Crucially, however, it never hit the big one, peaking at Number 2. This team-up between two of the music world’s biggest names caught the public’s imagination, spending 14 straight weeks in the Top 10 upon release. MORE: See all Rihanna's UK hit singles and album in her chart archive Love The Way You Lie (with Eminem) She was finally deposed for a second time by the X Factor finalists’ cover of Wishing On A Star. But it wasn’t over yet: We Found Love took a two-week break from the top spot only to snatch it back again and stay atop the Official Singles Chart for three more weeks!Ĭredit where it’s due: the song was written and produced by our very own Calvin Harris, who not only bagged a feature credit for his stellar work, he rocked up in the video too, DJing at what looks like the world’s smallest rave.ĬhartFact: Rihanna kept some big tunes off the top spot for those six weeks: Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 (two weeks), The Wanted's Lightning, Take A Chance On Me by JLS, Flo Rida’s Good Feeling and Olly Murs’ Dance With Me Tonight. Supported by what is arguably Rihanna’s most memorable video – featuring RiRi eating chips, getting wasted and smashing up a corner shop in Northern Ireland – the happy-sad brilliance of We Found Love went straight in at Number 1 on 9 October and stayed there for three weeks, before being toppled by Professor Green and Emeli Sandé. We're feeling generous so will chuck some all-time streaming figures in as a cheeky bonus.

Let's get to Work – we're counting down her most purchased singles (downloads and CD singles) in the UK.

A cherry on top? The song is her 30th UK Top 10 entry. A huge success, the song charted at Number 3 in its opening week. The charts are always a brighter place with our RiRi, and she recently shone that light of hers yet again on Wild Thoughts, her collaboration with DJ Khaled & Bryson Tiller.

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