The best Rihanna songs
The top 3 according to 620 votes from people: Umbrella · Diamonds · We Found Love. (Updated Jun 23, 2025.)
From Pon de Replay to Love on the Brain: Rihanna's greatest songs, as ranked by critics, fan votes and her Hot 100 history.
Top 18
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1
Umbrella
2007. With Jay-Z; the song that made her a superstar.
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2
Diamonds
2012. Written by Sia.
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3
We Found Love
2011. With Calvin Harris; ten weeks at number one.
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4
Love on the Brain
2016. Doo-wop soul from Anti.
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5
Work
2016. With Drake, in Barbadian patois.
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6
Disturbia
2008. Dark electro-pop.
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7
Don't Stop the Music
2007. With a Michael Jackson sample.
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8
Rude Boy
2010. Dancehall from Rated R.
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9
Only Girl (In the World)
2010. A Grammy-winning dance hit.
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10
Stay
2012. A piano ballad with Mikky Ekko.
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11
Needed Me
2016. Cold and confident.
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12
Kiss It Better
2016. An eighties guitar ballad from Anti.
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13
Pon de Replay
2005. Her debut single.
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14
FourFiveSeconds
2015. With Kanye West and Paul McCartney.
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15
S&M
2010. Electro-pop provocation.
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16
Where Have You Been
2012. Another Calvin Harris collaboration.
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17
Lift Me Up
2022. The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ballad.
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18
Take a Bow
2008. A breakup ballad, number one.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (3)
Umbrella first is the only correct answer
still waiting for R9 lol
Love on the Brain live is unreal, her voice on that song is criminally underrated