 " Umbrella " debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart issue dated April 28 , 2007 , at number 91 . The following week it climbed to number 72 , and to number 63 in its third week . In its fourth , fifth and sixth week on the chart , it progressively ascended to numbers 52 , 44 and 41 . Prior to its physical release , " Umbrella " achieved the biggest debut in the six @-@ year history of iTunes in the United States , breaking a record previously held by Shakira and Wyclef Jean 's " Hips Don 't Lie " . Following its digital release , " Umbrella " soared to number one for the issue dated June 9 , 2007 on its seventh week on the chart . It subsequently debuted atop the Hot Digital Songs chart , with first @-@ week sales of over 277 @,@ 000 units . The single became the highest digital debut in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking downloads in 2003 , surpassing Justin Timberlake 's " SexyBack " 250 @,@ 000 sales record in 2006 . The single 's rise to the top of the Hot 100 marked Rihanna 's second number one single following " SOS " ( 2006 ) , which was also noted for its huge leap on the Hot 100 to the top spot based on digital sales alone . Significantly sustained by the strong airplay of the single and preventing American rap group Shop Boyz ' " Party Like a Rockstar " from advancing on the chart , " Umbrella " spent seven consecutive weeks at the top of the chart . " Umbrella " eventually became the second best @-@ performing single of 2007 on the Hot 100 , only behind Beyoncé 's hit single " Irreplaceable " which topped the chart for ten weeks total . 
