‘The Pinkprint’: Nicki Minaj Sells 1 Million Tracks…In Four Weeks

Published: Wednesday 14th Jan 2015 by David

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1 million singles from Nicki Minaj‘s ‘The Pinkprint’ have been sold in the last month it has emerged today, purchased by US music lovers keen to support the Hip Hop album.

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Not counting singles sold before the project’s release, Minaj can now boast of moving over 1 million tracks from the album in the US within its first month of release, reaching the milestone thanks to fans who opted to buy individual cuts from the album when it dropped on December 12th.

In the same period, the album has been streamed 57. 6 million times in the US alone while its US sales now sing (or raps) to the tune of 388,546 units.

After her single ‘Only’ crossed sales of 610,000 units in the market, Minaj joins J. Cole in celebrating good album-related news this week, as his ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive‘ release touches down at the 658,254 mark this week.

Elsewhere, Bruno Mars’ ‘Uptown Funk’ sits atop Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart thanks to 11.6 million streams pulled in in the last week, helping it to spend its second week atop the Billboard Hot 100.

In R&B water, Beyonce continues to make major waves with her self-titled album this week, moving 5,076 units which pushed it to sales of 2,192,000 units and a chart position of #31 on the Billboard 200, thirteen months after its release.

Meanwhile, Tinashe‘s ‘2 On’ rises two spots on the UK’s R&B Singles Top 40 while Elijah Blake‘s ‘Strange Fruit’ takes a bite into the 2,340 unit mark in the USA.

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  1. Islandboi242 January 14, 2015

    Although I thought she would be doing bigger numbers because the album is amazing! It’s still great numbers for just four weeks that should pick up when she starts her tour.

    • JEMINA NELSON January 14, 2015

      SAM MY DEAR, WE’RE AWAITING YOUR POST ON KERI HILSON & THE EMPTY STADIUM SHE PERFORMED TO. 🙂

    • truth (icki is on the radio cryn cause THEPINKSHIT Flippidy flipidy FLOP!!! January 15, 2015

      NICKI IS A SINGLES ARTIST KII!!!

    • No Name January 21, 2015

      Yes! I’ve been comparing TPP weekly sales to Roman Reloaded and TPP was outselling PPRR except for the debut week sales. Notably, 2nd week sales didn’t fall too much.

  2. Stephy January 14, 2015

    Good For Ha!

    • truth (icki is on the radio cryn cause THEPINKSHIT Flippidy flipidy FLOP!!! January 15, 2015

      Saaaaad honey. This bish caont sell album anymore…kii!!

      • No Name January 21, 2015

        Well, better than Lil Kim, a mixtape artist. Slaying Paypal :p

  3. Nicki Is Queen January 14, 2015

    Yes! People give the album a chance it’s really good!

    • Athena January 14, 2015

      The Album is absolutely flawless

      my fave is grand piano,shanghai,four door aventador,buy a heart,I lied,get on your knees and crying game

      hell!!! Every song is just good

      • Minajesty(Believe in your Queendom) January 14, 2015

        Stan huney.

    • truth (icki is on the radio cryn cause THEPINKSHIT Flippidy flipidy FLOP!!! January 15, 2015

      KII!!!!! HEY EVERYBODY…NICKI STANS BEGGING PPL TO BUY HER CD LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!

  4. Mark111 January 14, 2015

    That’s not impressive at all.

    • Nicki Is Queen January 14, 2015

      The way that plane crashed was impressive tho

      • Mark111 January 14, 2015

        Are we talking about Icky’s career and
        Writing credibility?

      • BeyRihLiyah January 14, 2015

        but flopnika’s career crashed just like that plane

      • BeyRihLiyah January 14, 2015

        Chart (2014–15)

        Peak
        position

        Australian Albums (ARIA)
        19

        Australian Urban Albums Chart (ARIA)
        2

        Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)
        51

        Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)
        98

        Canadian Albums (Billboard)
        6

        Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
        21

        Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)
        32

        French Albums (SNEP)
        70

        Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
        22

        German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
        69

        Irish Albums (IRMA)
        31

        Italian Albums (FIMI)
        100

        Japanese Albums (Oricon)
        43

        New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)
        21

        Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
        3

        Russian Albums (Russian Music Charts)
        8

        Scottish Albums (Scottish Albums Chart)
        27

        South Korean Albums (Gaon)
        77

        Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)
        76

        Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
        12

        Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
        39

        Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)
        7

        UK Albums (OCC)
        22

        UK R&B Albums Chart (OCC)
        1

        US Billboard 200
        2

        US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
        1
        TRAGIC FLOP MESS ARTPOP 2.0

      • NENE January 14, 2015

        @NICKI IS flop… B**** you keep making fun of the dead, aaliyah is dead keep her name or what killed her off your mouth. you will die someday.

