Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj’s ‘Princess Diana’ Rules Rhythmic Airplay Chart
Written by djfrosty on August 2, 2023
Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj’s “Princess Diana” reigns atop Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart, as the single advances from No. 3 to rule the list dated Aug. 5. The track ascends to the summit after an 11% jump in plays that made it the most played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the week ending July 27, according to Luminate.
With “Princess Diana,” Ice Spice claims her second Rhythmic Airplay No. 1. Her first was also through a collaboration, as she joined PinkPantheress for “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2,” which led the chart for one week in May.
Minaj, meanwhile, secures her 10th visit to the Rhythmic Airplay penthouse. Thanks to her newest champ, she becomes only the third woman to crack the double-digit barrier. Rihanna was the first to the club, achieving her 10th champ with “Diamonds” in 2012, while Beyoncé followed in 2020 as her featured role on “Savage” became her 10th leader. Since then, both artists have increased their counts: Rihanna now sits at 17 No. 1s; Beyonce owns 12.
On the overall leaderboard, Minaj ties Post Malone for the ninth-most Rhythmic Airplay No. 1s among all artists since the chart began in 1992. Drake tops the count with 38 chart-toppers.
As Nicki Minaj reaches a milestone, here’s a recap of her 10 Rhythmic Airplay No. 1s:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Nicki Minaj), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
- “Bottoms Up,” Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj, one, Nov. 30, 2010
- “Super Bass,” one, Aug. 6, 2011
- “Touchin, Lovin” Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj, four, Nov. 22, 2014
- “Truffle Butter,” featuring Drake & Lil Wayne, one, March 28, 2015
- “Hey Mama,” David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack, one, July 25, 2015
- “Rake It Up,” Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj, one, Nov. 4, 2017
- “Big Bank,” YG featuring 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj, one, Oct. 20, 2018
- “Hot Girl Summer,” with Megan Thee Stallion & Ty Dolla $ign, one, Oct. 26, 2019
- “Super Freaky Girl,” four, Oct. 1, 2022
- “Princess Diana,” with Ice Spice, Aug. 5, 2023
“Princess Diana” was originally released as part of Ice’s Spice Like…? EP in January, before Minaj joined for a remix that dropped on April 14. (All versions of the song are combined for tracking and chart purposes.) In addition to its Rhythmic Airplay coronation, the song jumps into the top 10 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, where it steps 11-9 following an 8% gain in plays in the latest tracking weeks.
Despite the rap prodigy and legend linking up for just the first time this year, the Ice Spice-Nicki Minaj partnership has already produced another Rhythmic Airplay hit with “Barbie World,” featuring Aqua. The song, from the soundtrack to the box-office blockbuster Barbie, pushes 19-14 on the newest chart after a 23% surge in weekly plays.