--- title: Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" Takes No. 1 Billboard Chart Spot description: The Fab Four and the "Fancy" rapper are the only two acts to have ever simultaneously scored the top two chart spots with their first hits canonical: https://time.com/131350/iggy-azalea-beatles-charli-xcx-billboard-charts/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-28T19:42:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:05:27.617Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" Takes No. 1 Billboard Chart Spot og:description: The Fab Four and the "Fancy" rapper are the only two acts to have ever simultaneously scored the top two chart spots with their first hits og:url: https://time.com/131350/iggy-azalea-beatles-charli-xcx-billboard-charts/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt849f150b38dbf6c4/69869126810bbbfe9cc91c81/iggy-azalea-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Iggy Azalea og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" Takes No. 1 Billboard Chart Spot twitter:description: The Fab Four and the "Fancy" rapper are the only two acts to have ever simultaneously scored the top two chart spots with their first hits twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt849f150b38dbf6c4/69869126810bbbfe9cc91c81/iggy-azalea-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What Iggy Azalea Has in Common with the Beatles  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney May 28, 2014 7:42 PM CUT  Iggy Azalea performs at a Vampire Academy special event featuring a performance by Iggy Azalea hosted by The Weinstein Company and Universal Music Enterprises, on Feb. 3, 2014, in Los Angeles. Iggy Azalea performs at a Vampire Academy special event featuring a performance by Iggy Azalea hosted by The Weinstein Company and Universal Music Enterprises, on Feb. 3, 2014, in Los Angeles.Jordan Strauss—Invision/AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney May 28, 2014 7:42 PM CUT Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has one less problem without you: her Charli XCX collaboration [“Fancy”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w&feature=kp "undefined") is now [No. 1 on _Billboard_‘s Hot 100 chart](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099390/iggy-azalea-tops-hot-100-fancy-matches-beatles "undefined"), while [“Problem,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJ8s90NLc4 "undefined") the Ariana Grande track that features her, comes in second place. That accomplishment makes the platinum-blonde femcee the only other act in chart history besides the Beatles to have simultaneously held the top two spots with their first chart hits. ([“Work,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FzR6ROjoOX0 "undefined") the year-old first single from Iggy Azalea’s debut album, [_The New Classic_](http://time.com/69751/iggy-azalea-new-classic-review/ "undefined"), is currently at No. 63 after entering the chart the same week “Problem” did.) In February of 1964, the Beatles rode the wave of their _The Ed Sullivan Show_ appearance and watched “I Want to Hold Your Hand” climb 3-1 and “She Loves You” jump 3-2. But that’s not all — Iggy’s chart success makes her the fourth female rapper to ever score a No. 1 (joining Lauryn Hill, Lil’ Kim and Shawnna, of “Ludacris feat.” fame) and the third woman to ever hold the top two chart positions at the same time (joining Mariah Carey and Ashanti). Looks like all her hard _work_ paid off after all. \[[_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099390/iggy-azalea-tops-hot-100-fancy-matches-beatles "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/131350/iggy-azalea-beatles-charli-xcx-billboard-charts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/131350/iggy-azalea-beatles-charli-xcx-billboard-charts/"},"headline":"Here's What Iggy Azalea Has in Common with the Beatles","datePublished":"2014-05-28T19:42:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:05:27.617Z","description":"The Fab Four and the \"Fancy\" rapper are the only two acts to have ever simultaneously scored the top two chart spots with their first hits","url":"https://time.com/131350/iggy-azalea-beatles-charli-xcx-billboard-charts/","keywords":["Music","Billboard","The Beatles","Charli XCX","Iggy Azalea"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt849f150b38dbf6c4/69869126810bbbfe9cc91c81/iggy-azalea-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt849f150b38dbf6c4/69869126810bbbfe9cc91c81/iggy-azalea-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Iggy Azalea","caption":"Iggy Azalea","creditText":"Jordan Strauss—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/131350/iggy-azalea-beatles-charli-xcx-billboard-charts/","name":"Here's What Iggy Azalea Has in Common with the Beatles"}}]}] ```