Nicki Minaj paid homage to her debut album with the sequel Pink Friday 2, and her fans couldn’t wait to hear it. This record easily debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the rapper’s third album to do so, making her the only rapper in history with three No. 1 albums.
Pink Friday 2 soared to the top of the summit with 228,000 equivalent album units earned in its debut week. In addition to earning 129,000 SEA units, equaling 169.87 million on-demand official streams, this album also sold 92,000 copies and earned 7,000 TEA units.
If Minaj is to be believed, the first-week numbers for Pink Friday 2 could’ve been even more impressive. She accused Billboard of taking approximately 100,000 units away from her, eliminating copies connected to the “100 Barbz” contest, where she asked fans to provide proof that they purchased all four versions of the album for a chance to select a bonus track for the deluxe edition of the album.
With or without 100,000 additional units, Pink Friday 2 made history during its first week on the chart. In addition to transforming Minaj into the only female rapper with three No. 1 albums, it also had the largest week for a female rap album during the 2020s, the largest vinyl week for a rap album by a woman, and the largest streaming week of Minaj’s career.
