Categories: Celebs

Nicki Minaj Scores 70th Billboard Hit, Just 3 Shy of Aretha Franklin’s Record

Barbs, get in here!! #NickiMinaj is on her way to making history amongst women in music. Her single “Black Barbies” which is a remix to Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles,” debuted on the Hot 100 chart at #65! This means she has had 70 songs chart so far in her career and has now surpassed #TaylorSwift’s record of 69!

Among the women, Aretha Franklin currently holds the record of the most Hot 100 hits with 73, but it’s only a matter of time before Nicki surpasses that too. Among all acts, Billboard reports that the cast of Fox’s Glee leads with 207 Hot 100 entries, followed by Lil Wayne (132) and Drake (131). Franklin is in 10th place and Minaj is 12th.

Here is a list of women with the most Hot 100 Hits:

73, Aretha Franklin
70, Nicki Minaj
69, Taylor Swift
57, Madonna
57, Rihanna
56, Dionne Warwick
53, Beyonce
53, Connie Francis
48, Brenda Lee
47, Mariah Carey
43, Miley Cyrus
41, Barbra Streisand
40, Mary J. Blige
40, Janet Jackson
40, Diana Ross