Kim Petras is making history for trans artists in the music industry.
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00:00Kim Petras has become the first publicly trans performer in history to reach number one on
00:05the Billboard Hot 100.
00:07Sam Smith's Unholy, which features Petras, also makes history as the first song to reach
00:11number one by a publicly non-binary artist.
00:14The hit single marks Smith's highest entry on the US chart since their 2014 track Stay
00:19With Me reached number two, and is Petras' first ever song to even enter the Hot 100.
00:24A snippet of Unholy first went viral on TikTok before debuting at number three on the Hot
00:29100 earlier this month.
00:31Following consistent radio play and a Disclosure remix, the hit single has now taken the top
00:36spot.
00:37Kim Petras broke onto the music scene in 2017 when she was featured on Charli XCX's song
00:41Unlock It, which later went viral in 2021 on TikTok.
00:45Since then, the German singer-songwriter has taken the internet by storm with her single
00:49Coconuts.
00:50To date, she has amassed nearly 45 million monthly listeners.