Even without the aid of a video, or any live performances in the country, Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Starships‘ continues its ascent on the UK singles chart.
Indeed, after spending last week at #7, the track has risen by two spots this week- marking her highest ever chart position in the country and breaking yet another Female Rap record.
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Now the first Femcee to score a UK top 5 since Missy Elliott‘s ‘4 My People’ and Ms.Dynamite‘s ‘Dy-na-mi-tee’, if ‘Ships’ rises again at any point from now she will become the highest charting Female Rapper in the chart’s 43 year history.
If this comes to pass, the record will extend her lead as the highest selling Rapstress of the 21st century, a feat many of he detractors are hell bent on disproving.
Elsewhere, Emeli Sande‘s ‘Next To Me’ is this week’s #3 while Rita Ora’s ‘Hot Right Now‘ slides 3 to spots #6, 21 places above Rihanna‘s ‘We Found Love’.
Jason Derulo‘s ‘Breathing‘ rises ten spots to #25 as Beyonce‘s ‘Love On Top‘ comes in at #58 in its 21st week on the chart. In at #75- rising by 31 spots in Rihanna’s ‘Talk That Talk’, 8 places beneath Azealia’s Banks‘ ‘212‘.
Onto albums, Emeli Sande‘s ‘Our Version Of Events‘ is #1, forcing Adele‘s ‘21‘ to #2 but doing nothing to disturb Lana Del Rey‘s spot at #4 with ‘Born To Die‘.
Rising by 10 places to #17 is ‘The Essential‘ by Whitney Houston as Rihanna’s ‘Talk That Talk‘ falls 3 spots to #21 its fifteenth week.
However, in what really is an impressive feat, the model’s ‘Loud’ is #27 after, 68 weeks after its release, faring better than Lady GaGa‘s ‘Born This Way’ which holds court at #42 after 41 weeks.
With pertains to Beyonce, ‘4‘ drops 10 spots to #51 while 2008’s ‘I Am‘ falls three spots to #85, 170 weeks after debuting.
Well done to all.