“Only” (feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)
Album: The Pinkprint (2014)
Peak position: No. 12
Peak date: 12/27/2014
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Nicki Minaj’s 20 Biggest Billboard Hits, From ‘Super Bass’ to ‘Super Freaky Girl’
Written by djfrosty on February 26, 2024
The Queen of Rap. Roman. Nicki Lewinski, Nicki the Ninja, Nicki the Boss, Nicki The Harajuku Barbie. The list of nicknames Nicki Minaj has accumulated over the course of her career goes on and on, and so does her list of Billboard hits — may as well add Nicki the Chart-Topper to the heap.
The Trinidad-born, Queens-raised artist got her big break in 2009 when Lil Wayne invited her to become the first woman on his Young Money Entertainment imprint — after which she soon solidified herself as an icon with her game-changing debut album Pink Friday in 2010. Since then, she’s topped the Hot Rap Songs chart a whopping 10 times. But it wasn’t until 15 years into her career that she earned her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a 2020 feature on Doja Cat’s viral TikTok smash “Say So.” (Her first unaccompanied hit to rule the ranking came two years later, with her Rick James-sampling, Hammer-honoring “Super Freaky Girl” ascending to the top in August 2022.)
That’s not to say Minaj wasn’t an absolute force on the Hot 100 in the decade-plus leading up to “Say So,” though. In fact, she’ll forever hold the title of the first woman to notch 100 entries on the chart — a number she’s since exceeded dozens of times over — thanks to her immaculate catalog of colorful boss b–ch anthems, cutthroat diss tracks and trailblazing assertions of female power and sexuality.
From her “Barbie” necklace-wearing days to now, keep reading to see Nicki Minaj’s biggest Hot 100 hits below.
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“Moment 4 Life” (feat. Drake)
Album: Pink Friday (2010)
Peak position: No. 13
Peak date: 3/19/2011Listen here.
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“Rake It Up” (Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj)
Album: I Still Am (2017)
Peak position: No. 8
Peak date: 10/7/2017Listen here.
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“Dance (A$$)” (Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj)
Album: Finally Famous (2011)
Peak position: No. 10
Peak date: 1/7/2012Listen here.
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“Barbie World” (With Ice Spice & Aqua)
Album: Barbie: The Album (2023)
Peak position: No. 7
Peak date: 7/8/2023Listen here.
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“Girl on Fire” (Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj)
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Album: Girl on Fire (2012)
Peak position: No. 11
Peak date: 12/15/2012Listen above.
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“Motorsport” (With Migos & Cardi B)
Album: Culture II (2018)
Peak position: No. 6
Peak date: 12/30/2017Listen here.
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“Hey Mama” (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack)
Album: Listen (2014)
Peak position: No. 8
Peak date: 6/6/2015Listen here.
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“Anaconda”
Album: The Pinkprint (2014)
Peak position: No. 2
Peak date: 9/6/2014Listen here.
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“Super Freaky Girl”
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Album: Pink Friday 2 (2023)
Peak position: No. 1 (one week)
Peak date: 8/27/2022Listen above.
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“Fefe” (6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz)
Album: Dummy Boy (2018)
Peak position: No. 3
Peak date: 8/11/2018Listen here.
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“Beauty and a Beat” (Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj)
Album: Believe (2012)
Peak position: No. 5
Peak date: 1/5/2013Listen here.
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“Till the World Ends” (Britney Spears feat. Nicki Minaj & Kesha)
Album: N/A
Peak position: No. 3
Peak date: 5/14/2011Listen here.
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“Turn Me On” (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj)
Album: Nothing But the Beat 2.0 (2011)
Peak position: No. 4
Peak date: 2/4/2012Listen here.
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“Bottoms Up” (Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj)
Album: Passion, Pain & Pleasure (2010)
Peak position: No. 6
Peak date: 11/6/2010Listen here.
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“Side to Side” (Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj)
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Album: Dangerous Woman (2016)
Peak position: No. 4
Peak date: 12/3/2016Listen above.
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“Say So” (Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj)
Album: N/A
Peak position: No. 1 (one week)
Peak date: 5/16/2020Listen here.
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“Bang Bang” (With Jessie J & Ariana Grande)
Album: Sweet Talker (2014)
Peak position: No. 3
Peak date: 10/4/2014Listen here.
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“Starships”
Album: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012)
Peak position: No. 5
Peak date: 4/7/2012Listen here.
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“Super Bass”
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Album: Pink Friday (2010)
Peak position: No. 3
Peak date: 8/13/2011Listen above.