Rihanna’s Nearly 20-Year-Old Single Dances To A New Chart Peak

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentRihanna’s Nearly 20-Year-Old Single Dances To A New Chart PeakByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 10:13am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Rihanna's nearly two-decade-old single "Don't Stop the Music" rises to a never-before-seen peak on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., among several hits from the singer. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: Rihanna arrives at the Rihanna x Fenty Hair Los Angeles Launch Party at Nya Studios on June 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kayla Oaddams/WireImage)WireImageA decade after her last album, Anti, arrived, and years since she delivered any new piece of music, Rihanna is still a force on a number of Billboard charts every week . These days, it’s common for multiple albums by the singer to appear on several tallies, and she typically performs even better when looking at Billboard’s global lists, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S.The first of those two rosters details the 200 most-consumed tracks all around the planet. The latter does essentially the same, only in an effort to show what the world outside of America – the largest music market – is listening to, streams and sales from consumers based in the U.S. do not factor into its methodology.Rihanna claims multiple worldwide smashes this frame with several of her career-making hits. One returns to a competitive list, while another climbs higher than ever before.“Don’t Stop The Music” Hits a New All-Time HighRihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” will turn 20 next year, and for the past several months, it has been growing in popularity all around the world. In its tenth turn on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., “Don’t Stop the Music” lifts from No. 188 to N...