“Drivers License” has spent a lot of time at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year, but its run is over now. Last week, Drake ended Olivia Rodrigo’s eight-week run on top with three songs in the top three spots, and yet again, there’s a new song at No. 1 this week. This time, on the Hot 100 chart dated March 27, Cardi B’s “Up” is up from its previous peak at No. 2 and has now taken the No. 1 spot for the first time.
The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated March 27, 2021)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 22, 2021
“Up” is now Cardi’s fifth No. 1 hit, which extends her record for the most No. 1 songs by a female rapper. This also makes her the first female rapper with two No. 1 songs with no features on them (the first was “Bodak Yellow”). In the period between the week when “Bodak Yellow” went No. 1 in 2017 to now, Cardi is tied for the most No. 1 songs during that stretch, alongside Drake and Ariana Grande.
.@iamcardib‘s “Up” officially hits No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for the first time.
It earns Cardi B her 5th career No. 1 hit, helping extend her record for the most among female rappers.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 22, 2021
.@iamcardib is now the first female rapper in history with two No. 1 hits on the #Hot100 with no accompanying acts (“Bodak Yellow,” “Up”).
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 22, 2021
.@iamcardib is now the first female rapper in history with two No. 1 hits on the #Hot100 with no accompanying acts (“Bodak Yellow,” “Up”).
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 22, 2021
Dating to her first week atop the #Hot100 (“Bodak Yellow” on Oct. 7, 2017), @iamcardib ties for the most No. 1s in the span since.@Drake and @ArianaGrande have also tallied five No. 1 songs since that date.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 22, 2021
Another bit of trivia: “Up” is the second-shortest No. 1 song of all time in terms of song title length, with just two characters. The only No. 1 song shorter than it in name is Britney Spears’ “3.”
In terms of character length, @iamcardib‘s “Up” is the second-shortest No. 1 title of all time.@britneyspears‘ “3” has the shortest title among all No. 1 songs.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 22, 2021
Cardi offered a quick reaction to the news, writing on Instagram, “I want God to come see me in my dreams when I take my nap today so I can kiss his feet and tell him how much I love him !!! Yoooooo sh*t is amazing yoooooo .I got no words .Actually I got a lot of words but I can’t type it all NUMBER 1!!!!!”
Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.