Iggy Azalea is the female rapper who do dat... and by do dat we mean breaks Billboard Hot 100 chart records. This week, her Charli XCX-assisted single "Fancy" topped the U.S. charts for the sixth week in a row, setting the Australian musician up as the female rapper with the longest time at No. 1.
Azalea bests Lil Kim for the record, who topped the Hot 100 for five weeks in 2001 alongside Christina Aguilera, Mya and P!nk with the Moulin Rouge single " Lady Marmalade," according to Billboard.
Only two other female rappers have peaked at No. 1: Lauryn Hill with "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998 and Shawnaa as the guest artist on Ludacris' 2003 hit "Stand Up."
"Fancy" continues its Hot 100 reign thanks to its continued title as the most-played song on radio and streaming services. The track also sold 178,000 copies last week, clocking in at No. 3 on the Digital Songs chart.
After spending five weeks in the Nos. 1 and 2 spot, Azalea and Ariana Grande's trappy summer anthem "Problem" slipped to No. 3 this week, thanks to a little reggae MAGIC!.
The Canadian band's breakthrough single "Rude" rose to the No. 2 spot on the Hot 100, thanks to sales of 210,000 downloads (No. 2 on Digital Songs chart) and a rise in radio play with 123 million audience impressions.
Beneath "Rude" and "Problem," a song with a slightly friendlier title "Am I Wrong" by Nico & Vinz holds at No. 4, thanks to 143 million audience impressions on radio and 147,000 digital downloads.
The highest-selling single this week Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" similarly holds its position from last week, rocking steady at No. 5. A large portion of Smith's chart points come from his digital sales. He early topped the chart with 211,000 copies of the heartbreaking song sold. Smith was also aided by 96 million radio audience impressions and 3.2 million streams, a valiant number considering the track is not available on services such as Spotify.
No new songs cracked the top 10 on the Hot 100 this week, meaning the chart was filled out by familiar fare, which all stuck in the same positions as last week (meaning the lone shake up at the top of the charts was the flip-flop of "Rude" and "Problem).
Peek Nos. 6 through 10 below:
6. "Wiggle," Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg
7. "All Of Me," John Legend
8. "Summer," Calvin Harris
9. "Turn Down For What," DJ Snake and Lil Jon
10. "Happy," Pharrell Williams
