<P> "Needed Me" was her twenty - seventh number - one song; her fourth hit in 2016, Rihanna is one of only four acts to have charted four number - ones in a calendar year, having previously done so three times (2007, 2010 and 2011), the others being Perry (2014), Lady Gaga (2009 and 2011) and Beyoncé (2009). The fourth single from Anti, "Love on the Brain", became her twenty - eighth number - one song in January 2017, while the non-single track "Sex with Me" became her twenty - ninth three months later . It is also the fifth song from Anti to reach number - one, making it the first album to produce as many since Katy Perry's album Prism throughout 2013--2014 . Between "Work" and "Sex with Me" (April 2016 - April 2017), Rihanna had achieved six number - one songs while no other artist had achieved more than two in the same time span . "Pose", another non-single track from Anti, topped the chart in July 2017, becoming her thirtieth in total and her sixth from Anti . Billboard chart analyst Gordon Murray noted that Rihanna is closing the gap with Madonna (46), writing that the former has topped the chart seven times since the latter last did so with "Bitch I'm Madonna" featuring Nicki Minaj in August 2015 . The following month, in August 2017, "Wild Thoughts" which featured Rihanna topped the dance chart, making her the sole artist to have four number - ones in five calendar years . </P> <P> American singer, songwriter and producer Beyoncé has achieved 22 number - one songs on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and ranks 4th among the top 100 Dance Club Songs artists . Beyoncé claimed her first number one on the chart with her debut single "Crazy in Love" in September 2003, assisted by the Maurice Joshua and Junior Vasquez remixes . It was followed by the Calderone & Quayle remix of "Naughty Girl" in June 2004 . In 2006, the singer claimed three number - ones on the chart: "Check on It" in March, the Freemasons and Joshua Maurice assisted remixes of "Déjà Vu" in October, and "Ring the Alarm" in December . In 2007, the singer achieved her sixth and seventh number ones, respectively: "Irreplaceable" and her duet with Shakira, "Beautiful Liar", which spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart . Beyoncé's third studio album I Am...Sasha Fierce garnered six number one songs: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Diva", "Halo", "Sweet Dreams", "Why Don't You Love Me", and "Video Phone", featuring Lady Gaga . </P> <P> "Telephone", a song by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, became her thirteenth number one in February 2010 . Additionally, "Video Phone" became her sixth consecutive number one, a streak which began with "Halo" one year previous, and continued with "Diva", "Sweet Dreams", "Why Don't You Love Me" and "Telephone". I Am...Sasha Fierce became the first album to produce six number - ones between in 2010; Kristine W's album The Power of Music matched this record in 2011 . However, Katy Perry broke the record when Teenage Dream produced seven chart toppers over 2010--2012 . Beyoncé's fourth studio album 4 generated four number - ones: "Run the World (Girls)", "Best Thing I Never Had", "Countdown", and "Love on Top". At the time of "Love on Top" becoming Beyoncé's eighteenth chart topper, it placed her one ahead of Rihanna, who had achieved 17, and one behind Jackson, who has 19 . </P> <P> "Blow" became the singer's nineteenth number - one in March 2014 . In May 2014, "Partition" ascended to the peak position on the chart, becoming Beyoncé's twentieth number one song . With this chart entry, she became just the third singer to amass at least 20 number ones in chart's 38 - year history, after Madonna and Rihanna . It also meant that Beyoncé surpassed Jackson for third-most number ones overall . "Pretty Hurts" became her twenty - first number in August 2014; her most recent chart topper is "7 / 11", her twenty - second number in total . Aside from her solo achievement, Beyoncé also topped the chart three times between 2003 and 2005 with Destiny's Child . </P>

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