Miley Cyrus has finally earned her first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart thanks to “Wrecking Ball,” which has been an enormous success thanks to the much-talked about video.
Billboard said today that the track has rocketed from a No. 22 debut to the top of the chart since the video, in which she sits on a wrecking ball in the nude, was released. Her previous high mark was No. 2 for the tracks “Party in the U.S.A.” and “We Can’t Stop.”
The video for “Wrecking Ball” broke Vevo’s record for for most views in a single 24-hour period with 19.3 million on its first day. On YouTube, it is already up to 120.3 million views.
E! News notes that it is also No. 1 on Spotify with 2.5 million streams in the U.S. alone.
Cyrus was certainly happy about the track’s success, boasting about it on Twitter.
#1 on Billboard. #1 on iTunes. #1 on Spotify. #1 on Streaming. #1 on Digital songs. #1 most added to pop radio. #1 on VEVO. #WreckingBall ❤
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) September 18, 2013
#23 out worldwide TODAY @MikeWiLLMadeIt
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) September 18, 2013
“Wrecking Ball” will appear on Cyrus’ new album, Bangerz, due out on Oct. 8.
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