Nicki Minaj kicked off her highly-anticipated Pink Friday 2 World Tour on March 1 in Oakland. The rapper hasn’t toured for a number of years, so her fan base was eager to support the superstar on the road once again. As she begins playing to huge crowds across America, Minaj’s latest album is on the rise, with superfans streaming and buying it once more.
Pink Friday 2 improves on four Billboard charts this week. The set has been out for months, but Minaj and her latest full-length have been receiving so much attention lately, that many fans have returned to the set–either in preparation for an upcoming show they have tickets to, or simply to hear the collection once more.
The album moves the greatest distance on the Billboard 200, the chart company’s ranking of the most-consumed full-lengths in the U.S. This frame, it’s up to No. 26, lifting from No. 40.
In the past tracking week, Pink Friday 2 moved 21,807 equivalent units in the U.S. That sum is up more than 13% from the frame prior, which shows that the title is definitely gaining ground in terms of total consumption, not just on the charts. Of that sum, just under 2,000 were pure purchases.
The same set is surging on streaming platforms, which is the easiest way for fans to listen to Pink Friday 2 again. The title climbs to No. 29 on Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums tally, up from No. 33. It reached the No. 1 spot in its earliest days on the relatively new ranking.
As should be expected, Pink Friday 2 performs best on some of Billboard’s rap and hip-hop-focused charts. The title returns to the top 10 on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums lists after falling outside the highest region not long ago. Minaj’s most recent project steps up to No. 9 on the former roster and No. 7 on the latter.
Excitement about a musician’s tour is typically at its peak when the trek begins. Minaj may not sustain these gains, especially as other hip-hop artists crowd the Billboard charts she’s rising on this frame. Pink Friday 2 will continue to perform well in the coming weeks and months, but it may soon fall again.
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