Billboard Explains: Camila Cabello's Ride on the Charts

Camila Cabello releases her fourth solo album, C, XOXOon Friday (June 28) and to celebrate, we're taking a look back at the pop star's chart-topping journey in the latest Billboard explains video.

We were first introduced to Cabello as a member of Fifth Harmony following their success The coefficient x in 2012. They made their chart debut with the single “Miss Movin' On,” which peaked at No. 76 on the Hot 100. The group had four top 40 hits on the chart, including “Sledgehammer” at No. 40, “Worth It” at No. 12, “All in My Head (Flex)” at No. 24 and “Work From Home” at No. 4.

As a solo artist, Cabello scored her first solo Hot 100 hit in 2015 with the Shawn Mendes collaboration “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” which peaked at No. 20. She went on to have four top 10 hits — “Bad Things” with Machine Gun Kelly at No. 4 and “Never Be the Same” at No. 6 — including two Hot 100 chart toppers with “Havana” and her second collaboration with Mendes, “Señorita” .

Checkout Advertising signThe full breakdown of Cabello's chart journey in the video above.

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