“Glory,” the Jay-Z track released two days after the birth of daughter Blue Ivy Carter, has debuted at number 74 on Billboard’s chart of the top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the country.
Because the song is credited to “Jay-Z, featuring B.I.C” and includes baby Carter cooing just a few minutes after birth, this makes Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter the youngest person ever to chart in Billboard history.
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Jay-Z might have copped the idea to include his daughter’s vocals on the track from Stevie Wonder. Wonder had recorded daughter Aisha Morris being born and included her voice in his song “Isn’t She Lovely,” released in 1976. But while the song reached number 23 on the Adult Contemporary chart, it didn’t reach the public until two years after Morris’ birth. Furthermore, Morris was not credited on the track.
“Glory” marks Jay-Z’s 107th time on the Billboard charts — a coincidence, as Blue Ivy Carter was born on 1/07.