Billboard: Nicki Minaj Breaks Tie with Drake To Become Rapper with Most #1 Digital Hits

Published: Saturday 29th Apr 2023 by Rashad

Barely a month after Nicki Minaj made headlines for tying the all-time record for most #1 digital hits (thanks to her out-of-the-box smash ‘Red Ruby Da Sleeze’), the Rap Queen has become the title’s sole owner.

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Young Money cohorts Drake and Nicki Minaj are no strangers to making and breaking Billboard records.

Already sitting in the Hot 100’s history books as the most-decorated male and female rappers, the two also waved the flag for Hip-Hop on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart as its leading male and female emcees. For a brief moment the ‘Moment 4 Life’ co-stars were even tied as the rappers with the most #1 singles in the tally’s 18-year history.

That changed this week when Nicki entered atop the hitlist with the Ice Spice-led ‘Princess Diana (Remix)’ thanks to whopping sales of 77,000.

Marking the 14th time the Rap Queen has ruled over the Digital Song Sales listing over her illustrious career, the #1 debut of ‘Princess’ broke her tie with Drizzy and makes her the rapper with the most toppers on the chart overall.

Among all artists, only Rihanna (14) and Taylor Swift (25) have as many or more.

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  1. Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) April 29, 2023

    Super freaky granny will never have the career that drake has had…and that started at the same time and same label. I said what I said.

    • NickiIsTheQueen April 29, 2023

      Oh is that why she passed him in this accolade, nicki has more monthly listeners on spotify than drake and beyonce stop playing

      • Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) April 29, 2023

        Yet she is struggling to release her 5th album. Meanwhile drake has released 7 studio albums and 3 compilation albums. Super freaky granny is a loser with a legacy that she isn’t even proud of. Even Trina has 6 albums

      • Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) April 29, 2023

        ^^all allegedly for entertainment purposes only

      • NickiIsTheQueen April 30, 2023

        Oh so tell me why she has less albums than both beyonce and drake but more monthly listeners, baby she sure isn’t struggling to put anything out you h*** stay mad

      • Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) April 30, 2023

        Monthly listeners? Let’s bring up platinum albums and total albums sold 🤣🤣🤣🤣

      • NickiTheUndisputedQueen May 3, 2023

        Okay talk about it no female rapper has touched nickis first week debut record or 3 week to platinum album record so you still lose, STILL THE HIGHEST SELLING FEMALE RAPPER FOR THE RECORD

  2. NickiIsTheQueen April 29, 2023

    Lets go nicki stays winning and thats why they really mad these b****** wished they careers were still flourishing when they turned/turn 40

  3. True Tea April 29, 2023

    Nicki = 👸🏻

    Nicki’s Peasants = 🙇‍♀️ 🙇‍♂️ 🙇

  4. Flopcki Clownaj April 30, 2023

    Nicki has no huge hits, no huge albums, no huge eras, no huge tours, no successful ventures outside of rap. Her career is all smoke and mirrors. A bunch of forgettable features and 10000 forgettable singles. They always place her in the same category as Bey and Rih when she’s nowhere close. Her career is a joke.

    • NickiIsTheQueen April 30, 2023

      Is that why she has more monthly listeners on spotify than the beyonce b**** u mad shes a legend up there with other legends, goofy ass b******, her first album sales in the first month broke records the girls still havent broken, and she didnt talk about s** at all on that album, so yall really dont have anything you can say

      • Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) April 30, 2023

        Monthly listeners? Most artists only get $0.05 per stream. Talk about total ALBUM sales and how many platinum albums they have! Nicki cannot compete with the heavy hitters. Hell, even cardis ONE album demolished most of the records Nicki set 🤣😂 Nicki will never be on the level of drake and bey and Rih. Nicki is not a legend if she’s been struggling to release her fifth album since 2019 😂🤣😂🤣

      • NickiTheUndisputedQueen May 4, 2023

        B**** she was never gunna release her 5th album 1 year after queen she always takes a couple years also hmm cardi still hasnt touched nickis 375k pure album sales in the first week or going platinum album in 3 weeks no one has taken the highest selling female rapper record from her shes held that for over a decade, took little over a year to break all the old broads record and become the highest selling female rapper stay mad lil bih

  5. Section8DaGreat April 30, 2023

    That’s only because the Garbs are broke so they don’t buy actual songs and albums. They stream her music on repeat over night on mute so that she can get the boosted streams 😂😂😂😂😂😂 They are so desperate

    • jam April 30, 2023

      DEAD but true facts

    • NickiTheUndisputedQueen May 4, 2023

      How we “broke” but we also “mass buy” pick a lane, Nicki still the highest selling female rapper for the record

  6. April 30, 2023

    Congratz to queen Nicki Minaj.

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