Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are screaming – in excitement!
Their hot new collab “WAP” just debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart AND broke the US record for the most first-week streams for a song.
According to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, ‘WAP’ got a total of 93 million US streams in the week ending August 13 – the most for any track ever in its first week of release. The record was previously held by Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings,” which amassed 85.3 million first-week streams back in February 2019.
Cardi went on Instagram to excitedly share her happy news.
“Good f–king morning! I just woke up and look mother–kers. Look, look, look! Billboard Hot 100 number one! ‘WAP’ debuts at 93 million U.S. streams, the most for a song’s opening week in history,” Cardi exclaimed in a video, showing off some tweets with the impressive stats. “WAP’ debuts number one on digital song sales chart, with the biggest sales week of 2020.”
“I’m gonna get glammed up and I’m gonna give you a testimony,” she continued. “I want to say thank you so much Megan Thee Stallion. I hope you’re as happy as I am.”
“Number f–kin one !!!!!NUMBER 1 !!!My 4th number 1 on @billboard hot 100… I’m just so thankful I want to hug the LORD!!” Cardi captioned the clip. “Thank you soo much @theestallion.I don’t even know how to thank you, I wish I can give you a big a– hug!!!”
“Thank you to my fans Megan fans, Thank you the world for listening,” she continued. “Im just soooo thankful I can’t even type it. Imma get like a bad b—h and tell ya later. Love ya WAAAAAAAPP”
Megan also went on Instagram to celebrate their song’s success.
“Me and cardi just got off the phone screaming 😭😭😭,” she began the caption. “FIRST FEMALE RAP COLLABORATION IN HISTORY TO DEBUT AT NUMBER 1 😭😭😭 God is so great 🙏🏾 THANK YALL !!! @iamcardib thank you for all your words of encouragement, thank you for all the laughs, & thank you for having me on the record 💕💕💕💕 #WAP”
Cardi B and Megan’s collab joins the ranks of only three other Hot 100 number ones in 2020 to be credited to two or more women (and no other billed acts) – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain On Me”, Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” featuring Beyoncé, and Doja Cat‘s “Say So” featuring Nicki Minaj. “WAP” is also Cardi’s fourth and Megan’s second US number one single.
Congrats, ladies!
