'Diamonds' is a mid-tempo pop, electronic and R&B ballad that features heavy synthesizers, orchestral sounds and electronic rhythms. The song premiered on September 26, 2012, during the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show and was digitally released the following day as the lead single from Unapologetic. It was written by Sia together with its producers, Benny Blanco and StarGate. '-' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.' Diamonds' is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her seventh studio album, Unapologetic (2012). ДЄs lead artist 2000s List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name She also scored international chart toppers as a guest vocalist on Calvin Harris's ' This Is What You Came For', which reached number one in Australia, Canada and Ireland, and DJ Khaled's ' Wild Thoughts', which reached number one in the United Kingdom. With eight songs from the album reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, Rihanna claimed the record for the most number-one songs from a single album. 'Work' topped the charts in Canada and France, and with 32.5В million digital units based on sales and streaming as of January 2021, became one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. This made Rihanna the only artist to have seven consecutive albums each score a number-one single on the Hot 100. With ' Work', the lead single from her eighth studio album, Anti (2016), Rihanna scored her 14th number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, she is the first female solo artist to have number-one singles in five consecutive years, with 'Umbrella', 'Take a Bow', ' Run This Town' (as a featured artist on Jay-Z's single), 'Only Girl (in the World)', and 'What's My Name?', from 2007 to 2011. With 'We Found Love' reaching the top ten in October 2011, Rihanna scored the fastest time span to score 20 US top-ten singles (from 'Pon de Replay' in June 2005). With 'S&M' topping the chart in April 2011, she registered the shortest time frame to have ten number-one singles (from 'SOS' in May 2006) and became the youngest artist (at 23 years) to have ten number-one songs. Her string of number-one singles marked milestones. Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 with three singles as a featured artist: ' Live Your Life' with T.I., and ' Love the Way You Lie' and ' The Monster' with Eminem. 'Umbrella' spent ten weeks atop the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of the longest chart toppers in UK history. The string of US number-one singles as lead artist includes ' SOS' ( A Girl like Me, 2006) ' Umbrella', ' Take a Bow', and ' Disturbia' ( Good Girl Gone Bad, 2007вЂ“2008) ' Rude Boy' ( Rated R, 2010) ' Only Girl (in the World)', ' What's My Name', and ' S&M' ( Loud, 2010) ' We Found Love' ( Talk That Talk, 2011) and ' Diamonds' ( Unapologetic, 2012). The singles also reached the top five on the charts of Australasia and many European countries. Each album produced at least one number-one single in the United States. From 2006 to 2012, she released one studio album each year (except in 2008), from A Girl like Me to Unapologetic. Rihanna's first chart entry, ' Pon de Replay'-the lead single from her debut album Music of the Sun (2005)-peaked at number two in the United States and reached the top ten on the charts of many European countries.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized Rihanna as the top-selling female digital singles artist, with 138В million certified units as of September 2021. She has tallied 60 weeks at number one and is the artist with the most weeks in the top ten (360). In the United States, Rihanna has amassed 14 number-one songs and 31 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100. One of the best-selling artists of all time, her albums and singles sales as of 2018 stood at 250В million. Rihanna at the Concert for Valor in November 2014Д«arbadian singer Rihanna has released 52 singles as lead artist, 18 singles as a featured artist, 2 charity singles, and 4 promotional singles.

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