Topline
Nicki Minaj’s new single “Super Freaky Girl” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday, earning the groundbreaking rapper the third top hit of her career—and her first as a solo performer.
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Key Facts
The song was released on August 12, and is Minaj’s first solo song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which tracks sales, streaming and radio airplay data.
Minaj’s previous number-one hits were “Say So” with Doja Cat in May 2020 and “Trollz” with 6ix9ine in June 2020.
“Super Freaky Girl” followed Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” and Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” in the Billboard Hot 100’s top spot, marking the first time since 2014 and 2015 the No. 1 spot was consecutively acquired by three solo female artists.
It’s the first No. 1 debut for a hip-hop song by a solo female artist since Lauryn Hill’s 1998 song “Doo Wop (That Thing).”
“Super Freaky Girl” is the fifth song to debut at No. 1 this year so far.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Singles
- “Super Freaky Girl,” Nicki Minaj
- “As It Was,” Harry Styles
- “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
- “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé
- “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” Kate Bush
- “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy
- “Sunroof,” Nicky Youre & dazy
- “Wait For U,” Future feat. Drake and Tems
- “Me Porto Bonito,” Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone
- “I Like You (A Happier Song),” Post Malone feat. Doja Cat
Billboard 200 Top 5 Albums
- Beautiful Mind, Rod Wave
- Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
- Renaissance, Beyoncé
- Traumazine, Megan Thee Stallion
- The Last Slimeto, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Key Background
Anticipation for the release of “Super Freaky Girl,” which samples Rick James’ 1981 hit “Super Freak,” built for weeks after Minaj released a teaser clip of the song’s chorus on TikTok. Over 252,000 videos have been made to the tune since July. Minaj will receive the prestigious Video Vanguard Award, a career honor, at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
Further Reading
Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Is A No. 1 Album—But It’s Not Her Biggest Debut Ever (Forbes)
2022 Song Of The Summer Tracker: Harry Styles Leads, But Can Beyonce Or Lizzo Catch Up? (Forbes)
Lizzo Tops Hot 100 Again As Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ Breaks Chart Record (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/08/22/nicki-minaj-earns-3rd-career-number-one-hit-with-super-freaky-girl/