With “high heels on her tippies,” Rap Queen Nicki Minaj has tip-toed back to the throne of Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart thanks to the ongoing success of her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ hit ‘FTCU.’
Just seven days after learning ‘FTCU’ had tied a longstanding Hot 100 record of King of Rock N’ Roll Elvis Presley, the Waka Flocka Flame-sampling tune zoomed to the summit of this week’s Digital Song Sales tally for being the top-selling song.
Here are the numbers that powered the pole placement.
- Streaming ≈ 14.3 million U.S.-based streams
- Radio Airplay ≈ 1.9 million audience impressions
- Sales ≈ 8,500 digital downloads
Improving on every cylinder over last week, ‘FTCU’ – thanks to the release of at least 7 different incarnations including the ‘STPU‘ version – not only saw a 1 million stream increase but also moved over 4 times as many units.
The 17th ascension to #1 on digital tally of her career, the rise extends her record as the most-decorated act of color to ever grace the hitlist since its introduction in 2005. In fact, the only performer to have more trips to the pole position is Taylor Swift (28).
Despite outselling Hot 100 top 10 hits like ‘Lovin on Me‘ (Jack Harlow), ‘Water‘ (Tyla), ‘Snooze‘ (SZA), ‘Greedy‘ (Tate McRae), and others, ‘FTCU’ is found at #15 on the week’s all-genre chart due in great part to its modest response at radio.
On the bright side, the ‘PF2’ favorite is the LP’s third highest-charting song to date following the #1 smash ‘Super Freaky Girl‘ and the #13-peaking ‘Red Ruby Da Sleaze.’
Look below to see who joins her on this week’s updated TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100.