Nicki Minaj #1 on Billboard Charts

Sophomore Jinx is for suckers and not 4 Nicki, her album, which debuted at No. 1 this week.


Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded lands on top of the Billboard 200 after selling 253,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The star-studded set, which features Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Nas, marks the Young Money rapper’s second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

Her platinum debut Pink Friday opened at No. 2 in December 2010, selling 375,000 copies. It later climbed to No. 1 in February 2011.

A grateful Nicki took to Twitter to thank her fans for their support. “I’d like to thank you for making Pink Friday: ROMAN RELOADED #1 in the UK, US, Canada, and Japan. #LOVE,” she tweeted.

The album features the RedOne-produced single “Starships,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

J. Cole’s “Work Out” Goes Platinum; Blue Ivy Carter Breaks A Record

It’s a good week for the folks over there at Roc Nation….and their seeds. J. Cole announced his good news earlier today, tweeting that the lead single “Work Out” from his debut album has been officially certified platinum. And that’s not all. Proud papa Jay-Z’s ode to his baby girl that featured lil’ Blue herself has already charted on Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop chart at number 74, making her the youngest person ever to make the charts. How cool!

Jeezy Sells 200K 1st week Sales

After numerous delays Young Jeezy's fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, was released on December 20. With final numbers counted the album moved 233,000 units. Good enough to place 3rd on the Billboard 200 chart.

Adele's 21 shows no sign of slowing down. The album placed No. 2 on the charts with it's biggest sales week yet, moving 399,000 copies to push it's 2011 total to 5.68 million according to Billboard.

Michael Buble's Christmas album claimed the top spot on the charts, selling 467,000 copies.

Common's The Dreamer/The Believer sold 69,000 units, landing at the No. 18 spot.