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Rihanna’s “Friend of Mine” opens at No. 3 on Billboard’s new Hot Dance/Electronic Pop Songs chart, … More earning the singer her first hit on the tally. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 10: Rihanna attends the Savage X Fenty Celebration of Lavish Lace Debut at Nordstrom Century City on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Savage X Fenty) Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Savage X Fenty Rihanna’s new single “Friend of Mine” is experiencing something of a lukewarm reception on the Billboard charts this week. The tune arrives on more than half a dozen tallies in the United States, thanks largely to its quick adoption by a number of radio formats. While the latest from the Grammy winner underperforms in some respects, it also grants the singer her first success on a list she’s never appeared on before. Rihanna’s First Chart Hit Rihanna lands on the Hot Dance/Electronic Pop Songs chart for the first time this week. “Friend of Mine” opens at No. 3 on Billboard’s ranking of the most consumed tunes that straddle the line between pop and dance music. The cut is not just the highest-ranking debut of the frame, it’s the only new title on the tally this time around. Billboard’s New Chart Billboard only introduced the Hot Dance/Electronic Pop Songs chart a few months ago, and Rihanna hasn’t released any new music prior to “Friend of Mine” for several years, so it’s not shocking that this is her first placement – even though she’s scored multiple dance smashes in the past. Her last single before “Friend of Mine,” “Lift Me Up,” which was written and recorded for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, dropped in 2022. That tune likely wouldn’t have been eligible for this roster anyway, based on its…

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