Much like with their 2020 megahit ‘WAP‘ before it, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion find themselves in a familiar position thanks to their latest duet ‘Bongos‘: atop the Billboard charts.
Details inside.
Cardi and Meg sent their respective fan bases, affectionately called #BardiGang and #Hotties, into the stratosphere at the top of the month with news they reunited for a new single.
Delivering the DJ SwanQo-produced cut alongside a smoking music video on September 8, the tune’s first-week commercial performance – which braved high expectations against the record-setting ‘WAP’ – was buoyed by handsome support on digital outlets in addition to the benefit of increased exposure courtesy of a much-talked about MTV VMAs showing.
Now that the dust has settled, ‘Bongos’ has blasted to #1 on the refreshed Digital Song Sales chart as the week’s overall top seller. The pure sales triumph – alongside handsome radio airplay and streaming figures – jetted the Cardi and Meg duet a #14 premiere on the updated Hot 100.
Here are the numbers that powered the latter placement.
- Digital Downloads ≈ 25,000 sold
- Streaming ≈ 15.5 million U.S.-based streams
- Radio Airplay ≈ 13.4 million audience impressions
While paling in comparison to the ‘WAP’ opening, the ‘Bongos’ start – which marks the 21st and 9th Hot 100 top 20 hit of Cardi and Meg’s respective careers – still manages to amplify hype for the former’s highly anticipated sophomore album (the follow-up to 2018’s history-making ‘Invasion of Privacy’).
Look below to see who joins the Rap divas on the newest TGJ Chart Check.
Last time I saw you not even there 😂
Yup and that’s the Real flop that haters and losers won’t admit but here they are talking about a flop in the comments when it opens at 14 😄 what a bottom Queen with bottom stans
FLOP
Where is Nicki last flop? Nowhere in the top 15? Not even 20? What a shame for a Queen
Barbie World is literally sitting pretty 😂 dumbass LOL. Nicki has overall had at least 5 Top charting songs in the last year. What about 11 faces?!! Bozos did all that work and still couldn’t come close to a Top 10 🤣🤣🤣 Barbie World came out almost 2 months ago and still in the running. Stable QUEEN!!! IT’S BARBIE BIIIITCH!
It’s sitting at 23 thank you mean while cardi last two songs and especially her last SOLO SONG AINT BEEN OUT SINCE YEARS AGO! She’s scared to release a solo.. jealousy debuted in the 55 and left the charts soon after lol! But you talking about a WOMAN name Nicki who puts out solo records and still debuts top 40!
flop
Okay flipper
Flop!
Okay Stan
How much did Cardi’s PR team pay for this article….it’s the only one i’ve seen saying this Bongos song is a success
Lol, we are tired of hearing cardi p****, she better rap something else
Barbie world is just a casual song, but after four months it’s still at top 20! Now that’s impressive