Powered by the pure units her material has been moving since she burst onto the scene in 2007, Nicki Minaj has now solidified her status as the highest-selling female rapper of all time by becoming the 4th most-certified female artist in U.S. chart history.
Good news for the performer below…
Of Minaj’s four albums, only one of them (‘The Pinkprint’) was released after streaming data was factored into chart positions and records meaning the lion’s share of the rapper’s numbers were amassed the old fashioned away.
This fact is one she’ll undoubtedly bare in mind now that she has learned that she has received enough certifications to become the 4th most-certified female artist in the world…now tied with her ‘American Idol‘ co-star Mariah Carey.
The current number of certified units Minaj has sold in millions? 28.5…million.
With this, she extends her pure sales lead over the likes of Selena Gomez, Cardi B, Missy Elliott, Lil Kim, One Direction, The Chainsmokers, Sam Smith, Jason Derulo & Miley Cyrus.
Her new album ‘Queen’ drops August 10th.
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Her Minajesty
Her Mitravesty lol
When someone lack arguments just simply attack lool
Ridiculous!
Congrats Onika!
Q**** is still gonna flop no matter how hard TGJ tries to shove it up our faces.
Pedonika is over ?♂️
This post is just more fuel to the Hate Train. Stop with the bogus propaganda you cult headasses. We will always hate her! Demonic ass b**** ??
And? She still a fraud. The only female rapper to make “I win, they lose” the narrative of her career. No female rap unity, no true essence of hip hop. Just numbers numbers numbers like the industry s**** she is. Cannot wait til St nick has a meltdown. And it’s her dumb fan base fault to overfeeding her p** ass. Here-For-It. ?
This whole post is a lie but go ahead…
Apparently. There was no data or list of sales to back up the click bait.
I need receipts. They can keep trying to write her in the books but she has not sold more physical copies then missy and Kim. They are still adding streaming numbers to equal a sale.
Also Ricko don’t forget Lauryn Hill.
Yet She Still Doesn’t Have Any Billboard Board #1s ????????????????????????????? We Already Know That You Tell These People To Post This S*** To Remain Relavent Girl Bye ?? ???????????????????????????? Nobody Cares
You klowns kn. #QUEEN PRETTY NIKI IS QUEEN OF RAP. SO YOU HATEING HOS SUCK A B**.
So what, Cardi has 2 and she’s still mediocre. All the female rappers that came before Cardi are better rappers than Cardi. There’s plenty of great rappers male and female who have never been on the billboard charts but they’re still great rappers.
Pure sales?
Please show us the receipts
Please !!! Nicki sales have all streaming numbers tied into to make her look bigger. But in actuality she’s not!
The charts have become a joke
How? She’s only released one album since streaming started to count. I’m starting to believe that some of the commenters and twitter users who bash her are actually paid plants because it makes no sense for someone to dislike someone else so much they deny facts. If she’s been selling music since 2007 how would she be stream dependant if streams only started to count seven years into her career? Seek help.
Yes
Streaming has played a major factor in her success, along with payola by birdman. You can’t buy your success then scream you are the queen !! No sweetie you are the queen of gimmicks and pure example that you can cheat your way to the top but the authenticity won’t always be there.
her mixtapes aren’t counted towards sales so I dunno what “releasing since 2007” has to do with anything.
Streaming did not play a big part of her success back then, it probably does now but streaming was integrated into sales in 2014 which was when she had just released her 3rd album. Nicki been gaining pure sales since she came out wtf are y’all talking about??? Most of her sales are legit
Jasmine is in here trolling again chile! Look at the pictures of all the people in here trying to drag.
Oh my gosh!!!!!!
McDonald’s has sold billions of hamburgers… but I don’t eat that $hit.
But the fact remains that McDonalds sold that much.
Exactly.
I’m talking about my tastes. Go ahead an enjoy the diabetes. ??? y’all act like we MUST like her because she moved units (in the past) I prefer a healthy delicious Burger Lounge burger.
Vanilla Ice sold a lot burgers too don’t mean it’s good. Don’t you just love logic? ?
Congratulations, Nicki!!!!!!! F*** the haters, you can’t please everybody.
Y’all should really clarify that this is for DIGITAL SINGLES AND DIGITAL SINGLES ALONE.
