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Rihanna’s first 10 songs, using the numbered track sequence on her debut album Music of the Sun, are “Pon de Replay,” “Here I Go Again,” “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want,” “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No),” “That La, La, La,” “The Last Time,” “Willing to Wait,” “Music of the Sun,” “Let Me” and “Rush.” This is the album’s order, not a verified chronology of every song’s first release, recording or appearance on a single.
Rihanna’s first 10 songs in order
Rihanna’s album page lists these tracks in the following sequence on Music of the Sun:
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Music Of The Sun | $12.75 | Buy on Amazon |
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Music Of The Sun | $25.91 | Buy on Amazon |
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Music of the Sun / Girl Like Me | $10.80 | Buy on Amazon |
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Rihanna feat. Drake, Katy Perry, P!nk, Empire Of The Sun, Ne-yo, Nelly.. | $6.41 | Buy on Amazon |
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In the Lonely Hour: Drowning Shadows Edition | $6.25 | Buy on Amazon |
- “Pon de Replay”
- “Here I Go Again”
- “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want”
- “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)”
- “That La, La, La”
- “The Last Time”
- “Willing to Wait”
- “Music of the Sun”
- “Let Me”
- “Rush”
Rihanna’s album listing identifies Music of the Sun as her debut and gives its release date as August 12, 2005. The list above ends at track 10; Apple Music lists the album as having 13 songs.
What “chronological order” means here
“First 10 songs” can mean different things: the first ten tracks on an album, the first ten songs released as singles, or the earliest recordings. The sequence above answers the album-track interpretation, which is documented by the album’s numbered listing. It does not establish the order in which all ten songs were first released or recorded.
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- Rihanna's debut album, Music Of The Sun, was released in 2005 by Def Jam Recordings and features the hit singles, "Pon de Replay" and "If It's Lovin' That You Want
Release and chart context
“Pon de Replay” opens the album. Apple Music describes it as the lead single and describes “Here I Go Again” as lovers rock; it also notes Caribbean musical references across the album. Those are platform descriptions, rather than a ranking or a track-by-track critical assessment.
In the UK, “Pon de Replay” was Rihanna’s first appearance on the Official Singles Chart and reached No. 2 in 2005, according to the Official Charts Company’s Rihanna history. That position refers to the UK chart, not a US chart.
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- In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition) includes 14 tracks from the Deluxe Edition of his 2014 debut album, plus an additional 9 tracks featuring new songs, covers, live performances and collaborations
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