Grammy Award-winning, Diamond-selling superstar Cardi B’s recent single “Up” has now reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Up” marks Cardi’s fifth #1 single, tying her with Drake and Ariana Grande for the most #1s since “Bodak Yellow” went #1 in 2017 and extending her record to five #1’s- the most among female rappers. Cardi is also making history as the first female rap artist to earn two number one singles unaccompanied by any other artist.
“Up” was released to critical acclaim from renowned outlets such as The New York Times, who writes “her flow is so relentless that for nearly three minutes she doesn’t offer listeners a single moment to catch their breath.”
Recently named Billboard’s “Woman Of The Year 2020” and featured on the cover of Interview magazine, Cardi B made history with the explosive success of last summer’s blockbuster single, “WAP (Feat. Megan Thee Stallion)”. Currently certified 5x platinum by the RIAA, “WAP” debuted at #1 on the Billboard “Hot 100” upon its August release – Cardi’s then fourth #1 single in the US, extending her record as the female rapper with the most #1 singles in “Hot 100” history and affirming her as the only female rapper to have reached #1 on the “Hot 100” in two different decades. The track – which went on to spend four weeks atop the “Hot 100” while also spending multiple weeks at #1 in Australia, Canada, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom – made further history as the first #1 single on the inaugural Billboard “Global 200,” topping that chart for three weeks.
In addition, “WAP” shattered multiple records, including the largest opening streaming week for a song in US chart history (93M), the highest streaming first week by a female artist, and one of the top 3 hip-hop streaming debuts of all time. What’s more, the track confirmed Cardi as the first female rapper to have two songs hit #1 on Spotify’s “Global Top 200” chart as well as one of Apple Music’s most popular artists of all time, earning the platform’s highest ever debut by a female artist as well as the fastest song in Apple Music history by a female artist to peak at #1. “WAP” marked Cardi’s seventh #1 track at Apple Music – the most by any female artist in the service’s five-year history.
