Ever since Rihanna popped her hips into our hearts (and early era iPods) with "Pon De Replay," she’s unleashed a full roster of club anthems. Like clockwork, she released hit after hit. Then, she gave us Anti, a deeply felt album of her being her. But Rihanna’s music videos also deserve a moment of consideration. Bad Gal RiRi is being honored with the Video Vanguard Award at MTV’s Video Music Awards on August 28, so it’s worth taking a look back at her best and worst videos.
As an artist who releases videos so often, it’s easy to see the trends represented in her work. "SOS" has a B’Day-era Beyoncé influence and "Disturbia" is frenetic enough to belong in Lady Gaga’s canon. No one really knows what’s happening in the video for "Shut Up And Drive," but it’s obvious that something just isn’t right.
So here we have it: Rihanna’s best and worst music videos.