While Nicki Minaj is rocking audiences across North America with live renditions of her 2011 smash ‘Super Bass‘ aboard the ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour,’ she’s learned the Kane Beatz-produced bop has rocked the history books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In November 2021, Minaj made RIAA history when ‘Bass’ crossed the threshold for Diamond status – meaning it had sold the equivalence of 10 million copies in the United States.
On Friday (March 29), she found out she shattered the organization’s record books again – this time for the song reaching 12x Platinum (for sales equivalence of 12 million).
By doing so, Minaj now owns the highest-certified song in the 71-year history of the RIAA.
The previous titleholder, Cardi B‘s ‘I Like It’ and ‘Bodak Yellow,’ remain at 11x Platinum respectively as of time of this report.
Among all Rap songs, ‘Super Bass’ sits seventh on the all-time highest-certified list following Eminem‘s ‘Love the Way You Lie’ and ‘Lose Yourself’ (13x Platinum each), Wiz Khalifa‘s ‘See You Again’ (14x Platinum), Post Malone‘s ‘Congratulations‘ (14x Platinum), Drake‘s ‘God’s Plan‘ (16x Platinum), Lil Nas X‘s ‘Old Town Road’ (17x Platinum), and Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s ‘Sunflower’ (20x Platinum).
When songs led by women are considered, only Lorde‘s ‘Royals‘ (14x Platinum), Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ (14x Platinum), and Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Party in the USA‘ (13x Platinum) can boast higher certifications than ‘Bass.’
Bodak Yellow eligible for 13x certification & Cardi remains the FIRST female rapper with a Diamond certified single and the first with 2 of them. 💎
Cardi > Meg > Nikki 🫠
Taylor > Rihanna > Beyonce
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In order from least talented to most.
Cardi blew her load early. After 6 years of nonstop flops, that much is obvious. Nicki still has alot of cüm left to give us
And while Nicki is still breaking records Cardi can’t do it again
And Rihanna has sold more records with anti 11 mill then Beyonce lemonade and Renaissance just fyi
Streams not pure sales.
Icki has yet to top IOP sales
Rihanna has sold more than lemonade and renaissance combined with Anti..and Nicki is still selling
Anti has been out twice as long…
Rihanna ANTI in ,2016
Beyonce lemonade in 2016 x Renaissance in 2023..
RHIANNA HAS SOLD MORE THAN BEYONCE
Lemonade and Renaissance albums combined with ANTI . . Y’all just feel dumb
It’s not a rap song…
Rihanna ANTI 2016 at 11 million has outsold Beyonce Lemonade 2016 and Renaissance 2023. . combined..
Congratz to Nicki Minaj,
Well one is a pop song and the other is actually a rap song. So yeah….
I still like Bodak more