Rihanna performed at Radio One's Big Weekend in Preston

"I feel blessed and loved," said the Barbados-born singer, whose record is not in shops until 28 May.

She held off a challenge from Maroon 5, whose Makes Me Wonder rose to number two, while Beyonce and Shakira's Beautiful Liar fell to three.

In the album charts, Linkin Park went straight to number one with their first album since 2004, Minutes to Midnight.

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was at number two with Release the Stars, while Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend went in at number three with Tales Don't Tell Themselves.

UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1. Rihanna, Umbrella 2. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder 4. Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 4. Snow Patrol - Signal Fire 5. Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms) Source: Official Charts Company

Behind the new entries, The Arctic Monkeys dropped to number four with Favourite Worst Nightmare.

The only other new entry in the album top 10 was by British blues singer Joe Cocker, whose latest collection of cover versions, Hymn For My Soul, was at number nine.

Back in the singles chart, last week's number one - McFly's Baby's Coming Back - suffered a massive fall, landing at number 20.

UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight 2. Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars 3. Funeral For A Friend - Tales Don't Tell Themselves 4. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare 5. Michael Buble - Call Me Irresponsible Source: Official Charts Company

Snow Patrol went in the other direction, taking their Spider-Man soundtrack song Signal Fire to number four.

The UK's Eurovision entry, Scooch, dropped three places to number eight, while Ukraine's contestant, Verka Serduchka, was a new entry at 28.

Former Sugababe Mutya Buena went in at number 11 with her debut solo single, Real Girl, and Yorkshire indie band The Cribs scored a new entry at 17 with Men's Needs.