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Rihanna

Rihanna is a Barbadian pop and R&B artist who rose to international prominence in the mid-2000s with hits including "Umbrella," "Disturbia," and "We Found Love." Her discography spans multiple Grammy-winning albums and established her as a dominant figure in pop music. Beyond music, she has built a significant career in fashion and beauty entrepreneurship.

18 tracksPop· 2005–2017
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Rihanna is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Pop
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Pop pocket.

How this compares to Pop

Across 18 analysed tracks, Rihanna averages 50% energy — harder than 64% of individual Pop tracks — and 68% groove, groovier than 59%.

Measured against 1,071 Pop tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 68–134 BPM with a median of 126 · predominantly minor keys (89% minor) · most common key: 11A (F♯ Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
65–69
1
80–84
1
85–89
1
95–99
2
100–104
1
110–114
1
120–124
1
125–129
8
130–134
2
Key distribution
1A11B2A32B23A3B4A4B5A25B6A6B7A17B8A18B9A9B10A210B11A511B12A112B

Sound profile evolution

How Rihanna’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Pop tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2005–2011·11 tracks
2012–2017·6 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Pop
What changed

Across Rihanna's catalog, groove has thinned; production has darkened; tempos have climbed from ~98 to ~103 BPM.

Release volume by decade

8
2000s
9
2010s

Tracks in catalog

18 total · sortable
Kiss It Better album art
Kiss It Better
Rihanna
95 BPM · 2B · Pop · 44% Sustainer
Pop
95
2B · F♯ maj
44%Sustainer
2016
Don't Stop The Music album art
Don't Stop The Music
Rihanna
123 BPM · 11A · R&B · 45% Sustainer
R&B
123
11A · F♯ min
45%Sustainer
2007
Where Have You Been - Album Version album art
Where Have You Been - Album Version
Rihanna
128 BPM · 5A · Pop · 48% Sustainer
Pop
128
5A · C min
48%Sustainer
2011
Disturbia album art
Disturbia
Rihanna
125 BPM · 10A · R&B · 42% Sustainer
R&B
125
10A · B min
42%Sustainer
2008
Pon de Replay album art
Pon de Replay
Rihanna
99 BPM · 2B · Pop · 54% Sustainer
Pop
99
2B · F♯ maj
54%Sustainer
2005
Rude Boy album art
Rude Boy
Rihanna
87 BPM · 2A · Pop · 52% Sustainer
Pop
87
2A · E♭ min
52%Sustainer
2009
SOS - Album Version album art
SOS - Album Version
Rihanna
68 BPM · 11A · Pop · 59% Builder
Pop
68
11A · F♯ min
59%Builder
2006
LOYALTY. album art
LOYALTY.
Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar
111 BPM · 8A · Hip-Hop · 43% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
111
8A · A min
43%Sustainer
2017
Bitch Better Have My Money album art
Bitch Better Have My Money
Rihanna
103 BPM · 2A · Pop · 50% Sustainer
Pop
103
2A · E♭ min
50%Sustainer
2015
S&M album art
S&M
Rihanna
128 BPM · 2A · Pop · 46% Sustainer
Pop
128
2A · E♭ min
46%Sustainer
2011
Only Girl (In The World) album art
Only Girl (In The World)
Rihanna
126 BPM · 10A · Pop · 51% Sustainer
Pop
126
10A · B min
51%Sustainer
2010
Pour It Up album art
Pour It Up
Rihanna
134 BPM · 11A · Pop · 65% Builder
Pop
134
11A · F♯ min
65%Builder
2012
Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys album art
Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys
Rihanna
126 BPM · 11A · R&B · 58% Builder
R&B
126
11A · F♯ min
58%Builder
2007
Birthday Cake - Album Version (Edited) album art
Birthday Cake - Album Version (Edited)
Rihanna
80 BPM · 7A · Pop · 44% Sustainer
Pop
80
7A · D min
44%Sustainer
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Where Have You Been - Hardwell Club Mix album art
Where Have You Been - Hardwell Club Mix
Rihanna, Hardwell
128 BPM · 5A · Electro House · 50% Sustainer
Electro House
128
5A · C min
50%Sustainer
2012
Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix album art
Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix
Rihanna, Wideboys
126 BPM · 11A · Dance · 53% Sustainer
Dance
126
11A · F♯ min
53%Sustainer
2007
What Now - Guy Scheiman Dub album art
What Now - Guy Scheiman Dub
Rihanna
130 BPM · 1A · Dance · 50% Sustainer
Dance
130
1A · A♭ min
50%Sustainer
2012
Shut Up And Drive - The Wideboys Club Mix album art
Shut Up And Drive - The Wideboys Club Mix
Rihanna, Wideboys
128 BPM · 12A · Dance · 52% Sustainer
Dance
128
12A · C♯ min
52%Sustainer
2007

