Rihanna sets record

Star makes UK chart history with latest single...

10:33 10 January 2011

Singer Rihanna has become the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve five number ones, five years running.

The 22-year-old Bajan star got to the top spot in the charts yesterday with her single What's My Name featuring rapper Drake.

The Official Charts Company then announced that the singer had set a new record for having number one singles in five consecutive years.

Elvis Presley was the last solo artist to achieve this feat, when he scored consecutive number ones between 1957 and 1963.

Rihanna's single Only Girl (In the World) got to number one last year, followed by Run This Town in 2009, Take a Bow in 2008 and Umbrella in 2007.