Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” debuts on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. well over a decade after it was first pushed as a single from the singer’s Good Girl Gone Bad. LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 17: Rihanna attends the FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone Launch Party at Tobacco Dock on April 17, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/WireImage)
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It’s been nearly a decade since Rihanna last released a solo single not attached to any film project, and yet the superstar manages to regularly appear on Billboard charts with multiple songs. As a handful of the superstar’s most popular tunes continue to live on a number of different tallies – both those that look only at American consumption, as well as globally – one of Rihanna’s most famous singles finally lands on a competitive worldwide list.
Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” Debuts on One Chart
Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” debuts on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. this week. The cut starts at No. 198, in third-to-last place, on the chart company’s ranking of the most consumed songs all around the planet, with American consumption excluded. That last detail is what separates the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. from the Billboard Global 200, which is a completely worldwide ranking.
Rihanna Hits a New Career Low
“Don’t Stop the Music” marks Rihanna’s first new hit on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. in a little over a year. While “Breakin’ Dishes” was also initially released many years prior to it landing on the planet-spanning tally, it arrived on the roster in January 2025.
Rihanna Adds Another Global Smash
Rihanna has now claimed a lucky 13 appearances on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., and “Don’t Stop the Music” brings the singer to a new low. Before this week, “Born Again” stood as her lowest-peaking track, as it spent just one frame at No. 171 back in the fall of 2022.
Only one of Rihanna’s cuts has spent time inside the top 40, as much of her catalog predates the introduction of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. by many years. “Lift Me Up,” which she wrote and recorded for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, launched at No. 3 in November 2022.
“Don’t Stop the Music” Moves Up on the Billboard Global 200
“Don’t Stop the Music” can also be found on the Billboard Global 200, though it is not new to that tally. “Don’t Stop the Music” has spent four frames on the entirely worldwide roster, where it topped out at No. 138. This frame, the cut rockets from No. 198 – exactly where it debuts on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – to No. 165.
“We Found Love” and “Only Girl (In the World)” Return Together
Four tracks by Rihanna appear on both lists that look at what the human race is listening to. “Love on the Brain” is the only song that appeared on the two rosters last time around, and it improves this period.
Both “We Found Love,” a collaboration with Calvin Harris, and “Only Girl (In the World)” return to the Billboard Global 200, reentering the roster at Nos. 178 and 184, respectively. Those smashes can also be located on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. at Nos. 166 and 176, respectively.
“Don’t Stop the Music” Holds as a Top 10 Hit in America
Focusing only at America, “Don’t Stop the Music” holds on yet again on one tally, and it even manages to remain a top 10 success. Rihanna’s Michael Jackson-interpolating catchy cut pushes from No. 9 to No. 8 on the Dance Streaming Songs chart, nearing its No. 7 high point.
Rihanna Doubles Up on One Chart With “Breakin’ Dishes”
Rihanna doubles up on the Dance Streaming Songs chart, where “Don’t Stop the Music” lands a few pegs ahead of “Breakin’ Dishes.” That years-old cut steps up to No. 12 while simultaneously declining to No. 10 on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs roster.
Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad Singles Continue to Chart
Rihanna selected “Don’t Stop the Music” as the fourth single from her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. That project is regarded as one of her most successful, and it is one of only two, alongside Anti, that regularly appear on Billboard charts even more than a decade after it was initially shared.
The dance-pop cut, which followed “Umbrella” with Jay-Z, “Shut Up and Drive” and “Hate That I Love You,” a collaboration with Ne-Yo, hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rihanna followed it up with several additional singles from her Good Girl Gone Bad era, including a pair of No. 1s, as both “Take a Bow” and “Disturbia” took turns ruling the most competitive songs roster in the U.S.