In the United States, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" debuted at number one on the
Billboard Hot 100, making it the tenth song in the chart's history to debut atop the chart. The track became the first single since
Debbie Gibson's 1989 single "
Lost in Your Eyes" to reach number one in the US, that was written, produced and recorded by one sole woman. Hill joined
Roberta Flack, Linda Goldstein, and
Sinéad O'Connor as the only women at the time to solely produce a number one single, and joined the latter three women along with
Valerie Simpson and
Ellie Greenwich as the sixth woman overall to produce a number one single. It marked the first number one single by a female rapper, as well as the first rap single by a woman to debut at number one on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart; Additionally, it was the first and only solo hip hop song to debut at number one, until "
Not Afraid" by
Eminem debuted atop the chart in 2010. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" also became the first debut single to enter atop the Hot 100 chart. Furthermore, it became the third rap single by a solo woman to reach the top 10 and was the first solo single by a woman rapper to debut within the top 40. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" also peaked atop
Billboards
Hot Rap Songs chart, making her the first unaccompanied woman artist to top both charts simultaneously, and remained the sole single by an unaccompanied female artist to do so, until it was matched by
Cardi B's "
Up" in 2021. The song reached number one on the
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and became the third rap song to cross 40 million listeners on radio; while it also broke the record for the most listeners on radio for a rap song, when it surpassed 46 million listeners on radio. On the
R&B Singles chart, it peaked at number two for three weeks in November 1998. Despite reaching 50 million audience impressions on radio, it was held out of the top spot by "
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" by
Deborah Cox. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" remained the only single by a female rapper to debut atop the chart until
Nicki Minaj's "
Trollz" with
6ix9ine began at number one in 2020. While the song remained the only solo release by a woman rapper to debut at number one, until Minaj's "
Super Freaky Girl" debuted atop the Hot 100, matching the feat 24 years later. It stayed at number one for two weeks in November 1998, making Hill the third woman unaccompanied by another artist to do so with a song that debuted at number one, following
Mariah Carey and
Celine Dion. The song set the record for the longest-running number one by an unaccompanied woman rapper, holding that record for almost 19 years, until it was surpassed by
Cardi B's single "
Bodak Yellow", which stayed atop the Hot 100 chart for three weeks. The song experienced similar success abroad, reaching number one in Iceland, and peaking within the top 10 in various other countries worldwide. In the United Kingdom the song peaked at number three, debuted at number one on the
UK Hip Hop and R&B Chart, and has been certified
double platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry. According to
Apple Music, it is one of the most streamed songs of the 1990s. ==Accolades==