RIHANNA'S 'ROULETTE' SPINS INTO TOP TEN: Riri's latest single is artist's 12th to crack Billboard's upper tier.

(November 13, 2009)
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      *Rihanna's new single "Russian Roulette" rocketed 75-9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart released Thursday, marking her 12th career top 10 record.      

       The surge was fueled by first-week download sales of 132,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Roulette" also opens at No. 9 on Digital Songs and edges 36-35 on Radio Songs/Hot 100 Airplay with 29.4 million audience impressions, reports Billboard.              

       Rihanna's 12 Hot 100 top 10s place her second among female acts this decade, trailing only Beyoncé's 13 top 10s since 2000. "Russian Roulette" previews Rihanna's new album, "Rated R," due Nov. 23.      

       Elsewhere on the Hot 100, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" rises 3-2 with Greatest Gainer/Airplay honors (94.6 million in audience, up 29%). Jay-Z performed the song with his backup singer (and Roc Nation roster member) Bridget Kelly at the Yankees' victory celebration in New York Nov. 6.      

       Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams" re-enters the top 10 with an 11-10 advance.

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