Posted May 14, 20241 yr In a mainstream career now totalling 15 years and more, Nicki's career has taken so many diverse and exciting turns, and she has racked up a near-countless collection of guest verses, almost all of them being the highlight of the song they were placed on. So now, as her Pink Friday 2 World Tour arrives on British soil, we're revealing her Official Top 40 biggest songs of all time in the UK for the first time. But before we get to that, here's a closer look at the Top 5 in full... 5. Swalla (with Jason Derulo and Ty Dolla $ign) Released: 2017 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 6 Total UK chart units: 1.5 million A big and bright collaboration with Jason Derulo and Ty Dolla $ign, where Nicki cashes in another eye-catching verse where she memorably gives 'word to John Galliano,' while wearing the biggest pair of sunglasses you've ever seen in your life. 4. Super Bass Released: 2010 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 8 Total UK chart units: 1.6 million This one is for the boys with the boomin' system! Nicki's original coming out party as a bona fide pop star was a long-time coming - Super Bass was actually the fifth single from debut album Pink Friday and was something of a sneaky surprise, initially only being available as a bonus deluxe track. As Nicki's first solo UK Top 10 single, you could say it was well worth the wait. 3. Side to Side (with Ariana Grande) Released: 2016 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 4 Total UK chart units: 1.7 million Ariana's third album Dangerous Woman was a well-publicised turn into a more mature image for the US starlet. Whereas the title track sounded like Ari's attempt at a seductive Bond theme and career-high Into You ramps up with almost uncontainable desire, Side to Side is less showy and more humourous...just don't ask us to explain what it's actually about. 2. Bang Bang (with Jessie J and Ariana Grande) Released: 2014 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 1 Total UK chart units: 2.1 million There have been calls for years for a modern-day remake of Lady Marmalade, but really, it's been under our noses all along. Much like the team-up between Christina, Pink, Mya and Lil Kim, Bang Bang brings together three artists who would have never really fit on a song together and forces them to stick with the loudest, brashest chorus you've maybe ever heard. Nicki's rap, of course, is the highlight of it all; a tongue-twisting marathon of lyricism that over the years we have tried (and mostly failed, tbh) to master. To date, Bang Bang ranks as Nicki's first (and so far, only) UK Number 1 single. With 2.1 million chart units overall, it's her second biggest track here, but is also her most-streamed ever (182 million) too. 1. Starships Released: 2012 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 2 Total UK chart units: 2.2 million Let's go the beach! Each! Nicki's second album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded most definitely leaned into pop's maximalist tendencies, nowhere best exemplified by its garish lead single Starships produced by RedOne, who was then best known as the producer helping Lady Gaga become the weirdest (and biggest) pop sensation on the planet. Despite never reaching Number 1 in the UK, Starships now ranks as Nicki's biggest-song ever in the UK, with 2.2 chart units in total, including 137 million streams. With over 1 million digital downloads, Starships is a member of the million-sellers club, and one of the biggest-selling singles in Official Chart history. 