FIVE WOMEN WHO CAN BREAK THE MALE-ONLY NO. 1 STREAK

There’s hope a female will top the Billboard Hot 100 sometime in 2017. Rihanna’s “Wild Thoughts” collaboration with DJ Khaled is tantalizingly close to No. 1, and several big-name female artists have their album releases locked in for the fall. Can one of

KESHA

Rainbow, Kesha’s first album since 2012, was out Friday. The Hot 100 has loved the singer’s past singles, with “TiK ToK,” “We R Who We R” and “Timber,” her song with Pitbull, all reaching No. 1 over the years, landing five additional songs in the top 10. While her anthemic new ballad “Prayer” is quite a departure from her raucous past singles, many fans rallying around her comeback would love to see Kesha be the artist to earn 2017’s first female-led No. 1 song.

FIFTH HARMONY

Similarly, the girl group has a lot to prove with its new self-titled album (out Aug. 25), its first release as a foursome following Camila Cabello’s departure last year. 5H came close to a No. 1 single last summer with “Work From Home,” their pop hit with Ty Dolla $ign that reached No. 4. Fifth Harmony’s lead single “Down” didn’t gain quite as much traction, but that doesn’t mean future tracks can’t succeed on the charts.

MILEY CYRUS

What kind of sound can Miley fans expect from the singer when her sixth album Youn

ger Now drops on Sept. 29? The singer went beats-heavy for 2013’s Bangerz, hitting No. 1 with “We Can’t Stop,” before dropping off the charts with her Dead Petz in 2015. If Younger Now sounds anything like “Malibu,” the Top 10-charting pop track she shared from her new album, Cyrus might strum her way to a No. 1 song once more.

SELENA GOMEZ

Gomez has hinted at a forthcoming album while staying mum on an actual release date, instead releasing well-received new songs like “Bad Liar” and “Fetish,” and collaborating with Kygo on “It Ain’t Me,” which peaked at No. 10. Gomez has come close to the No. 1 spot with past singles “Same Old Love” and “Good for You,” which both reached the Top 5 of the Hot 100, but has yet to claim the top spot.

DEMI LOVATO

Similarly, Lovato hasn’t confirmed a release date for her new album, but she’s promised fans a release in 2017, meaning new music may be just months away. Her new single “Sorry Not Sorry” peaked at No. 23, following past charts successes from songs like “Cool for the Summer” and “Heart Attack.” Like Gomez, Lovato has never hit No. 1, which could potentially change later this year.