On Tuesday, it climbed to its highest level since the 1987 stock market crash.
The square picture, 122 by 122 centimeters, must have gratified its owner as it climbed to £836,450.
"Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV)" as Christie's called it, largely exceeded its estimate as it climbed to a staggering $48.8 million.
The following week it climbed to its peak of number seven.
In its third week, it climbed to number 15 on the chart with 106,000 downloads sold.
In its fourth week, it climbed to number eight on the chart and became Rihanna's twenty-third top-ten single.
It climbed to its peak of number 12 the following week, before dropping to number 17 the week after.
On January 3 , 2009 it climbed to its high position of number four, and slipped off the chart in April 2009 after thirty-three weeks.
In its sixth week, it climbed to number 7, becoming Mars' 9th top ten consecutive career-opening, extending his record among men.
The VIX recently peaked in August 2002, when it climbed to 45, and its lowest in April this year, when it fell to 14.
In its fourth week on the chart, it climbed to number 36.
