Rihanna: Formula For A Hit Record

Is putting Rihanna on a song the formula for a hit record. See photos.

Rihanna and Drake - The chemistry between Rihanna and Drake is crazy! The two artists, rumored to be dating, collaborated on the hit "What's My Name," and the song became an instant success, proving their chemistry in the booth is as strong as it is on stage.

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Rihanna and Drake - The chemistry between Rihanna and Drake is crazy! The two artists, rumored to be dating, collaborated on the hit "What's My Name," and the song became an instant success, proving their chemistry in the booth is as strong as it is on stage.

Rihanna and Jay-Z - Rihanna and Jay-Z collaborated on the remix to her #1 single "Umbrella." The song was Rihanna's second #1 single, and at the time, she recruited Jay-Z for it. Jay-Z would later take a lead role in her career and sign her to RocNation.

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Rihanna and Jay-Z - Rihanna and Jay-Z collaborated on the remix to her #1 single "Umbrella." The song was Rihanna's second #1 single, and at the time, she recruited Jay-Z for it. Jay-Z would later take a lead role in her career and sign her to RocNation.

Rihanna, Kanye, Jay-Z - When it came time for Jay-Z to record "Run This Town," he knew exactly what he was doing by getting Rihanna and Kanye together. "Run This Town" is Jay-Z's second-highest charting song. It went all the way to #2 on the Billboard Top 100, and sold over 2 million copies.

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Rihanna, Kanye, Jay-Z - When it came time for Jay-Z to record "Run This Town," he knew exactly what he was doing by getting Rihanna and Kanye together. "Run This Town" is Jay-Z's second-highest charting song. It went all the way to #2 on the Billboard Top 100, and sold over 2 million copies.

Rihanna and Jeezy - Who could forget the song "So Hard?" The Rihanna/Young Jeezy collaboration was a big hit last year. The single was certified platinum, and had international impact.

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Rihanna and Jeezy - Who could forget the song "So Hard?" The Rihanna/Young Jeezy collaboration was a big hit last year. The single was certified platinum, and had international impact.

Rihanna and Eminem - For his comeback album, Eminem recruited Rihanna to sing the chorus on "Love The Way You Lie." With the double dose of star power, the song debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 100 and #1 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart.

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Rihanna and Eminem - For his comeback album, Eminem recruited Rihanna to sing the chorus on "Love The Way You Lie." With the double dose of star power, the song debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 100 and #1 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart.

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Rihanna and T.I. - T.I. hit big with "Live Your Life," featuring none other than Rihanna. The song gave T.I. his highest charting single, Debuting at #80 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, the song set a record for making the highest jump to number 1, which it did in its second week.

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Rihanna and T.I. - T.I. hit big with "Live Your Life," featuring none other than Rihanna. The song gave T.I. his highest charting single, Debuting at #80 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, the song set a record for making the highest jump to number 1, which it did in its second week.

Rihanna and Nicki Minaj - Male rappers aren't the only ones to notice the potential of a Rihanna collaboration. Hip hop's reigning female MC continued her string of hits when she collaborated with Rihanna on "Raining Men."

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Rihanna and Nicki Minaj - Male rappers aren't the only ones to notice the potential of a Rihanna collaboration. Hip hop's reigning female MC continued her string of hits when she collaborated with Rihanna on "Raining Men."

Rihanna and Kanye - Rihanna and Kanye West have recently collaborated on "All Of The Lights." The two performed it for the NBA All-Star halftime show.

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Rihanna and Kanye - Rihanna and Kanye West have recently collaborated on "All Of The Lights." The two performed it for the NBA All-Star halftime show.