Barbadian singer Rihanna has released eight studio albums, two remix albums, one reissue, seven box sets and three extended plays. Since the beginning of her career in 2005, Rihanna has sold 60 million album units and 215 million digital tracks worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. All of her albums have been certified platinum and multi-platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and have certifications of 29 million copies sold in the country.
Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun in August 2005. It reached the top ten on the Canadian Albums and the US Billboard 200 charts; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 623,000 copies in the country. As of 2015, Music of the Sun had sold over two million copies worldwide. The next year, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006). It topped the albums chart in Canada and reached number five on both the UK Albums and the US Billboard 200 charts. It was certified two-times platinum by Music Canada (MC), the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and RIAA; it sold over four million copies worldwide. Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna's third studio album, peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified seven-times platinum by RIAA in the United States and six-times Platinum by BPI in the United Kingdom. The next year, it was reissued under the title Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008) with several new songs. It had sold over nine million copies worldwide, as of 2017.
Rihanna's fourth studio album, Rated R (2009), peaked at number one on the Swiss Albums Chart and sold over three million copies worldwide. It was also certified two-times platinum by both BPI and RIAA. Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud was released in November 2010. Loud peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified six-times platinum by the BPI. The album was also certified three-times platinum in the United States and had sold over eight million copies worldwide. The next year, she released her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). It became Rihanna's third number one record in the United Kingdom and sold over one million copies in the country. It was also certified three-times platinum by the RIAA and sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.
Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic (2012) became Rihanna's first record to top the Billboard 200 chart and received a three-times platinum certification by RIAA. It also peaked at number one on the album charts in Canada, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; it had sold over four million copies worldwide. She released her eighth album, Anti in 2016; it peaked at number one in Canada and the United States and was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications AUS "Needed Me": BEL(FL) CAN FRA GER IRL "Work": http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001 NZ SWI UK US Music of the Sun Released: August 12, 2005 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming — — 7 93 31 12 26 38 35 10 UK: 148,660 US: 623,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum A Girl Like Me Released: April 11, 2006 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 9 10 1 18 13 5 7 6 5 5 UK: 667,672 US: 1,400,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum IRMA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Good Girl Gone Bad Released: June 5, 2007 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming 2 9 1 8 4 1 4 1 1 2 UK: 1,904,347 US: 2,800,000 RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 8× Platinum BRMA: 2× Platinum BVMI: 4× Platinum IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum IRMA: 3× Platinum MC: 5× Platinum RMNZ: 7× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Rated R Released: November 23, 2009 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 12 16 5 10 4 7 14 1 9 4 UK: 701,298 US: 1,130,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum IRMA: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum Loud Released: November 16, 2010 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming 2 3 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 FRA: 355,000 UK: 1,950,864 US: 1,800,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 8× Platinum BRMA: Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum IRMA: 5× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum Talk That Talk Released: November 21, 2011 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 FRA: 200,000 UK: 1,000,000 US: 1,150,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum IRMA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum Unapologetic Released: November 19, 2012 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download, streaming 8 2 1 3 3 1 5 1 1 1 FRA: 240,000 UK: 635,000 US: 1,200,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: 3× Gold IRMA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum Anti Released: January 28, 2016 Label: Westbury Road, Roc Nation Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5 8 1 6 3 2 5 2 7 1US: 603,000 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BRMA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum SNEP: 3× Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remix albums + List of remix albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions GRE US USDance USR&B Good Girl Gone Bad:The Remixes Released: January 27, 2009 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, digital download — 106 4 59 Rated R: Remixed Released: May 25, 2010 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, digital download 4 158 6 33 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Reissues + List of album re-issues, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications JPN NZ Good Girl Gone Bad:Reloaded Released: June 2, 2008 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download 95 4 RMNZ: Platinum
Box sets + List of box sets, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions FRA USR&B 3 CD Collector's Set Released: December 15, 2009 Label: Def Jam Format: CD — 80 Music of the Sun / A Girl Like Me / Good Girl Gone Bad Released: June 22, 2011 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD box set — — Coffret 4 CD Released: October 17, 2011 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD box set 55 — Music of the Sun / A Girl Like Me Released: December 5, 2012 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD box set — — Good Girl Gone Bad / Rated R Released: December 5, 2012 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD box set — — Rated R + Loud Released: August 2, 2013 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD — — Vinyl Box Set Released: December 16, 2016 Label: Def Jam Formats: 15-LP box set — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs + List of extended plays, with details Title Details Don't Stop the Music (Hit Pack) Released: August 2007 (AUS) Label: Def Jam Format: Streamed audio Don't Stop the Music (5 Track) Released: January 1, 2007 (DE) Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download Rated R (Nokia Singles Edition) Released: March 3, 2010 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download Includes: First three singles and Nokia bonus tracks
Soundtrack contributions + List of soundtrack contributions, showing album details and album name Title Album details Song Home: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackReleased: March 13, 2015 Label: Formats: "Towards the Sun", "As Real as You and Me", "Dancing in the Dark" Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired ByReleased: November 4, 2022 Label: Formats: "Lift Me Up", "Born Again" Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By)Released: June 13, 2025 Label: Formats: "Friend of Mine"
Notes
See also Rihanna singles discography List of best-selling music artists List of best-selling female music artists in the United Kingdom List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
References
External links
Official website Rihanna at AllMusic