


Rihanna's “Breakin’ Dishes” launches on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US ... [+]
Rihanna’s first two albums showed the world that a new powerhouse in the pop genre had arrived, but it was her third full-length that took her to new levels of commercial success and fame. Good Girl Gone Bad produced several huge hits, and it’s remembered to this day as one of her greatest collections.
Nearly 18 years after that project arrived, another song featured on its tracklist has become a smash. The tune debuts on a pair of Billboard charts as fans around the world are reintroduced to the R&B cut, almost two decades after it was first heard.
“Breakin’ Dishes” launches on both of the company’s worldwide rankings this frame. The song opens highest on the Billboard Global Excl. US, which is a list of what the rest of the world—excluding Americans—is consuming. On that tally, Rihanna’s song starts at No. 181.
The same tune barely makes it to the Billboard Global 200, which does take into account sales and streams from the U.S. On that chart, “Breakin’ Dishes” is new at No. 195.
Rihanna has now scored an even dozen wins on the Billboard Global Excl. US throughout her career. She’s up to 18 hits on the Billboard Global 200.
Those are fairly small numbers for a musician as massively famous and successful as Rihanna, but the tallies are relatively new. Billboard introduced the charts in 2020, by which point the singer had largely stepped away from music to focus on fashion and her makeup brand, Fenty. Despite only releasing a handful of tracks since then, she’s still earned at least 12 placements on the two rosters.
“Breakin’ Dishes” marks Rihanna’s first new hit on both rankings in over a year. She didn’t debut any tune on either global ranking in 2024, which isn’t surprising, as she didn’t release anything new.
While it may now be rising on the two tallies, “Breakin’ Dishes” was never released as a proper single. Good Girl Gone Bad was powered by smashes like “Umbrella,” “Shut Up and Drive,” and "Don't Stop the Music," among other now-classics.