Rihanna sets her sights on Madonna's record as she edges past Janet Jackson to claim her 20th No.1 on Billboard's dance chart

Rihanna looks like she's ready to break more records, as she celebrates her 20th No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club chart, putting her in second behind Madonna for the most dance hits.
The Bajan singer swooped in front of Janet Jackson's total of 19, with her single Right Now featuring David Guetta, but is still significantly behind Madonna's record of 43 on the chart compiled by Billboard.
However, Rihanna has already achieved more top ten singles in the shortest amount of time on the Billboard 100 than any other artist (taking that title from Madge herself) so it shouldn't be long before the Diamonds singer does it again.

Dancing queen: Rihanna has achieved her 20th appearance on the US Hot Dance Club chart, putting her in second place behind Madonna

And in it's 37 year history, Madonna has secured 43 number ones on the list, her first being Holiday in 1983.
But the Queen of Pop achieved her total over 20 years, while Rihanna has secured 20 chart-toppers in less than eight, making her average stand higher at three No. 1s per year of her career compared to Madonna's two.

Hot on her toes: Rihanna is now second to Madonna with 20 hits compared to the Queen of Pop's 43

Twenty years: Madonna achieved her first US Dance Club Song Play No. 1 in 1983 with Holiday

Rihanna's first single to feature on the chart was her debut Pon De Replay on October 8, 2005, but on Thursday, Right Now will rise to the number one spot after 16 weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play Songs playlist.

It ties for the longest climb to No. 1 of the 21st century with another of her own tracks, Where Have You Been, released in June 9, 2012, and Blaze Presents U.D.A.U.F.L. featuring Barbara Tucker's 2005 single Most Precious Love.

In the current Billboard 100 chart, Rihanna has achieved similar success, matching The Supremes and Madonna's 12 number one singles with Diamonds back in November 2012, putting her in fifth place behind Michael Jackson's 13, Elvis Presley's 17 No. 1s, Mariah Carey's 18 chart toppers and The Beatles, who have secured 20 singles at the top of the chart.

Celebration: Rihanna first achieved her number one on the charts in 2005 with Pon De Replay

Doing well: Rihanna has achieved her chart success in half the time as Madonna

But Rihanna is ranked higher than Madonna for the number of cumulative weeks her tracks have featured on the Billboard chart with 47 compared to Madge's 32.

However, the MDNA star still holds the title of the most top ten singles in the Billboards Hot 100 chart, with 38 compared to Ri Ri's 24, putting her at ninth place.

Not that any chart rivalry is going to change Rihanna's love for the legendary pop star, as the two have been working together over the last year on a 'secret project' which Madge has been teasing her followers with, through a number of photos on a her Instagram feed and a teaser trailer played out during her most recent world tour.

Secret Project: The two singers have been working together on a mysterious collaboration over the last year

In one of the images the Bajan princess does her best Blond Ambition-era Madonna impression, and later a photo of something marked 'From Madonna to Rihanna: 2 of 3' appeared online.
But it can be assumed that if any musical collaboration comes out from the two, it will end up on the top of the charts once more.