Music of the Sun (album)

Music of the Sun is a Number One Hit Album by Rihanna. It debuted on the charts during Week 72. As of July 2026, it is certified 3x Platinum. The album peaked at #1 during Week 103. The album's highest-charting song is "Pon de Replay", which peaked at #3.

Music of the Sun
Number One Hit Album by Rihanna
Artist	Rihanna
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	1
Debuted	Week 72
Last Seen	Week 126
Rank	44 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	3x Platinum ▲
Plays	1,216
Weeks	15
🎖️ Badges
👑Music of the Sun (album) is a #1 album on the King Warz Charts! ▲Music of the Sun (album) is certified 3xPlatinum!

Chart Summary

Music of the Sun by Rihanna debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #5 in Week 72 and has spent 15 total weeks on the chart. It reached #1 for a single week in Week 103. It stands as the twentieth album ever to top the chart and the twelfth official #1 album of 2025. It became Rihanna's first #1 album.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 356, in Week 103 at #1 after climbing 17 places. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 7 weeks, from Week 72 to Week 78. The album has re-entered the chart 6 times, with gaps of 2 to 13 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 81 and the most recent in Week 126. Of its 15 chart weeks, 5 have come inside the top 5, 9 inside the top 10 and 15 inside the top 20.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #44 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 2,786 units from 703 plays and 1,380 chart points, its chart presence driven 50% by raw streams and 50% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

In 2025, the album charted 14 times, peaking at #1, averaging #9, earning 1,380 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 103 (356 points), and it finished 17th on the 2025 year-end chart with 3,480 units. During 2026, the album appeared 1 time, peaking at #20, averaging #20.

Notable Achievements

• The album topped the chart, earning Number One Hit Album status.
• The album is Rihanna's first #1 album on the King Warz Charts.
• It is the twentieth album ever to top the chart, and the twelfth official #1 album of 2025.
• The album ranks #44 all-time on the King Warz Charts albums ranking.
• The album is certified 3x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	February 11, 2025 (Week 74)	500	13 days
Platinum	February 21, 2025 (Week 76)	1,000	23 days
2× Platinum	May 2, 2025 (Week 86)	2,000	93 days
3× Platinum	September 5, 2025 (Week 104)	3,000	219 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on January 29, 2025 (Week 72).
• Biggest listening day: January 29, 2025 (29 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on April 26, 2025 (Week 85).
• Reached 1,000 plays on December 5, 2025 (Week 117).
• 1,216 total plays across 137 different days.

Chart Performance

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Units growth by charted week

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert
1	Pon de Replay	3	15	199	4× Platinum
2	Here I Go Again	37	6	120	Platinum
3	If It's Lovin' That You Want	26	5	108	Platinum
4	You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)	29	4	98	Platinum
5	That La, La, La	29	5	106	Platinum
6	The Last Time	30	2	91	Platinum
7	Willing To Wait	40	2	93	Platinum
8	Music Of The Sun	22	4	115	Platinum
9	Let Me	30	3	98	Platinum
10	Rush	30	2	90	Platinum
11	There's A Thug In My Life	30	2	93	Platinum
12	Now I Know	30	3	95	Platinum

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
January 30, 2025	Week 72	NEW	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	5	-	1	163	52	5	59
February 06, 2025	Week 73	▲1	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	4	5	2	300	77	4	146
February 13, 2025	Week 74	▲2	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	2	4	3	347	58	2	231
February 20, 2025	Week 75	▼4	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	6	2	4	224	68	2	88
February 27, 2025	Week 76	▼12	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	18	6	5	59	25	2	9
March 06, 2025	Week 77	▲5	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	13	18	6	95	44	2	7
March 13, 2025	Week 78	▲5	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	8	13	7	132	60	2	12
April 03, 2025	Week 81	RE	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	10	-	8	123	48	2	27
May 01, 2025	Week 85	RE	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	2	-	9	453	65	2²	323
May 08, 2025	Week 86	▼11	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	13	2	10	100	36	2²	28
July 10, 2025	Week 95	RE	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	9	-	11	129	39	2²	51
August 28, 2025	Week 102	RE	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	18	-	12	76	26	2²	24
September 04, 2025	Week 103	▲17	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	1	18	13	460	52	1	356
December 11, 2025	Week 117	RE	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	19	-	14	71	26	1	19
February 12, 2026	Week 126	RE	Music of the Sun	Rihanna	20	-	15	54	27	1	0

Year End Chart Appearances

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2025	17	14	3,480	1,046	1	—

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 6 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
September	2025	10	1	464	54	1	—
May	2025	14	2	521	85	2	—
April	2025	17	1	333	153	10	—
March	2025	20	2	277	129	8	—
February	2025	4	4	902	214	2	—
January	2025	19	1	183	62	5	—