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Artists that mix with Rihanna

We scored every transition between Rihanna’s 18 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 73 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Ed Sheeran

17 of the 522 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 9 different Rihanna tracks.

Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix → Bad Habits - Joel Corry Remix · 11A → 10A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Felix Jaehn

17 of the 342 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.0. They come from 6 different Rihanna tracks.

Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix → Winds May Change - Extended Mix · 11A → 11A · +2 BPM · 91 chemistry

Galantis

19 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 5 different Rihanna tracks.

Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix → No Money - Extended Mix · 11A → 11A · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Lost Frequencies

17 of the 576 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.3. They come from 8 different Rihanna tracks.

Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix → In My Bones · 11A → 11A · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Madonna

17 of the 450 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.6. They come from 8 different Rihanna tracks.

Where Have You Been - Album Version → Love Sensation - salute's infinite passion remix · 5A → 4A · −4 BPM · 89 chemistry

Mike Williams

24 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 5 different Rihanna tracks.

Shut Up And Drive - The Wideboys Club Mix → Down The River (feat. Travie's Nightmare) - Extended Mix · 12A → 12A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Morgan Page

21 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 7 different Rihanna tracks.

Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix → Highlights - Extended Mix · 11A → 1A · same BPM · 85 chemistry

Pitbull

25 of the 630 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.6. They come from 8 different Rihanna tracks.

Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix → FREE.K - Sak Noel Remix · 11A → 10A · +2 BPM · 89 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Rihanna by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Rihanna, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

The Pussycat Dolls
100%
3 tracks in catalog · Pop
Nicki Minaj
99%
32 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop
Ciara
95%
8 tracks in catalog · R&B
Beyonce
93%
20 tracks in catalog · Pop
Destiny's Child
83%
9 tracks in catalog · R&B
Christina Aguilera
78%
3 tracks in catalog · Pop
Britney Spears
78%
9 tracks in catalog · Pop
Kelly Rowland
77%
3 tracks in catalog · Dance
Ariana Grande
76%
5 tracks in catalog · Pop
Fergie
76%
12 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Doja Cat
74%
22 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Jennifer Lopez
70%
13 tracks in catalog · R&B
Nicole Scherzinger
69%
1 track in catalog · Pop · no artist page yet
Katy Perry
69%
11 tracks in catalog · Dance
Jessie J
69%
2 tracks in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Rihanna play at?+

Rihanna's tracks in our catalog range from 68 to 134 BPM, with a median of 126 BPM. Across 18 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Rihanna's tracks in?+

Rihanna's tracks are mostly in minor keys (89% minor across 18 tracks). The most common single key is 11A (F♯ Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Rihanna?+

We scored every transition between Rihanna's 18 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 73 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Ed Sheeran, Felix Jaehn, Galantis are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Don't Stop The Music - The Wideboys Club Mix into Bad Habits - Joel Corry Remix, 11A to 10A, 92 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Rihanna?+

Rihanna sits closest to The Pussycat Dolls, Nicki Minaj, Ciara in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Rihanna most active?+

Our catalog has Rihanna releases spanning 2005 to 2017, with the most tracks from the 2010s.