04 | Stay (ft. Mikky Ekko) (Unapologetic) | Average: 9.4516


Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving...

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11 Lukuzz
11 Jonjo
11 Liam
11 Jack
11 Mikal
11 AaronTM
11 gooddelta
11 ▲▲▲
11 JakeWild
11 Davidson

Lowest Scores
06 Robot
05 Atonement

Finishing in fourth position is the most recent single by Rihanna, "Stay", featuring upcoming talent Mikky Ekko. The reason for the song's high position here is mainly down to its single status at the time of compiling this rate, I would imagine, as as much as I like it as a song, it's nowhere near Rihanna's best. It is a lovely song though, telling the tale of ANOTHER of Rihanna's lost loves (god, she gets around, doesn't she?!) Two music videos were released for the song - the one above featuring Mikky Ekko, and the uncut version, featuring Rihanna alone in the bath (and at times deciding to sing a line or two). The song frustrating peaked at #4 in the UK on multiple occasions, but managed to go one higher in the US following a beautiful performance at the Grammy Awards.

TOP THREE TOMORROW!!!

'Stay' has got WAY too high.

YES. VASTLY overrated.

I think it was probably helped by being the only remotely viable option for an 11 on a godawful album. #blametheo

I think it was probably helped by being the only remotely viable option for an 11 on a godawful album. #blametheo

 

True. I think I rated 'Stay' the highest from the album. Wish I hadn't now. Poor 'Only Girl (In the World)'. :cry: I should've rated 'Pour It Up' the highest. :drama:

 

Anyway, considering everything, the top 3 is still really impressive - even if WHYB shouldn't be there when OG and MD and 'Unfaithful' missed out.

 

This needs to have an 'Umbrella' VS 'We Found Love' top 2.

I can't really argue with the top 3, they're three incredibly solid songs by any artist's standards.

I think it was probably helped by being the only remotely viable option for an 11 on a godawful album. #blametheo

 

Exactly. I rated it a 11 because I do really love it and it is miles ahead of everything else on the album, but it should not be nearly that high.

Stay is flawless I think 4th is about where I would rate it If I had my own way

If I had to guess I'd say

 

3. Where Have You Been?

2. Umbrella

1. We Found Love

I think:

 

1. We Found Love

2. Where Have You Been

3. Umbrella

 

But it should be:

 

1. We Found Love

2. Umbrella

3. Where Have You Been

 

Tbh the top two are interchangable imo. 'Umbrella' and 'We Found Love' have both had the title of being Rihanna's biggest-hit to date and signature song so either of the two deserve to win. I feel that 'Where Have You Been' is just another above-average Rihanna hit - nothing stand-out.

07 | Take Care (Drake ft. Rihanna) | Average: 9.1333

 

It's my birthday, I'll get high if I want to, can't deny that I want you, but I'll lie if I have to...

 

Highest Scores

11 JakeWild

11 Casey__

 

Lowest Scores

06 Robot

03 -Gary

 

In at seven is the final song to not feature Rihanna on lead vocals, "Take Care" by Drake, from his album of the same name, which samples Jamie xx's remix of Gil Scott Heron's "I'll Take Care of You" (I hope I got that bit right!). It's a great house song, again telling the tale of love between Rihanna and her lover (in this instance, Drake). It became a UK top 10 hit upon the release of the album, giving Rihanna simultaneous top ten hits with a song which is yet to appear here. It also became a Billboard top 10 hit, and finished within the top 25 of 2012.

 

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqtpyvZGu01qbql5bo1_400.jpg

 

1. Atonement has ehh taste as 'What's My Name?' is still one of her best.

2. Chris was right about 'Stay' as the rest of the album ranges from mediocre to poor.

3. 'Umbrella' is awful, not 'Unfaithful' awful but still overrated.

Edited April 24, 201312 yr by ▲▲▲

I think i appreciate the existence of Umbrella more than I actually like the song. says a lot that it's still the defining song of her career.

Sorry that this is not yesterday/Tuesday! My laptop was having issues! Here's the #3 though, and hopefully I'll post the top two tonight...

03 | Where Have You Been (Talk That Talk) | Average: 9.5161


Are you hiding from me, yeah, somewhere in the crowd...?

