May 20th, 2007
Rihanna
On this day in music history, Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) started a 10 week run at #1 on the UK singles chart with her song, Umbrella.
After 10 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK, it set a record making it the longest running #1 single since Wet Wet Wet’s 1994 hit, Love Is All Around.
Rihanna and Jay-Z won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for the song! Huge!
Umbrella also reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2007. It stayed at #1 for seven consecutive weeks.
