Coming up in the game during the late 2000s off a series a mixtapes, including the breakout Beam Me Up Scotty , Nicki Minaj was positioned to be a force in the music world after signing to Young Money.
After making her debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with features on Lil Wayne’s “Knockout” and Mariah Carey’s “Up Out My Face,” Nicki dropped her debut album Pink Friday on November 22, 2010 and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 375,000 copies in its first week. Along with her legendary guest verse on “Monster” , the Queens rapper was officially a superstar. Over the past decade, she has cemented her status as one of the best female rappers of all time .
From her 2010 debut album, Pink Friday , to her latest album, Queen , dropped in 2018, we look at the rankings of Nicki Minaj’s first week album sales.
Queen – first week album sales
Released: August 10, 2018
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
First week album sales: 185,000
Billboard 200 position: 2
Singles: “Chun-Li”, “Bed”, “Barbie Dreams”, “Good Form”
Features: Eminem, Foxy Brown, Future, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, Ariana Grande, Labrinth, and The Weeknd.
The Pinkprint – first week album sales
Released: December 12, 2014
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
First week album sales: 244,000
Billboard 200 position: 2
Singles: “Pills n Potions”, “Anaconda”, “Only”, “Bed of Lies”, “Truffle Butter”, “The Night Is Still Young”, “Trini Dem Girls”
Features: Jessie Ware, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Jeremih, Meek Mill, LunchMoney Lewis, Skylar Grey.
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – first week album sales
Released: April 2, 2012
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
First week album sales: 253,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “Starships”, “Right by My Side”, “Beez in the Trap”, “Pound the Alarm”, “Va Va Voom”
Features: 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Nas, Drake, Young Jeezy, Chris Brown, Bobby V, Beenie Man, Cam’ron and Rick Ross.
Pink Friday – first week album sales
Released: November 22, 2010
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
First week album sales: 375,000
Billboard 200 position: 2
Singles: “Your Love”, “Check It Out”, “Right Thru Me”, “Moment 4 Life”, “Super Bass”, “Did It On’em”, “Girls Fall Like Dominoes”, “Fly”
Features: Eminem, Rihanna, Drake, will.i.am, Kanye West and Natasha Bedingfield.
