Photo: Getty Images
Rihanna is celebrating 10 years of ANTI with the best 2016 throwback post ever.
On Wednesday, January 28, the Grammy award-winning singer shared a visual compilation of the best moments from her eighth studio album. The clip includes historic facts about the 13-track album, which holds hits like "Needed Me," "Work" featuring Drake, "Kiss It Better," "Consideration" with SZA, and "Love On The Brain." It notes that ANTI is the "longest charting album by a Black female artist in music history." It also goes behind the scenes of her photoshoots, music videos and studio sessions for the album.
"my 2016 post wins," Rihanna wrote in the caption. "Happy ANTIversary 🙏🏿🎈⏳"
Rihanna spent two years recording the album after she left Def Jam Recordings in 2014. She worked with producers like Timbaland, No I.D., Boi-1da, DJ Mustard, Hit-Boy and more. ANTI debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 chart due to its exclusive release on a streaming platform, but it immediately skyrocketed to No. 1 the following week. The album spent 400 weeks on the coveted chart, and went platinum just two days after its release. ANTI is now 6x platinum as of 2023. In addition, "Needed Me" is now 12x platinum, "Work" is 11x platinum and "Love On The Brain" is 10x platinum.
It's been 10 years since Rihanna released an album. Over the past decade, she's focused on her multiple businesses, including FENTY Beauty and Savage X Fenty. She also started a family with her longtime boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The couple welcomed three children, RZA, Riot Rose and Rocki Irish, and she's expressed interest in having more. Despite all her side quests, Rihanna has been recording new music. She's dropped a couple of singles over the years but has remained mum about plans for her ninth album.
Congratulations to Rihanna on 10 years of ANTI!