Yes cuz I was really trying to understand….the numbers didn’t make sense….but knowing it’s digital sales only…..makes it clear. Lol they reaching
Dunce! She debuted in the late 2000s so of course it’d be digital! Did you want her to sell cds and cassettes?
Until she sells out of physical copies of singles, albums I don’t want to ever hear she’s sold more than her peers. Eve ,missy and Kim may not be doing well in the digital era but they had fans lined up at stores all over the world buying they stuff. Nicki could never especially without baby!!
God will continue to bless her as many hate her for totally nothing she will prosper as she has been doing
So god doesn’t bless other female rappers? ?Don’t ever mention the most high to back up your satanic way of thinking. It’s ok tho, keep overslaving Nicki till she has a meltdown. No kids or family. Can’t be even be well rounded like most talented artists because she’s so High strung on chasing an imaginary female rap crown.
They just make up records these days
With 7.5 of that being album sales just goes to show you that everyone is selling singles and not albums which is extremely sad. All your favorites artists are selling singles and not albums.
Honestly albums should carry more weight when putting these lists together since they are a bunch of songs instead of one. Plus that 7.5 mill in album sales includes streaming.
Any female artists who jumps into any song coming out would have had this but since she’s Nicki Minaj ~>Tricki Garbagh of course it’s her duty to beat Aretha’s record as usual!!???
Does this include features? Do the numbers include the AMOUNT OF MUSIC SHE RECORDED? She recorded more music than any other female rapper. Do the math correctly.
In history?? so there’s only 3 above her? lies? I need receipts
so Shania Twain, Maria Carey, Madonna, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Britney Spears.. I mean I could go on. there will be other pop stars and country singers and other legends that are above Nicki I love Nicki but this is lies.
Mariah
Don’t forget Rihanna. She’s also way more certified. This post is such a reach.
Receipts:
https://chartdata.org/2018/07/29/nicki-minaj-fourth-highest-certified-female-by-riaa/
Rihanna is first of course
Congratz to her.
Every article David writes is click bait. Now he’s flat out lying. There is no way Minaj has more certifications than Madonna, Mariah, Whitney, Janet, Britney, Barbara, Shania or Celine. STOP WITH THE LIES!
The receipt was posted. None of this article is false. You are just pressed.
You’re mad and calling him a liar when someone literally posted the receipts. Poor unfortunate soul you are.
The more you dish out these fake and inflated figures,the more you make people hate nicki
We all know she has not sold even a quarter of that in pure sales.
Stop it now.
Be professional
The information is here:https://chartdata.org/2018/07/29/nicki-minaj-fourth-highest-certified-female-by-riaa/. Stop being disrespectful to the author of this article.
There is nothing on here about “pure sales”. It’s about certifications which are based on more than just pure sales.
See how they seethe! See how they shake! The proof is right there bozo.
Nicki Minaj stays winning: https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1023987334792925185
Fefe #4 on Billboard Hot 100
NO SHADE but where tf is Beyonce ? like I know damn well BEY has moved some units too way before Nicki if Riri is on that list too but something still don’t seem right. Music taste today is quite fast-food than a natural homemade meal
Well Beyoncé’s records haven’t been re-certified to add streaming and track equivalents like Rih and Nicki. Hell even her pure sales haven’t been added into certification. Sasha Fierce has been sold more than 3 million in pure years ago but riaa hasn’t updated last the 2x plat from a decade ago.
OMFG LOL She is absolutely irrelevant sales wise. Absurd certifications won´t change that. Mariah! Celine! Whitney! Madonna! Hello!? Now THAT´s THE list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydoz-LLA52E
What kind of junk math is this?
Also…
“Of Minaj’s four albums, only one of them (‘The Pinkprint’) was released after streaming data was factored into chart positions and records meaning the lion’s share of the rapper’s numbers were amassed the old fashioned away.”
Ok but sps and tea were still added to her older albums and singles retroactively so this whole post is bs. Also 28.5 million certified units is enough to be 4th place?
Streams aren’t real sales. And when they say real sales, they mean a fully purchased album, be it physical/vinyl/digital download.. Streams are manipulated & easy to inflate. Purchased music carries far more weight.
Selling & certified are two completely different things. Carey, Dion, Jackson, Madonna & Houston have sold way more.
Queen 8-10-18
Q****. Can’t wait till it flops and she has that meltdown for the culture ??
Chun Li already platinum so the album will automatically have 100k in sells.
So purchasing a single contributes to an album sale. The RIAA has lost it.