Rihanna passes Eminem as the second artist with most RIAA-certified singes

RiRi earns another accolade

Rihanna beats Eminem as the second artist with most certified singles in RIAA history. The Barbados singer has now sold 166.5M singles as a lead artist in the US, placing her behind Drake who has earned 184M units. Em occupies the third position with 166M units.

Rihanna received her latest certification on Friday (May 12) when her single “Dancing In the Dark” went platinum after selling 1M units across the US.

🇺🇸 | @rihanna has now surpassed @Eminem and becomes the second highest-certified singles artist in #RIAA history — with 166.5 MILLION song sales as a lead artist. pic.twitter.com/Y9RNh4eOxO

— FentyStats (@FentyStats) May 12, 2023

Earlier this week, RiRi's album Anti was certified 5x platinum.

US Certifications (@RIAA): @rihanna, Dancing In the Dark Platinum (1,000,000).

— chart data (@chartdata) May 12, 2023

US Certifications (@RIAA): @rihanna, ANTI 5x Platinum (5,000,000; album).

— chart data (@chartdata) May 9, 2023