Nicki Minaj Returns to the Top of Billboard 200 With ‘Pink Friday 2’
variety.comThania Garcia The numbers are in: Nicki Minaj‘s “Pink Friday 2” is the No. 1 album in the United States, touting the biggest debut sales week for a rap album by a woman in the last four years.
The record joins the original “Pink Friday,” Minaj’s 2010 debut album, as her third overall record to hit the peak of the list alongside 2012’s “Roman Reloaded.” With this, Minaj now claims the most chart-topping albums to date for a female rapper. “Pink Friday 2” opened with the equivalent of 228,000 albums sold in the week ending Dec.
14, according to data provided by Luminate. Notably, “Pink Friday 2” was also a top seller on vinyl, logging 25,000 copies sold — the highest figures for a rap album by a woman since Lumnate began calculating vinyl sales in 1991.
The 22-song record welcomed guest verses from Drake to Lil Wayne, J. Cole, 50 Cent and more, while also sampling Billie Eilish, Blondie, Rick James and numerous others.
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