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11 Eyes
11 Lukuzz
11 Nick F1
11 THEO.
11 Davidson

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08 Mikal
08 biophiliac.
08 treble clef
08 billy.
07 Atonement

And so the joint-least divisive song (with #2 and #92) is "Where Have You Been", the fourth single lifted from the Talk That Talk project, finishing in 3rd place. It is generally regarded as equal or slightly inferior to lead single "We Found Love" (still to come), which was to be expected, as both tracks are produced by mega-producer Calvin Harris. When released as a single last summer, with it came the incredible video which you can see above, which featured Rihanna's first proper dance routine in absolutely ages! The song peaked at #6 for three consecutive weeks (devil!!!) in the UK last summer, and at #5 in the US.

Umbrella's got this i reckon. WFL will have picked up too many spite votes :angry:

Where Have You Been is so, so overrated - it's good at BEST.

 

We Found Love for the win.

I still love this, for a while I was panicked they wouldn't release it. I prefer it to 'We Found Love' easily.

And so the joint-least divisive song (with #2 and #92) is "Where Have You Been"

 

Going by this statement, I'm presuming 'Umbrella' is #2.

Where Have You Been is quite possibly my 2nd best Rihanna song ever after Rude Boy, perfection.

Where Have You Been is UTTER PERFECTION. You can't fault it! It's such a brilliant song. :wub:

Where Have You Been :wub: her best single since Don't Stop The Music.

The time is here... Your favourite Rihanna song is about to be revealed! But first - what was your #2...?
































UMBRELLA VS. WE FOUND LOVE































CALVIN HARRIS VS. JAY-Z





































2007 VS. 2011



































RIHANNA VS. RIHANNA































02 | Umbrella (ft. Jay-Z) (Good Girl Gone Bad) | Average: 9.6129


There's no distance in between our love, so go on and let the rain pour...

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11 152chris
11 Jack
11 Mikal
11 AaronTM
11 THEO.
11 SceneofSIXCrimes

Lowest Scores
08 Doug
08 ✖ leww ✖
08 ▲▲▲
08 billy.
07 Lukuzz

Finishing in second place is the fantastic summer pop anthem that is "Umbrella"! First released all the way back in 2007, the infectious pop song instantly earwormed its way into everyone's affections, shooting straight to #1 in the UK to become Rihanna's first #1 hit, and in great style too, spending a massive 10 consecutive weeks there, the joint-sixth most of any song ever. It performed similarly in the US, where after month's of climbing and an impressive 41-1 jump, it spent 7 weeks at #1 there, becoming her second Billboard #1 hit.

As stated previously, this song was the joint-least divisive of all songs in the rate, and unfortunately loses out to the mammoth that is "We Found Love"...

01 | We Found Love (ft. Calvin Harris) (Talk That Talk) | Average: 10.0645


Turn away cause I need you more, feel the heartbeat in my mind...

Highest Scores
11 Doug
11 152chris
11 ✖ leww ✖
11 Liam
11 Jack
11 randomfurlong
11 AdamAloud
11 Mikal
11 gooddelta
11 G R I E F
11 biophiliac.
11 ▲▲▲
11 JakeWild
11 Casey__
11 -Gary
11 SceneofSIXCrimes
11 billy.
11 Robot
11 Mariah Scary

Lowest Scores
05 Nick F1
04 Atonement

So there we have it! Achieving an impressive NINETEEN scores of 11 (and only six in total less than 10) and storming the competition by absolutely miles is the Calvin Harris-produced dance anthem that is "We Found Love". Released in the autumn of 2011, it was a refreshing new side to Rihanna, and one that would influence chart music in general for the next twelve months. The lyric says it all really in terms of content, but the musical video is pretty beautifully put-together (and caused a fair bit of controversy when an Irish farmer spotted a topless Rihanna filming scenes for it in his field!) It is truly testament to Rihanna's career than her style can still evolve that much six years into her career, that she can spend yet another marathon run at #1 on both sides of the pond (6 in the UK, 10 in the US; both non-consecutively) and for the song to still sound fresh, some eighteen months later! I imagine we'll be hearing great tunes like this for many years to come, and the inevitable greatest hits will surely be a colossal success.


Thank you to the 31 of you that rated, and to everyone for commenting as it went along. Thanks also to Jack for helping with some of the posts. Here's the full rundown with scores!

