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As previously reported, Nicki Minaj blasts 92-10 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated April 28) with “Chun-Li,” her first top 10 on which she’s unaccompanied by another artist since “Anaconda,” which she took to No. 2 in September 2014.
“Chun-Li” leaps following its first full week of tracking; it debuted on the April 21-dated Hot 100 from a day of streaming and sales tracking and four days of radio airplay monitoring, after its April 12 release. It launches at No. 14 on the Streaming Songs chart (22.1 million U.S. streams in the April 13-19 tracking week, up from 3.5 million in its first day, according to Nielsen Music) and jumps 16-4 on Digital Song Sales (38,000 downloads sold, up from 20,000), as it logs the Hot 100’s top gains in streaming and sales.
Minaj tallies her 16th Hot 100 top 10, extending her record for the most among female rappers; Missy Elliott ranks second with nine.
“Chun-Li” is Minaj’s fourth unassisted Hot 100 top 10. Before “Anaconda,” she made solo trips to the tier with “Starships” and “Super Bass.”
Here is a chronological recap of all 16 of Minaj’s Hot 100 top 10s, a list that includes collaborations with Afrojack, Justin Bieber, Big Sean, Cardi B, Drake, Ariana Grande, David Guetta, Jessie J, Kesha, Madonna, M.I.A., Migos, Bebe Rexha, Trey Songz, Britney Spears and Yo Gotti.
Nicki Minaj’s Hot 100 Top 10s
No. 6, “Bottoms Up” (Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj), Nov. 6, 2010
No. 3, “Till The World Ends” (Britney Spears feat. Nicki Minaj & Kesha), May 14, 2011
No. 3, “Super Bass,” Aug. 13, 2011
No. 9, “Make Me Proud” (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj), Nov. 5, 2011
No. 10, “Dance (A$$)” (Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj), Jan. 7, 2012
No. 4, “Turn Me On” (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj), Feb. 4, 2012
No. 10, “Give Me All Your Luvin’ ” (Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.), Feb. 25, 2012
No. 5, “Starships,” April 7, 2012
No. 5, “Beauty and a Beat” (Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj),” Jan. 5, 2013
No. 2, “Anaconda,” Sept. 6, 2014
No. 3, “Bang Bang” (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj),” Oct. 4, 2014
No. 8, “Hey Mama” (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack), June 6, 2015
No. 4, “Side to Side” (Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj), Dec. 3, 2016
No. 8, “Rake It Up” (Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj), Oct. 7, 2017
No. 6, “MotorSport” (Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B), Dec. 30, 2017
No. 10 (to date), “Chun-Li,” April 28, 2017Minaj additionally soars with her other new song, also released April 12, “Barbie Tingz,” which vaults 83-25 on the Hot 100, as it debuts at No. 19 on Streaming Songs (18 million, up from 4.2 million in its first day) and climbs 13-7 on Digital Song Sales (29,000, up from 21,000).
Minaj concurrently enters the Hot 100 at No. 89 as featured on Young Thug’s “Anybody.” The song marks Minaj’s 87th Hot 100 entry, pushing her further ahead of Taylor Swift (76) for the most among women. Aretha Franklin, who held the record among solo females for nearly 40 years, ranks third with 71.
Among all acts, Minaj places eighth for the most Hot 100 appearances, below the Glee Cast (207), Drake (162), Lil Wayne (137), Elvis Presley (108), JAY-Z (97), James Brown (91) and Chris Brown (90).
