Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ Named Catchiest Song EVER

Sandra Rose October 22, 2008

Rihanna achieves yet another major honor! This time her platinum-selling hit “Umbrella” was name catchiest tune of all time in a new survey! How major is that when you consider all the catchy tunes she had to compete with like “Ring the Alarm” or “Superman that Hoe”?

RIHANNA’s hit song UMBRELLA has been named the catchiest song ever in a new survey.
The song, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven weeks and the U.K. singles charts for ten weeks last summer (07), beat off stiff competition to take the title.
Abba’s 1976 hit Dancing Queen came second in the poll, while YMCA by the Village People was awarded third place. (Source)

iyonah

File this under who cares and please edit to include it took 3 albums
http://myspace.com/tamarlese Peachizz

What an accomplishment!!!!!!!
PAGESINADIARY

i can attest, it is my ring tone and has been for atleast a year now. yeah, i havent changed it yet!!
http://myspace.com/bettathaniwasb4 2bme

wow….no words
Naima

Umbrella is a catchy song, if it was sung by an actual good singer and someone who knew how to actually perform and keep the crowd interested it would have stay number 1 for even more than 7 weeks.
Coo Coo Bananas

I’m not suprised. The key to brainwashing is repetitiveness. Ella Ella Ay Ay…
http://MYSPACE.COM/ERIKAMAGALY hermosa

Not so much. I find the song very juvenile, like something you dedicate to your friends on your 8th grade graduation.
licia

well congrats to her.
http://crys-thecrystalmethod.blogspot.com/ Crys

i’m just glad you spelled EVER right sandra – it annoys the hell out of me when people spell it EVAR – lol
Staley

Eh, I think it’s a bit skewed. It’s catchy, but the song is still a little young. I rather wait ’til it proves it can stand the test of time.
ELove

NOT EVEN CLOSE (SORRY Rhi-Rhi)

Wrecks-n-Effect with Teddy Riley…
Rump Shaker (“Just Shake Your Rump!!!”)
whyohwhy

That’s about as much talent she has, Ella Ella Ay Ay

I wonder how she is going to feel when someone else besides Robin Thicke calls her out for just being a singer to look at and not hear.

I wish Patti Labelle, Beyonce, Mary J., Lil Miley S, Leona, Jill Scott, and the others would just say; She’s a studio artist with no appeal, no talent, she has luck!, but no talent as a singer. She is a cute person and that’s about as far as I can go.

It’s time these no talent people in the business get called out for what they are a product!
katgirl33

Hey SR Fam,

Well, they ain’t never lied…..I despised that song when I first heard it. About a week after non stop hearing it on the radio, I copped the CD on Amazon.com (somebody gave me a gift card)….I had fell in love with Umbrella….LOL LOL LOL

Congrats Rhi Rhi! LOL
whyohwhy

I also believe studio artist of her caliber should not win awards.
katgirl33

LMAO!

“That’s about as much talent she has, Ella Ella Ay Ay”

True….LMAO
prynsexxx

ROLL CALL

HERMOSA
Mississippi16
Kym
DivineB

A simple “here” will suffice.

Is Rihanna rockin’ some “mom” leather pants?
MZN

Congrats to her that she got that title, but I don’t think it’s the catchiest song… It is actually kind of annoying. Please, Janet Jackson was more on point and more catchy in her day… Everyone loved Janet!
http://myspace.com/diva_mama2 DivaMama

Good Mornin’!

pryn, yes, I was just about to comment on those pants! Gives me flashbacks of my 3rd grade teacher…ewww!
http://MYSPACE.COM/ERIKAMAGALY hermosa

HERE. . .IM STILL HERE!
http://myspace.com/diva_mama2 DivaMama

And I like Rihanna, but that song was more annoying then catchy. But to each his own.
kwallace577

dead @ hermosa and the 8th grade graduation dedication. LMAO.

there are alot of other songs that are catchy but yeah this annoying azz song is catchy too….i guess.

i remember when it FIRST came out my daughter and my god daughter were bumping it loud and i yelled through the house “whoever the hell keep doing all that WHINING needs to STOP it.” i did not realize it was somebody singing…
Anna

The whole song was repitious not just the chorus, that’s why it was stuck in our heads.

