Cardi B Becomes First Solo Female Rapper To Top The Singles Chart In 19 Years : The Report The rising rapper displaced Taylor Swift — and is the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 since Lauryn Hill did so almost twenty years in the past. Use the navigation above and under to view Music Week’s complete vary of the latest Sales charts, plus our extensive archive. In the course of the week starting 28 June, a total of sixteen of his solo hits (plus 4 extra by The Jackson 5 ) re-entered the chart. The quintessential 2016 hit was Drake’s aptly named “One Dance”, which topped the charts for 15 weeks between April and July, nearly equalling the infamous 1991 reign of Bryan Adams.
18. If I Have been A Carpenter – 1968 – Written by Tim Hardin and originally recorded by Bobby Darin in 1966, The 4 Tops covered it in 1968 and went high 20 with it. Record Retailer (1960-1969): The fifth singles chart; a trade paper, considered a major source from its inception; collectively shaped BMRB chart in 1969. 29. I Want Your Love Tonight – 1959 – one other of the four songs recorded …