      • Brian310 January 15, 2015

        Her plane crash is more memorable then anything Nicki has or will do

    • kitty on fleek January 14, 2015

      Her album is still out charting yours i see *sips tea*

    • You’re trying but it’s not working January 14, 2015

      @BeyRihLiyah and can you post the position of your album in those countries as well?

      • BeyRihLiyah January 14, 2015

        and can you choke on a dicccck

      • You’re trying but it’s not working January 14, 2015

        yes but only after you post your album positions *applies lip gloss

    • Twitter: @OnikaBoss January 15, 2015

      I would say your comment is not you hating at all, but that would be a lie too *sips tea*

  5. Timago January 14, 2015

    Folks, WHERE THE HELL IS THE COLLABORATION WITH SMELLY FLOPLAND?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!

    She sure does know how to TALK A GOOD FLOP!!!!!!!!!!

    • Nicki Is Queen January 14, 2015

      Every damn post! Your obsession is becoming disturbing

      • Timago January 14, 2015

        Whatever, you t***** dicklicking FLOPLOVER!!!!!!

  6. Athena January 14, 2015

    Slaynikka!!! She came into the industry with goals and she has accomplished evey single one of them…5years in and already has an empire….hard work pays off, no matter how you look at it but she is winning all the way to the bank!!

    I have learned 1 thing about Nicki and Queen Bey….don’t let nothing get between you and your paper and let haters in because they are your biggest inspiration

    congratulations Nicki for all your success, I can’t help but be proud of women winning

    I can never understand how people can hate on people about their business that does not even involve them…but oh well stupidity is a chosen skill

    now awaiting for my other ladies to serve me with great music

    I just love a woman who follows her dreams and never gives up, from Beyonce’s work Ethic, Nicki’s ambition,Rihanna’s wittyness,Ciara’s fighting spirit and Tinashe’s intro to the industry

    I am proud to be a black beautiful woman

    support your own instead of tearing each other apart

    #PinkPrint
    #Beyonce
    #R8
    #Jackie
    #Aquarius

    • Bey-Minaj January 14, 2015

      Best comment I’ve ever sen on this site. Let’s support our women when they do well. The motto around here seems to be lets tear the other artists down. Too bad others outside of TGJ don’t stan for charts and sales but rather the quality of a record and album.

    • Minajesty(Believe in your Queendom) January 14, 2015

      Yaaaasss baby, serve the cold hard facts.

    • Charlieyoncé January 15, 2015

      I will never shade nobody again ❤️

    • BOOBIE January 15, 2015

      YOU BETTER STAN BITCHHH

  7. BELLA MARLENE FAVELA January 14, 2015

    yes Dave darling add in four weeks!! this Friday it’ll be gold WW!!! this is great and it will go plat ww!!!!
    yea comes @LB with the ghostwriter joke in 3…2..1…!!! Nicki has indirectly clear that up in her IG post!!!! #in just 4 weeks!!!!

    • Mark111 January 14, 2015

      Not how it works. You’re gold and platinum in the country it sells in. And 500k WW in a month is a flop. That should be first week WW numbers. #OhWell

      • BeyRihLiyah January 14, 2015

        lmaoooo they’re dumb ass f**** for even saying it’s going to be gold ww

      • You’re trying but it’s not working January 14, 2015

        No 500k is no flop especially in the rap genre it’s not like any of them are pulling in Taylor swift numbers. but keep trying i’m here for you

      • Minajesty(Believe in your Queendom) January 14, 2015

        @you’re trying but it’s not working, drag ha sis.

  8. Royalkev January 14, 2015

    Good for Nicki! Pink Print slays, it’s definitely seeing platinum.

  9. I STAN(D) FOR TALENT January 14, 2015

    So? This is ridiculous. I keep forgetting that tgj stans for Nicki.

    • Ciara before the sexx change January 14, 2015

      when will you though? can you even sell that nasty ass of yours?

  10. Cough cough January 14, 2015

    Platinum worldwide, maybe.

    • Mark111 January 14, 2015

      NOT HOW IT WORKS!

  11. Realest January 14, 2015

    This is impressive? For Nicki to be apart of the TGJ proclaimed “holy trilogy”, this isn’t that of which that title entails. Very underwhelming.

