Glorious debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart
GloRilla lands the biggest Billboard milestone of her career with Glorious debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 69,000 album equivalent units. The opening week numbers doubles Glo’s mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang, and is the highest debut for a female hip-hop artist in 2024. The star-studded album includes features from Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Sexyy Red, Kirk Franklin, Bossman Dlo, Fridayy, T-Pain, Muni Long, Kierra Sheard, Maverick City Music, and Chandler Moore. The debut studio album comes after Big Glo trailblazed her way through the music industry with infectious hit records and high-profile collaborations that have won fans around the globe, including this year’s Hot 100 hits “Yeah Glo!,” “TGIF” and “Wanna Be” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. Along with the album debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, Glo’s “TGIF” surged to No. 1 on rhythmic radio, giving her another impressive win on her resume.
Big Glo continues to be a force in hip-hop after the release of her debut album, Glorious. She has earned recognition from Rihanna, who, after praising her for the hit “TGIF,” said she would want the Memphis superstar to make the official anthem for multi-million-dollar brand Fenty. Glo’s album also earned a vast cosign from music icon Taylor Swift, who played Glo’s newest anthem, “Whatchu Kno About Me,” on social media. Directed by the legendary Benny Boom, Glo, and Sexyy pay homage to the 2000s rap classic “Wipe Me Down” and even have a guest appearance from Boosie to make this visual a must-watch.
GloRilla has been on a tear over the last several months, starting with her previous project, a 12-track effort titled Ehhthang, Ehhthang, released in April and has generated over 550 million streams in the US. The mixtape propelled Glo further into the spotlight and had her dominate the summer season as two of the project’s biggest songs, double platinum single “Yeah Glo” and the platinum-selling hit “Wanna Be” with Megan Thee Stallion, simultaneously hit the urban radio Top 10 list along with her biggest anthem to date, the RIAA-certified gold record “TGIF.” Glo became the first female artist to achieve that feat in almost a decade and she didn’t stop there as all three songs went on to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, each peaking at the Top 30. “TGIF”’s success doesn’t stop there, as it returned to No. 1 on urban radio and held the top spot for the last two weeks, while “Wanna Be” landed No. 1 at rhythmic radio.
Glo also received the key to the city of Memphis for her musical achievements in September and also performed an exhilarating set at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where she was also nominated four times and turned heads with a red carpet look inspired by Vogue, which was highlighted in a ‘Get Ready With’ piece with the iconic publication. The bonafide hitmaker also hit the road alongside Megan Thee Stallion as direct support on her sold-out Hot Girl Summer tour earlier this summer.
