Rihanna’s 2016 album ANTI has reached a major milestone: it has now spent 500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the first album by a Black female artist to do so.
Released in January 2016, ANTI includes hits such as “Work” and “Love on the Brain.” The album debuted at No. 27 and later rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Over the years, it has returned to the chart many times, helped by streams, re-releases and big public moments in Rihanna’s career.
Music trackers say ANTI’s long run shows how fans keep listening long after an album’s release. Few albums stay on the Billboard 200 this long; the list of records that reach 500 weeks is very small.
For Rihanna, who has balanced music with business and family projects, the milestone is another sign of the album’s lasting reach.
Fans and chart-watchers celebrated online after the update. Rihanna herself reacted on social media, a short post that many took as a quiet nod to the achievement.