    Side note: still waiting on TGJ PRAISE for the album, again they keep giving (lackluster) numbers yet still have not given ONE review or article BOASTING about how good the album is. I guess it’s safe to say like the rest of the world, they just like the songs with Beyoncé, Ariana and only a hand full of others. We know how TGJ bias inhibits them from true,!fair criticism

    • Nicki Been Bad January 14, 2015

      But King David has been dragging her U.K. sales like nobody’s bbusiness though, he stans for her but always keeps it real when she’s flopping.

    • The Real January 14, 2015

      They way you talk it’s as if you or your fav are out here selling millions of albums and singles like it’s just so easy. have a seat please and thank you.

  12. Akeem January 14, 2015

    I love Nicki Minaj but was this a reach for a milestone? Like what does that mean exactly? It wasn’t one million albums.

    • kitty on fleek January 14, 2015

      Can you explain how this is a reach? her singles are selling well. people are buying the songs that they like off the album. not everyone is selling million of albums except for a few artist. this is the new climate of the music industry today and for a female rapper i think she’s doing pretty well for herself

  13. metzo January 14, 2015

    Slay b****!! Yass.
    Btw, Meghan Trainer’s new album is absolutely a must hear. N it’s about to slay the albums chart too

    • Mark111 January 14, 2015

      200K I heard. What! Lol

      • metzo January 14, 2015

        I did NOT expect that at all! But I can’t say I’m surprised cause the album has really great songs. I just love her sound and style

  14. Jenna January 14, 2015

    Thanks for the juice David! You always keep your viewers updated with the latest tea *snap my fingers* LOVE IT!!!!!GWWWAAAARRRN NICKI!!! I think this is one of my favourite Albums, she really took it to a new level, she is an authentic story teller. “I lied” is my favourite track so far alongside favourite and feeling myself!

  15. NO TREBLE January 14, 2015

    Lol the reach! The smoke! The mirrors! The album isn’t even gold yet so miss me with this!!!

    • You’re trying but it’s not working January 14, 2015

      yet it’s still selling,and all of it’s singles are selling you mad, pressed or both? slow and steady sales and longevity over that b******* you’re talking.

    • James January 14, 2015

      the album is out for 4 weeks now and approaching gold b4 the 8th week.. how is that not an accomplishment??? jesus you people are ridiculous when it comes to hating! stop hating and congratulate and uplift women doing it big in the music business! they already have it hard

  16. metzo January 14, 2015

    Ciara’s new song is a bop! The vocals melody on the chorus is craaa

    • FutureCIARA January 14, 2015

      YAAZ BABE!!!
      It is life giving!!!

  17. Skyfall January 14, 2015

    Good for Nicki. I wonder if she’ll be able to go platinum again (certification wise) this era.

    Bruno is slaying period good for him.

    I wonder how much Taylor Swift will end up selling. Her last album red sold 4+ million in the US after 2 years and 1989 is at 3.9 or probably already crossed the 4m mark. I predict her stalling around 6m and 8m ww

    • Stanley January 14, 2015

      Country Artist generally dont’ sale well outside of the United States & Canada. I doubt she sale over a million outside the states boo.

      • Skyfall January 14, 2015

        She is full pop now, and she has already sold over 5m ww

  18. Evil blogger January 14, 2015

    not a big nicki fan but I have to admit it pisses me off that a album this good didn’t push bigger numbers. It really is a hell of a good album

  19. BlancoBaby January 14, 2015

    LMAO one million TRACKS? Y’all do the most to make it seem like Nicki is slaying. Bye girl fly girl 😆

    • You’re trying but it’s not working January 14, 2015

      Is that hunch back of Notre dame b**** you stan for selling anything today?? you talking all that s*** but kim can’t even get a proper album out…

    • Lil kim (The Queen of push backs and pay pal honey and flop mixtapes the irs about to get her ass too) January 14, 2015

      Girl come back when kim can get a song on any chart.

      • BlancoBaby January 14, 2015

        3 PLATINUM ALBUMS VERSUS SHITCKI’S ONE!!! KIMMY WINS B**** #GRAMMYAWARDWINNER #TRENDSETTER

      • Lil kim (The Queen of push backs and pay pal honey and flop mixtapes the irs about to get her ass too) January 14, 2015

        3 platinum albums my ass and how many hits does that thing know as kim have on the hot 100? I’ll wait….

