Almost 20 years after it turned Rihanna into a queen of the dance floor, “Don’t Stop the Music” rises to new peaks on multiple Billboard charts. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 04: Rihanna attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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It was almost 20 years ago that Rihanna released “Don’t Stop the Music,” which helped solidify her as not just a hitmaker, but the kind of voice that could fill the dance floor. “Don’t Stop the Music” was promoted as one of several singles from the superstar’s third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, which also catapulted her to a new level of commercial success in the music industry.
Nearly two decades after it was first heard all around the world, “Don’t Stop the Music” rises to new peak positions on multiple Billboard charts – and it is not the only Rihanna song to establish a never-before-seen peak.
Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” Climbs to New Heights
On both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – the rankings that measure the 200 most popular songs around the world and the 200 most-consumed tracks in every other nation other than the U.S., respectively – “Don’t Stop the Music” rises to new highs. On the Billboard Global 200, the dance-pop track ascends from No. 119 to No. 106. Over on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., the same smash improves more than 20 rungs, soaring from No. 143 to No. 120. Last week, “Don’t Stop the Music” also climbed to new peaks, and the cut has now done so again.
“Don’t Stop the Music” Passes “Needed Me”
Rihanna has sent 19 of her songs to the Billboard Global 200 since its founding in 2020. This week, as it climbs, “Don’t Stop the Music” leaps over “Needed Me” – a single from her latest album, Anti, which was released a little more than a decade ago – within the Grammy winner’s discography. “Needed Me” topped out at No. 113, where it debuted in February 2023.
Rihanna’s Rising Smash Passes Three Global Hits
“Don’t Stop the Music” pushes past three Rihanna tracks on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. as it resets its loftiest placement in one week. “Don’t Stop the Music” outperforms the best showing of “Only Girl (In the World),” “Kiss It Better” and “Stay,” Rihanna’s collaboration with Mikky Ekko. Those singles peaked at Nos. 126, 131 and 142, respectively.
“S&M” Hits a New Peak as Well
At the same time that “Don’t Stop the Music” rises higher than ever before, another electronic dance cut, “S&M,” also hits a new peak. That Loud-era smash reenters the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – and only that tally, as it does not currently appear on the Billboard Global 200 – and breaks back in at No. 178. That now stands as the tune’s most impressive showing yet.
Rihanna Charts Three Hits on the Global Ranking
Rihanna fills two spaces on the Billboard Global 200 and three on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. “We Found Love,” her Grammy-winning team-up with producer Calvin Harris, ascends at least two dozen spaces on both tallies, landing at No. 154 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and No. 165 on the Billboard Global 200.
“Don’t Stop the Music” Is an American Win as Well
While “S&M” can only be located on a single Billboard roster, “Don’t Stop the Music” also finds space on an American tally, in addition to both worldwide rundowns. “Don’t Stop the Music” returns to its all-time peak, No. 7, on the Dance Streaming Songs chart. That Billboard list focuses on the most-played dance songs on streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and others throughout the U.S. “We Found Love” is present on the same rundown, and it holds at No. 14 after once climbing all the way to third place.