Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion each celebrate their first UK Number 1 today as WAP takes the top spot on this week’s Official Singles Chart (Sept.
4). After two weeks in the runner-up slot, WAP lifts from 2 to 1, notching up 65,000 charts sales – including 8.5 million streams – to take the crown.
The track also marks the first ever female rap collaboration to go to Number 1 in the UK. Cardi’s previous best on the UK chart was with Bruno Mars collaboration Finesse, which landed at Number 5 in 2018.
For Megan, she tops the success of Savage, which peaked at Number 3 back in May. WAP is only the second female-led single to reach Number 1 in the UK this year, following Lady Gaga’s Rain On Me ft.
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