  20. ehh? January 14, 2015

    a numberflipper. 1M tracks are 60+k combined album sales. so… what?!?
    .
    388k is good for a month spiked. tho… 56M streams versus that is… >NO$< … that works with the german lost in translation. 😉 😀
    .
    casual tea.

    • nicki will slay January 14, 2015

      How many albums has Icky Azaelia’s Reclassified sold tho? Didnt she release it in Nov? ….. Icky FLop fans can;t stand that Nicki is the Queen of Rap.
      Nicki will be gold in Feb. Easily.

      • ehh? January 15, 2015

        who cares about iggy? how’d you get there? wtf. some random compare and “she’ll best that” of a stan? 😀 *shakes head*

  21. FutureCIARA January 14, 2015

    Congrats Nicki!!!

  22. Taylor swifts number 1 fan!! January 14, 2015

    Swift also easily leads the Top Album Sales chart, which ranks the best selling albums of the week based on pure album sales. 1989 sold 111,000 copies last week (down 35 percent). The set has now sold 3.94 million, and is on the verge of becoming Swift’s fifth album to sell 4 million copies. (Each of her studio efforts have exceeded four million in U.S. sales.)

  23. Black power January 14, 2015

    lol she’s a walking contradiction. One minute she’s claiming sales don’t matter and she’s tired of everyone depending on the charts for success. Then the next she’s on Instagram writing essays of her stats…. I’m enjoying the album but I see it pushing a little over gold. She needs to humble herself next go round…

    • caribbean native January 14, 2015

      You was perched to watch tho…………..

      • Black power January 14, 2015

        Not exactly perched… I still rock with onika I’m just tired of the lies…

  24. NENE January 14, 2015

    With all the hype thats poor.

    • Lil kim (The Queen of push backs and pay pal honey and flop mixtapes the irs about to get her ass too) January 14, 2015

      not really

  25. KIM4MAYOR January 14, 2015

    FLOP

    • Lil kim (The Queen of push backs and pay pal honey and flop mixtapes the irs about to get her ass too) January 14, 2015

      Kim is the bigger flop tho

  26. Terry B January 14, 2015

    The excuses that are being made for this album. It’s underperforming! Streams are saving this wreck. 56M streams and only 300k+ in sales. 1M tracks means that ppl are buying a few songs instead of the entire album.

    • Lil kim (The Queen of push backs and pay pal honey and flop mixtapes the irs about to get her ass too) January 14, 2015

      Get a life

  27. quetta January 14, 2015

    Thought about buying her album but I don’t like the way she’s treating SB. Dude has nothing but love and respect for this chick and she does him dirty.

    Barbz DON’T—->>>>

    • Lil kim (The Queen of push backs and pay pal honey and flop mixtapes the irs about to get her ass too) January 14, 2015

      You and sb Can suck my titty lint

    • roses are red January 14, 2015

      Girl you acting like you know what happened in THEIR relationship. Word been going around he cheated on her. Nicki just has too much pride to admit that. But listen to grand piano for the story.

      Anyway, she owes SB NADA.

      I think she is holding up well for a black female rapper. How many can get on. The music industry is biased, racist, and unfair. We all know that. Just look at how things work.

  28. RDK January 14, 2015

    i love the album,money well spent.

  29. TheElusiveLamb January 14, 2015

    No matter if it was in singles or albums, it’s all about girl power, so I’m happy for her!

  30. DanYiel Teflon January 14, 2015

    I’ll continue to pass on her music it’s not for me I like 2 Songs & I’m done not my kind of Singer!!

  31. Minajesty(Believe in your Queendom) January 14, 2015

    Slay mama, keep doing you and you’ll see nothing will ever stuck on your path Nick.

  32. MariahIsMusic1 January 14, 2015

    No impressive at all.

  33. MariahIsMusic1 January 14, 2015

    Not impressive at all.

  34. Carry On January 15, 2015

    Why do people get so personal about a celebrities money and success? I could never understand that; on who you are addressing about something that has nothing to do with your life. If I like a song then I’ll buy. If I don’t then I just don’t buy it. simple.

  35. Minajesty January 15, 2015

    These haters are soooo pressed because Nicki is slaying their favs. Queen of rap!!!

  36. Thetruthemeritus January 15, 2015

    Wait a minute. 1 million singles?? Is this supposed to be good for an artist of her caliber? Let me know when she hits one million albums in the US.

    • Porkriah fatrey January 16, 2015

      artist of her caliber? b**** sit the f*** down she a a rapper and she’s doing very well for herself

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