After releasing “Lift Me Up”, Rihanna returns to the Top 10 after five years

Singer Taylor Swift is coming with everything, and “Anti Hero” continues to occupy the leadership of Billboard Hot 100the main singles chart in the United States, for the second week in a row. The week before this one, it also occupied all 10 positions in the ranking, making history with the unprecedented feat. However, Rihanna's return has also been making a lot of noise, since the singer debuted “Lift Me Up” in second place.

The track, which marks the 34-year-old's return to the music industry, marked her 32nd Top 10 entry throughout her career. Pretty incredible, right?

According to the Hot 100which ended up delaying the main lane by a few hours “Midnights”Taylor's new work, was played 35.6 million times, representing a drop of approximately 40% in the number of streams. However, it had an increase of 37.6 million radio audience impressions in addition to 17 thousand sales, representing an increase of 17% and 28%, respectively.

Rihanna is back in Hot 100 with his new single taking second place on the list, with 48.1 million radio audiences, 26.2 million streams and 23 thousand copies sold in the first week of its release, on October 28th. The track, which is featured in the new Marvel film “Black Panther 2”also topped the charts Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs, that use the same criteria as Hot 100.

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Rihanna was recently announced as the main attraction for the Super Bowl halftime show. As a result, many fans have already raised the hypothesis that the singer is producing a new album. However, she wanted to make it clear to her fans that the show has no connection to a possible album, and calmed everyone's spirits during an interview with the Associated Press. “Super Bowl is one thing and music is another thing. Did you hear that, fans? Because I knew the moment I announced it, I was like, ‘Oh my God, they’re going to think the album is coming, I need to work.’” revealed.

However, she admitted that she intends to release more songs, which are already ready. However, she did not specify any date for their release. This is the first time that the Barbadian has appeared in the Top 10 in five years. The last time was with the single “Wild Thoughts”in 2017, featuring DJ Khaled. The song remained at number two on the charts for seven weeks.

Featured photo: Rihanna. Reproduction/Instagram