RIHANNA - RIHANNA TO MAKE CHART HISTORY?

Rihanna could make chart history on Sunday if she manages to secure her tenth week at number one with her track Umbrella.

Should the R 'n' B singer manage the feat, it will be a post-millennium record and place Rihanna alongside Whitney Houston in the ten-week league.

Gennaro Castaldo, from music retailer HMV, said Rihanna's success could eclipse Gnarl's Barkley's Crazy, the most successful track from 2006.

He added that the inclusion of downloads had "stabilised the charts" meaning that such long runs at the top are now infrequent.

Rihanna's single, which features hip hop star Jay-Z, has turned the singer into a sensation both in the UK and the US.

In the album chart, it seems likely that Paul Potts will go straight to number one with his album One Chance.

The former mobile phone salesman won the ITV1 talent show Britain's Got Talent and will sing at the Royal Variety Performance on December 3rd.

He was signed up by Simon Cowell after his victory on the programme and his debut album came out on Monday.