Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's 'Rain on Me' makes Billboard Hot 100 chart history
Who runs the Billboard chart world? Women -- for this week, at least.
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's collaboration, "Rain on Me," has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making chart history in several ways.
It's the first time a song by multiple female solo artists has been replaced at No. 1 by another song by multiple female solo artists. "Rain on Me" replaces the remix of "Savage" by rapper Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé at the pole position.
There have only been seven chart-toppers by multiple female solo artists in the entire history of the Hot 100.
This is also Grande's fourth song to debut at No. 1 on this chart -- more than any other artist in history. Mariah Carey, Drake and Justin Bieber each have three.
Meanwhile, this is Lady Gaga's fifth chart-topper overall, and her second No. 1 debut. The "Stupid Love" singer has now set the record for the longest span between No. 1 debuts as it's been nine years, three months and one week since "Born This Way" topped the chart in 2011.
Gaga is now the third artist to have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, following Mariah Carey and Beyoncé.
"Rain on Me" is the second single from Lady Gaga's new album, "Chromatica," which was released Friday.
