 In the United States , " Hard " peaked at No. 8 on January 30 , 2010 . It became Rihanna 's thirteenth US top ten Hot 100 single , and Rihanna equaled Beyoncé as the female artist with the most US top ten hit singles since 2000 . The song reached No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart on March 6 , 2010 , reached No. 9 on the US Pop Songs , and No. 14 on the Hot R & B / Hip @-@ Hop Songs chart . " Hard " was certified two @-@ times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting sales of over 2 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 copies . 
