A new Cardi B remix adds a serious jolt to GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion's “Wanna Be,” sending the rap collab back up the Billboard Hot 100 and several other charts (dated June 15) after its first week of tracking for the new version, which was released on May 31.
In the May 31-June 6 tracking week, according to Luminate, “Wanna Be” generated 19.7 million official streams in the U.S. — its biggest stream yet and a 51% increase from the previous week, sparking a rise of 35- 15 on the Streaming Songs chart. The single sold 13,000 downloads in the same period, an increase of 6,210%, returning it to No. 4 on the Digital Song Sales chart. (It reached Nos. 9 and 1 on the respective charts during its April 20 chart debut.)
“Wanna Be” also recorded 7.1 million airplay audience impressions, a 115% week-over-week improvement. While still below the 50-spot mark on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, the single's gains are reaping rewards on the airplay format charts: Darts 36-17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (up 113% in audience in 5.9 million) and debuts at No. 37 on Rhythmic Airplay.
Thanks to gains in all three metrics, “Wanna Be” soars 39-15 on the Hot 100, which combines streaming, sales and airplay in its calculations. The collaboration is nearing its peak at No. 11, achieved with the song's debut. Additional jumps also occur on the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100. “Wanna Be” rebounds 11-5 in the former to match the top ranking and 9-4 for the last, earning a new best performance. (All versions of the song are compiled into one list for tracking and chart ranking purposes. Cardi B's “Wanna Be” is not included on the polymetric charts dated June 15, as the remix did not account for the majority of the song's total consumption during during the tracking week, although it is listed on the radio charts, since the new remix is already responsible for most of its airplay, such decisions are reviewed each week after the updated data is collected.)
Additionally, streaming and sales consumption for “Wanna Be” in both its original and remixed form is helping the track's parent album, GloRilla's Ehhthang Ehhthang, rallying on the album charts. The set, released in April (which includes the original GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion), gains 47-23 on the all-genre Billboard 200, with 23,000 equivalent album units gained May 31-June 6, a 35% gain from previous week. Additionally, the project's 13-4 rise on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart unlocks a new peak, while it returns to its high point on Top Rap Albums with an 11-3 advance.
