Nicki Minaj has made history after her fifth studio album, ‘Pink Friday 2’, topped the Billboard 200.Earlier this month, Minaj dropped her long-awaited album to much acclaim and online hysteria. ‘Pink Friday 2’ boasted features from pop and rap juggernauts such as Lil Uzi Vert, J.
Cole, Drake, Billie Eilish and more.On December 16, ‘Pink Friday 2’ debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, becoming the Queens rapper’s fourth Number One album.
This made Minaj the first female rapper to top the US album charts this year.The record sold over 228,000 equivalent album units in its first week, which was the largest one-week sale for a woman this decade. ‘Pink Friday 2’ also was the biggest debut for a R&B/Hip-Hop album by a female artist this year.
She sold 25,000 copies of vinyl for ‘Pink Friday 2’, marking the largest week for a rap LP by a woman since sales data was electronically collected in 1991.
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