 In the US , the song debuted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 4 , 2010 . The issue of Billboard published on April 30 , 2011 reported that the album version of " S & M " and its official remix featuring Spears had sold a combined total of 293 @,@ 000 downloads in the previous week ; it replaced Katy Perry 's " E.T. " on the Hot 100 . " S & M " became Rihanna 's tenth US number @-@ one single on the chart , tying her with Janet Jackson in fourth place for female soloists who have topped that chart ; with only four years , eleven months and two weeks between her first and tenth number one on the chart , Rihanna achieved the milestone faster than any other solo artist . It became Spears ' fifth number @-@ one single on the Hot 100 . " S & M " became Rihanna 's eighth number @-@ one song on the Pop Songs chart and she became the artist with the most number one songs in the chart 's nineteen @-@ year history . The song was number one on the Dance Club Songs chart , and number 33 on the Hot Latin Songs chart . It debuted at number 80 on the Hot R & B / Hip @-@ Hop Songs in the February 26 , 2011 issue of Billboard , and peaked at number 59 . " S & M " peaked at number 24 on the Adult Pop Songs chart , and at number 14 on the Latin Pop Songs chart . The song has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , and has sold 3 @,@ 837 @,@ 000 digital copies in the US as of June 2015 . " S & M " ranked at number 15 on Billboard 's " Best of 2011 – Pop Songs " chart , and number two on its " Best of 2011 – Dance / Club Songs " chart . In Canada , the song peaked at number one for the week of April 21 , 2011 . 
