Rihanna Makes History as ‘ANTI’ Surpasses 500 Weeks on Billboard 200

Los Angeles, December 1, 2025:

Rihanna has officially made music history. Her 2016 album ‘ANTI’ has become the first album by a Black female artist to spend 500 weeks on the Billboard 200, a groundbreaking achievement nearly a decade after its release. The milestone, confirmed by ChartData, reinforces the Barbadian superstar’s enduring global impact across music, culture, and fashion.

Packed with genre-blending hits such as “Work,” “Needed Me,” and “Love on the Brain,” the album has accumulated 10 million U.S. sales and generated over 5 billion streams, continuing to resonate with new audiences. Rihanna celebrated the achievement on X, writing, “Grateful for the love that keeps giving.”

The album’s creation involved top collaborators including Drake, who appears on “Work,” SZA on a remix edition, and producers like Boi-1da who crafted its eclectic pop–reggae–R&B fusion. The milestone has fueled a 20% surge in vinyl reissue sales, boosting revenue for Roc Nation, which has crossed a $1 billion valuation.

Meanwhile, Rihanna’s thriving Fenty empire, worth an estimated $2.8 billion, continues expanding, even as fans worldwide speculate about a musical comeback in 2026. Sources close to the artist suggest her priority remains family life with partner A$AP Rocky.

Globally, the achievement is being celebrated as a major cultural moment for Black women in music, inspiring rising voices such as SZA, Normani, and Tinashe, especially in an industry where long-running chart dominance is often held by white artists.

With ‘ANTI’ seeing a 15% spike in streams following the announcement, Rihanna further solidifies her legacy as one of the best-selling artists in history, with more than 250 million records sold.