da One", "Talk That Talk" (featuring rapper Jay Z) and a remix of "Birthday Cake" (featuring Chris Brown) experienced moderate success, while "Where Have You Been" reached the top ten of twenty countries around the world. A remixed form of "Cockiness (Love It)" (featuring rapper A$AP Rocky) was released as the sixth and final single from the record.

***Track Listing:
01. You Da One [03:20]
02. Where Have You Been [04:02]
03. We Found Love [feat. Calvin Harris] [03:35]
04. Talk That Talk [feat. Jay Z] [03:29]
05. Cockiness (Love It) [02:58]
06. Birthday Cake [01:18]
07. We All Want Love [03:57]
08. Drunk On Love [03:32]
09. Roc Me Out [03:29]
10. Watch N' Learn [03:31]
11. Farewell [04:16]
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Rihanna - Loud (2010)

Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 12, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records.

The album produced seven singles, including the international hits "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", and "S&M". All three singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. "S&M" was Rihanna's tenth number one song in the US, making Rihanna the youngest recording artist to accumulate the plateau in the shortest time, surpassing Mariah Carey. "Only Girl (In the World)" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2011; additionally, the album was nominated for three more Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year. To support the album, Rihanna embarked on her third worldwide concert tour, entitled the Loud Tour.

***Track Listing:
01. S&M [04:03]
02. What's My Name? [ feat. Drake] [04:23]
03. Cheers (Drink To That) [04:21]
04. Fading [03:27]
05. Only Girl (In The World) [03:55]
06. California King Bed [04:11]
07. Man Down [0:04:27]
08. Raining Men [feat. Nicki Minaj] [03:44]
09. Complicated [04:17]
10. Skin [05:03]
11. Love The Way You Lie (Part II) [feat. Eminem] [05:00]
12. Only Girl (In The World) (The Bimbo Jones Radio) [03:51]
13. Only Girl (In The World) (CCW Radio Mix) [03:41]
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Rihanna - Rated R (2009)

Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 20, 2009 by Def Jam Recordings.

The album produced six singles, including the international hits "Russian Roulette", "Rude Boy" and "Te Amo", and in addition to "Hard". "Russian Roulette" was released as the album's lead single and managed to reach top-ten in seventeen countries and topped the charts in Norway and Switzerland. "Hard" reached number nine in the United States and became her thirteenth top-ten single re-tying her with Beyoncé as the female artist with the most top-ten hit singles in the country. "Rude Boy" was a commercial success and became the only single from the album that topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks. To further promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her third worldwide concert tour "Last Girl on Earth".

***Track Listing:
01. Mad House [01:34]
02. Wait Your Turn [03:47]
03. Hard [feat. Jeezy] [04:11]
04. Stupid In Love [04:01]
05. Rockstar 101 [feat. Slash] [03:59]
06. Russian Roulette [03:48]
07. Fire Bomb [04:18]
08. Rude Boy [03:43]
09. Photographs [feat. Will.I.Am] [04:46]
10. G4L [04:00]
11. Te Amo [03:28]
12. Cold Case Love [06:05]
13. The Last Song [04:16]
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Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (Reloaded) (2008)

Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on May 31, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records.

Good Girl Gone Bad spawned five singles, including the international hits "Umbrella" and "Don't Stop the Music"; Rolling Stone placed the former at number 412 on the magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. In support of the album, Rihanna embarked on her first worldwide concert tour, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. The album was reissued as Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded in June 2008 with three new songs, including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia". It was followed by Rihanna's first remix album, Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes, in January 2009, which featured remixes from Moto Blanco, Tony Moran, the Soul Seekerz and the Wideboys.

***Track Listing:
01. Umbrella [feat. JAY-Z] (04:36)
02. Push Up On Me (03:15)
03. Don't Stop The Music (04:27)
04. Breakin' Dishes (03:21)
05. Shut Up And Drive (03:32)
06. Hate That I Love You [feat. Ne-Yo] (03:39)
07. Say It (04:11)
08. Sell Me Candy (02:45)
09. Lemme Get That (03:41)
10. Rehab (04:55)
11. Question Existing (04:05)
12. Good Girl Gone Bad (03:33)
13. Cry (03:55)
14. Haunted (04:11)
15. Disturbia (03:59)
16. Take A Bow (03:49)
17. If I Never See Your Face Again [feat. Rihanna] (03:18)
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Rihanna - A Girl like Me (2006)

A Girl like Me is the second studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on April 10, 2006.

A Girl like Me spawned four singles: "SOS", which became her first single to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, "Unfaithful" and "Break It Off", both reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, however, the third single, "We Ride", failed to reprise the success of the previous singles. The album was re-released as an expanded double-disc deluxe package in Germany, which includes remixes to both her debut single, "Pon de Replay" and "If It's Lovin' that You Want". The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

***Track Listing:
01. SOS [03:59]
02. Kisses Don't Lie [03:53]
03. Unfaithful [03:47]
04. We Ride [03:57]
05. Dem Haters [feat. Dwane Husbands] [04:18]
06. Final Goodbye [03:14]
07. Break It Off [Rihanna & Sean Paul] [03:33]
08. Crazy Little Thing Called Love [feat. J-Status] [03:22]
09. Selfish Girl [03:37]
10. P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You) [04:10]
11. A Girl Like Me [04:16]
12. A Million Miles Away [04:10]
13. If It's Lovin' That You Want - Part 2 [feat. Corey Gunz] [04:09]
14. Pon De Reply (Full Phatt Remix) [03:21]
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Rihanna - Music of the Sun (2005)

Music of the Sun is the debut studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on August 30, 2005.

"Pon de Replay" was released as the album's lead single on May 24, 2005. The song peaked at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Little X and features Rihanna in a club environment. "If It's Lovin' that You Want" was released as the second and final single from Music of the Sun on December 2, 2005. The song failed to replicate the chart success which "Pon de Replay" experienced, peaking at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and inside the top forty of multiple other charts. An accompanying music video was directed by Marcus Raboy and features Rihanna in a beach setting.

***Track Listing:
01. Pon De Replay [04:07]
02. Here I Go Again [feat. J-Status] [04:11]
03. If It's Lovin' That You Want [03:28]
04. You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) [feat. Vybz Kartel] [04:20]
05. That La, La, La [03:46]
06. The Last Time [04:53]
07. Willing To Wait [04:38]
08. Music Of The Sun [03:56]
09. Let Me [03:56]
10. Rush [feat. Kardinal Offishall] [03:10]
11. There's A Thug In My Life [feat. Intro by J-Status] [03:19]
12. Now I Know [05:01]
13. Pon De Replay (Remix) [feat. Elephant Man] [03:37]
14. Should I [feat. J-Status] [03:09]
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