1. STARSHIPS 2. BANG BANG (W/ ARIANA GRANDE & JESSIE J) 3. SIDE TO SIDE (W/ ARIANA GRANDE) 4. SUPER BASS 5. SWALLA (JASON DERULO FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA SIGN) 6. WOMAN LIKE ME (LITTLE MIX FT. NICKI MINAJ) 7. BEAUTY AND A BEAT (JUSTIN BIEBER FT. NICKI MINAJ) 8. TURN ME ON (DAVID GUETTA FT. NICKI MINAJ) 9. MOMENT 4 LIFE (FT. DRAKE) 10. POUND THE ALARM 11. SWISH SWISH (KATY PERRY FT. NICKI MINAJ) 12. THE WAY LIFE GOES (LIL UZI VERT FT. NICKI MINAJ) 13. SUPER FREAKY GIRL 14. ANACONDA 15. ONLY (FT. DRAKE, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN) 16. MOTORSPORT (MIGOS, NICKI MINAJ & CARDI B) 17. TRUFFLE BUTTER (FT. DRAKE & LIL WAYNE) 18. VA VA VOOM 19. FEELING MYSELF (FT. BEYONCÉ) 20. BED (FT. ARIANA GRANDE) 21. CHUN-LI 22. BARBIE WORLD (W/ ICE SPICE & AQUA) 23. BALL FOR ME (POST MALONE FT. NICKI MINAJ) 24. FLY (FT. RIHANNA) 25. PILLS N POTIONS 26. MAKE ME PROUD (DRAKE FT. NICKI MINAJ) 27. CHECK IT OUT (W/ WILL.I.AM) 28. FLAWLESS REMIX (BEYONCÉ FT. NICKI MINAJ) 29. HIGH SCHOOL (FT. LIL WAYNE) 30. THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG 31. TOUCHIN, LOVIN (TREY SONGZ FT. NICKI MINAJ) 32. LOVE MORE (CHRIS BROWN FT. NICKI MINAJ) 33. BOTTOMS UP (TREY SONGZ FT. NICKI MINAJ) 34. BARBIE DREAMS 35. GOOD FORM 36. NO FRAUDS (W/ DRAKE & LIL WAYNE) 37. YOUR LOVE 38. 2012 (IT AIN'T THE END) (JAY SEAN FT. NICKI MINAJ) 39. MEGATRON 40. BOYZ (JESY NELSON FT. NICKI MINAJ)
May 14, 20241 yr Author Why didn't they include "Where Them Girls At"? It's certified 2x Platinum here.
May 14, 20241 yr Why didn't they include "Where Them Girls At"? It's certified 2x Platinum here. They also forgot Hey Mama! Which I assume should be in her Top 10. It makes me wonder if they've inadvertently left off any other collaborations, beyond David Guetta. Unfortunately OCC often omit songs from these lists. They keep leaving off Bang Bang when they reveal Ariana Grande sales, even though they managed to remember it for this Nicki list!
May 14, 20241 yr Author They also forgot Hey Mama! Which I assume should be in her Top 10. It makes me wonder if they've inadvertently left off any other collaborations, beyond David Guetta. Unfortunately OCC often omit songs from these lists. They keep leaving off Bang Bang when they reveal Ariana Grande sales, even though they managed to remember it for this Nicki list! So "Megatron" and "Boyz" wouldn't actually be in Nicki's top 40 biggest songs in the UK.
May 14, 20241 yr Though I don’t rate Starships, it’s good to see a solo of hers get the top spot among all the collaborations and features. Shocked to see Only as high as #15!
May 14, 20241 yr What about Give Me All Ur Luvin and Bitch Im Madonna Probably not even top 40 considering neither were big (if I recall correctly Bitch I'm Madonna didn't even make the top 100).
May 14, 20241 yr Happy to see "Moment 4 Life" in her top 10 (even if it isn't entirely accurate). :wub: Hopefully her tour will help to boost her back catalouge a bit!
May 15, 20241 yr I'm surprised to see Swish Swish so high, I always thought it was a bit of a bomb. Anyone know its total sales?
May 15, 20241 yr I'm surprised to see Swish Swish so high, I always thought it was a bit of a bomb. Anyone know its total sales? It was certified platinum (600k) in January 2021, I couldn't guess how much it's sold since. To be fair it did go top 20 and have a fairly steady chart run!
May 16, 20241 yr How much do we think Boyz has sold at the bottom there? Nothing lower than 36th in the list is certified, so it's a bit hard to say, but I would guess it's nearer to 200k than it is to 150k :thinking:
May 16, 20241 yr Super Bass clears! What a song that is! Also, surprised at no appearance for 'Monster'? That's definitely her most talked about verse and I assumed it would have "sold" enough to enter her top 40?
May 16, 20241 yr I remember willing Super Bass to go top 10; it was outside the top 10 for several weeks before it went top 10 Was hoping Dominoes ft The Big Pink would be on the list Edited May 16, 20241 yr by TheSnake
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