@MZN, I was trying to think of a catchy song that Janet made and I can’t think of one. Catchy is something that annoys you at first but in the end you love it or hate it.
katgirl33

I got a catchy Janet song….Alright….with Heavy D on it….LOL

That used to be the Jam! LOL LOL LOL
starr

Its also one of the dumdest songs ever
keely107

Mmmm K, who paid for this one? Ever? Nope, what happened to Whoop there it is? or………..man I could name 50 songs, ever? Thats a bit much.
candycane

I’ll go for that, that song is catchy as hell. I can hear it once and that ish will be in my head all dayum day

BECAUSE! When the sun shines we’ll shine together!
candycane

yuuuuuuuup, I’ll be singing this all day. At least it wont be Lil Wayne’s wee a weeee a weeee, which I was on yesterday
prynsexxx

#22 said:

I was trying to think of a catchy song that Janet made
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“On and on it seems to go, but you don’t know what you got til it’s gone”……..

Is all I could think of. LOL
http://myspace.com/shae_camille model_chick78

Congrats to “The Dream” who WROTE the song
Sharonda

Umbrella is NOT that catchy too me.A catchy hook seems more like “whooooooop that trick” lol,jk
http://www.myspace.com/kymystrys Kymystry

I HATED … HATE … HATE .. HATE .. HATE … HATE .. THAT SONG AND ALL THINGS RH-YAWN-AH

Oh Prynnnn .. I was Early Voting .. left my house at 7:45 got there about 8:30 .. waited in line for 2.5 hrs ..Cast my Ballot .. and it was SOOOOO emotional … WHoo HOooo
Candi Apple

I actually like the song and I like Rhi-Rhi as an artist she young an still has time to grow. I think she is going to be around for a long time because she knows how to change up. She learned the business fast and believe when she starts acting it will do that well too…

Sandra, I tried to comment from my laptop at home last night but your site kept rejecting me. Can I only log on from this dreadful place?
CaramelDrop

Hey Kymystry!!!

two and a half hours? That is really good – I am so proud of everyone for stepping up to the plate. I went on lunch yesterday and I was so proud to be a (African)American because the lines and polling stations were full of “us” and the majority of them were my age and younger
ReadTheBlog

#13 -I understand. It’s like another you-know-who who is forced upon us constantly, except I’e never grasped the concept of allowing her to entertain me.

My daughter likes this song, so I can dig it
ELove

The Granny-Panty Leather pants are killing me (WTF-WHY ???)
IT’S Just SO Un-Appealing & Childishly-Criminal
ATL_HONEY

BS what about:
Who Let The Dogs Out

Whomp There It Is

Hell…Laffy Taffy

Beyonce’s To the Left to the Left

options for NUMBER ONE are endless
terika83

Wow, that’s a crazy accomplishment…congrats to her.
Anna

ATL_HONEY Says:

BS what about:
Who Let The Dogs Out

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That one was the most annoying. Everytime we go over dads house one of us distracts him so someone else can take the batteries out of his dog.
mimi08

FILE THIS UNDER “HOORAY, ANOTHER VICTORY.”

CONGRATS RHIANNA, YOU DESERVE IT GURL!

@6

AND YES I AGREE, THE KEY TO BRAINWASHING IS REPETITIVENESS, HMMM, COULD THAT BE THE KEY TO BEYONCE’S SUCCESS, CAUSE SINGLE LADIES IS STRAIGHT GARBAGE BUT PEOPLE SWEAR THEY LIKE IT NOW AFTER HEARING IT SEVERAL TIME, JUST LIKE TRAINED MONKEYS. I KNOW THE FIRST TIME WHETHER OR NOT I LIKE A SONG, REPEATEDLY LISTENING TO A SONG DOES NOT CHANGE THAT FOR ME, ESPECIALLY A SONG THAT KEEP YELLING “SINGLE LADIES, PUT A RING ON IT, SINGLE, PUT A RING ON IT, SINGLE LADIES, PUT A RING ON IT, SINGLE LADIES, PUT A RING ON IT, SINGLE LADIES, PUT A RING ON IT, SINGLE LADIES, PUT A RING ON IT, SINGLE LADIES, PUT A RING ON IT!…LOL
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

Why does she have to be compared to Bey all the time?

That’s like comparing Madonna to Pink

Usher to Mario

Luther to Raheem Davaughn

PREAKIN TLC TO DANITY KANE

I could go on but you know what I mean!
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

LMAO AT PREAKIN…

FUH-FUH- FREAKIN
pointhimout

that’s not true….any hook can be catchy. wht the hell kinda poll/test was this.

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