The anticipation for the reveal of who will top this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart has been has intense as it has been in a while. The reason is that it looked like it would be a hotly disputed contest between Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” (thanks in part to the new Beyonce remix of the song) and Doja Cat’s “Say So” (which was also boosted by a remix, featuring Nicki Minaj). Now, the leaders on the May 16-dated Hot 100 chart have been revealed, and Doja and Minaj’s tune came out on top.
.@DojaCat's "Say So," featuring @NICKIMINAJ, is officially No. 1 on this week's #Hot100.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) May 11, 2020
The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated May 16, 2020) pic.twitter.com/fHtBR9O9M1
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) May 11, 2020
This is of course a huge moment for both artists, as this is the first time either of them have had a No. 1 song on the Hot 100. Minaj previously came close to topping the chart with “Anaconda,” which peaked at No. 2, and she also has a good amount of top-10 hits to her name. Additionally, “Say So” is Minaj’s 109th song to make it onto the Hot 100, which ties her with Elvis Presley for the fourth-most of all time.
The song earns both @DojaCat and @NICKIMINAJ their first career No. 1 songs on the #Hot100.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) May 11, 2020
.@NICKIMINAJ's top-charting songs on the #Hot100:
#1, Say So
#2, Anaconda
#3, Till The World Ends
#3, Super Bass
#3, Bang Bang
#3, FEFE
#4, Turn Me On
#4, Side To Side
#5, Starships
#5, Beauty And A Beat
#6 Bottoms Up
#6, MotorSport
#8, Hey Mama
#8, Rake It Up
#9, Make Me Proud— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) May 11, 2020
"Say So" is @NICKIMINAJ's 109th career entry on the #Hot100, tying her with @ElvisPresley for fourth-most of all time.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) May 11, 2020
Now, as Doja fans are aware, she has a risqué promise to fulfill:
https://twitter.com/DojaCat/status/1257896926252433408
While Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix didn’t make it to No. 1, this is far from a loss for the rapper, as the hit still became her highest-charting song ever this week at No. 2.
Meanwhile, Post Malone’s “Circles” remains in the top 10 at No. 8, which extends its record-breaking top-10 run.