1 “We Found Love” (ft. Calvin Harris) 10.0645
2 “Umbrella” (ft. Jay-Z) 9.6129
3 “Where Have You Been” 9.5161
4 “Stay” (ft. Mikky Ekko) 9.4516
5 “Only Girl (In The World)” 9.2419
6 “What's My Name?” (ft. Drake) 9.1935
7 “Take Care” (Drake ft. Rihanna) 9.1333
8 “Diamonds” 9.1290
9 “Hard” (ft. Young Jeezy) 9.0645
10 “Russian Roulette” 8.8710
11 “Unfaithful” 8.8226
12 “Don't Stop The Music” 8.7742
13 “Disturbia” 8.6290
14 “Rude Boy” 8.5806
15 “Man Down” 8.5484
16 “Wait Your Turn” 8.5000
16 “All Of The Lights” (Kanye West ft. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) 8.5000
18 “SOS” 8.4839
19 “Fire Bomb” 8.4032
20 “Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary” 8.3077
21 “Run This Town” (Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West) 8.2742
22 “Drunk On Love” 8.1129
23 “Breakin’ Dishes” 8.0714
24 “Good Girl Gone Bad” 8.0000
25 “Pon De Replay” 7.9333
26 “Princess Of China” (Coldplay ft. Rihanna) 7.8667
27 “S&M” 7.8548
28 “Te Amo” 7.8065
29 “Rehab” 7.7581
30 “Cold Case Love” 7.6452
31 “Take A Bow” 7.5968
32 “Talk That Talk” (ft. Jay-Z) 7.5645
33 “Shut Up And Drive” 7.5323
34 “Half Of Me” 7.5000
35 “Love The Way You Lie” (Eminem ft. Rihanna) 7.4839
36 “Roc Me Out” 7.4667
37 “Jump” 7.4259
38 “Let Me” 7.4000
39 “Lost In Paradise” 7.3654
40 “Love The Way You Lie (Part II)” (ft. Eminem) 7.3333
41 “Photographs” (ft. will.i.am) 7.3226
42 “Live Your Life” (T.I. ft. Rihanna) 7.2903
43 “A Million Miles Away” 7.2895
44 “Push Up On Me” 7.2778
45 “Break It Off” (ft. Sean Paul) 7.2708
46 “Who's That Chick?” (David Guetta ft. Rihanna) 7.2581
47 “Right Now” (ft. David Guetta) 7.1724
48 “Cheers (Drink To That)” 7.1452
49 “California King Bed” 7.1333
49 “Farewell” 7.1333
51 “Complicated” 7.1000
52 “The Last Song” 7.0806
53 “Fly” (Nicki Minaj ft. Rihanna) 7.0667
54 “Question Existing” 7.0200
55 “If It's Lovin’ That You Want” 7.0185
56 “Skin” 7.0167
57 “Mad House” 6.8871
58 “Final Goodbye” 6.8684
59 “Numb” (ft. Eminem) 6.8571
60 “Rockstar 101” (ft. Slash) 6.7742
61 “P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You)” 6.7105
62 “Fading” 6.6833
63 “You Da One” 6.6613
64 “Cockiness (Love It)” 6.6500
65 “Kisses Don't Lie” 6.6429
66 “What Now” 6.6296
67 “Pour It Up” 6.5741
68 “Birthday Cake” 6.5500
69 “Music Of The Sun” 6.5357
70 “Stupid In Love” 6.5161
70 “G4L” 6.5161
72 “Now I Know” 6.4286
73 “Hate That I Love You” (ft. Ne-Yo) 6.4000
74 “Red Lipstick” 6.3800
75 “Fool In Love” 6.3750
76 “Do Ya Thang” 6.3600
77 “Sell Me Candy” 6.3400
78 “A Girl Like Me” 6.3333
79 “If I Never See Your Face Again” (ft. Maroon 5) 6.1167
80 “Here I Go Again” (ft. J-Status) 6.1071
81 “No Love Allowed” 6.0385
82 “Rush” (ft. Kardinal Offishall) 6.0357
83 “Loveeeeeee Song” (ft. Future) 6.0185
84 “You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)” 5.9643
85 “Phresh Out The Runway” 5.9630
86 “Lemme Get That” 5.9600
87 “Watch n Learn” 5.9483
88 “Nobody's Business” (ft. Chris Brown) 5.9464
89 “Raining Men” (ft. Nicki Minaj) 5.7833
90 “We All Want Love” 5.7586
91 “Get It Over With” 5.7500
92 “Roll It” (J-Status ft. Rihanna) 5.7333
93 “There's A Thug In My Life” (ft. J-Status) 5.6429
94 “We Ride” 5.2143
95 “The Last Time” 5.1429
96 “That La, La, La” 5.1154
97 “Willing To Wait” 5.1071
98 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (ft. J-Status) 4.9211
99 “Say It” 4.8125
100 “Dem Haters” (ft. Dwane Husbands) 4.7368
101 “Selfish Girl” 4.4474

Edited April 26, 201312 yr by THEO.