SOURCE: forbes.com 

Salt-N-Pepa is still together, though the rap duo hasn’t released new music in many, many years. The two musicians—Salt and Pepa, of course—are best remembered for their catchy pop-rap tunes that helped redefine what that crossover style could achieve, and those tunes remain favorites to this day among more than one generation. 

The two stars are back on the charts this week with their breakout hit. “Push It” debuts on a pair of rankings in the United Kingdom, where it seems the cut has been reinvigorated, decades after it was first released. 

Salt-N-Pepa brings “Push It” to both the Official Singles Sales and Official Singles Downloads charts. The song opens toward the bottom of those two rosters, starting at No. 98 on the former, and three rungs further north on the latter. 

“Push It” earns Salt-N-Pepa its first hit on both of those lists, which focus only on the bestselling tracks throughout the United Kingdom. The once-trio’s moment in the spotlight ended long before the introduction of either of those tallies, so it’s not entirely surprising that none of the duo’s tracks have made an impression on those rosters before. 

While “Push It” may be new to the two sales-focused rankings, the single has appeared on other lists in the U.K. in the past. The tune, which is credited alongside its original A-side “Tramp,” did help establish Salt-N-Pepa as new stars in the music world in the late ‘80s, as it soared to No. 2 on the main list of the most-consumed songs in the country. 

To this day, “Push It” is tied as Salt-N-Pepa’s biggest hit in the U.K. Only the band’s own “Let’s Talk About Sex” reached No. 2 as well, so the two are matched for this honor. The earlier of the pair (and current new win on several tallies) does rank as the longest-running single from the duo, as it held on somewhere on the most competitive songs roster for 19 weeks. 

Throughout Salt-N-Pepa’s career, the two rappers have collected five top 10 hits, including both “Push It” and “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Fellow smashes “Twist and Shout” (No. 4), “Do You Want Me” (No. 5), and “Whatta Man” with En Vogue (No. 7) all reached the uppermost region on the same tally as well. 

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