Careful, spoilers ahead!RuPaul’s Drag Race has become one of the most popular shows on television, gaining a massive following over the years.
The reality staple has an undeniable ability to make stars out of its contestants, and it can also propel songs featured on the show to newfound popularity.This week, Doja Cat’s single “Boss Bitch” made its way back to a number of Billboard charts, thanks in large part to its prominent feature in a recent Drag Race episode, and the song’s resurgence on the charts is a testament to the show’s reach and influence.“Boss Bitch” reappears on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart this week at No.
13, marking a new high point for the song.The tune also returned to the Rap Digital Song Sales ranking, coming in at No. 5, similarly making it to a new peak.
Cat has now claimed seven top 10 wins on that tally, which is an impressive feat.Both of those Billboard charts focus solely on which tunes in a specific genre actually sold the most copies (as opposed to racking up streams or YouTube views) in the previous tracking week.When an older cut returns to a sales-only list, it’s usually because of something that happened in media — a placement on a show or in a movie is a common cause — that led a large number of people to rush to purchase that single.“Boss Bitch” was featured in the latest episode of Drag Race as the song the two queens who ended up in the bottom had to lip sync to in order to save their spot in the competition.
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