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Cardi B’s “Up” Debuts At #1 On US YouTube Music Videos Chart, Earns #3 On Global Listing

“Up” posted big opening week numbers on YouTube.

The music video for Cardi B’s “Up” attracted predictably substantial opening week attention on YouTube.

Credited with 14.5 million American views during the February 5-11 tracking period, “Up” debuts as a dominant #1 on the US YouTube Music Videos Chart. Its count more than doubles that of the week’s #2 video (Megan Thee Stallion’s “Cry Baby” with 6.89 million).

“Up” also takes #1 on the Global YouTube Songs chart, which accounts for total streams across all official uploads. The Cardi B release received 17.6 million eligible US YouTube streams this week.

“Up” concurrently starts at #3 on the Global YouTube Music Videos Chart (35 million worldwide video views) and #4 on the Global YouTube Songs Chart (42.8 million total worldwide streams).

Brian Cantor

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