Rihanna has rewritten the record books to become the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve five No. 1 singles in consecutive years, Sky News reported Monday.

The 22-year-old’s single and album both went to No. 1 this week, adding to her two songs already in the charts.

Her current number one single, “What’s My Name,” follows “Only Girl (In The World)” (2010), “Run This Town” (2009), “Take A Bow” (2008) and “Umbrella” (2007).

The only other solo artist to achieve that feat was Elvis Presley in the 1950s.

Top song “What’s My Name,” which features Drake, climbed from second place, beating last year’s X Factor champion Matt Cardle.

Rihanna’s other songs in the top ten are “Only Girl (In the World),” which slipped from No. 6 to No. 9, and “Who’s That Chick” with David Guetta, which climbed from No. 13 to No. 10.

Rihanna’s album “Loud” beat off competition from British rapper Plan B’s “The Defamation of Strickland Banks” to hit No. 1.

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