Nicki Minaj has become the female rapper with the most charting albums in history.
The Bang Bang hip-hopper's new album Pink Friday 2 debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart, debuting with 228,000 album equivalents.
The release is Minaj's third album to top the chart, following 2010's Pink Friday and 2012's Roman Reloaded, making her the female rapper with the most No. 1 albums in history and breaking her previous tie with Foxy Brown .
Billboard confirmed that Pink Friday 2 also had the biggest sales week for any album released by a female rapper so far in the 2020s.
The new album features contributions from Drake, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Future, Murda Beatz and Billie Eilish's brother and collaborator Finneas.
On December 11, the star announced a world tour in support of Pink Friday 2, where Minaj will play shows in the US, Europe and the UK.