Īccording to Minaj's audio engineer, Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, when Minaj first heard the beat, she was "crazy" about it. During the studio session, SZA wrote the song's lyrics whilst Beyoncé and Hit-boy produced it. She was called and later went to the studio to meet and work with the song's producer, Hit-Boy. Singer-songwriter SZA was enlisted to co-write parts of the song. I don't want you to hold back." Minaj agreed to do the song with her and in return Beyoncé would be featured on The Pinkprint. Following this, Beyoncé sent Minaj a new version of the song she wanted and told Minaj, "I want you to be you. All rights reserved.In May 2014, Minaj's manager Gee Roberson contacted her to inform her that Beyoncé wanted a remix of " Flawless" on which she would be featured. Nicki Minaj's Official Top 20 biggest songs: Side By Side doesn't make Nicki's Top 10 best sellers, but when it comes to streams, it's the Number 1, wiht an impressive 56 million plays to its name. Nicki's most recent smash, and a reunion with Ariana Grande, Side To Side rode its "dick bicycle" all the way to Number 4 earlier this year and, in the process, into Nicki's all-time Top 5. MORE: See all Nicki Minaj's UK hit singles and albums Side To Side With 193,000 sales and 13.5 million streams, it edges into Nicki's Top 10.
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MORE: Relive Jessie J's hits in her archive AnacondaĪ controversial track with an unforgettable video, Anaconda was the catalyst for a few high-profile feuds, including Nicki taking on Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. It's notched yup 50 million plays to land as Nicki's second most streamed track and it's 550,000 sales put it in Nicki's all-time sales Top 3. Bang Bang spent five months in the Top 40 and is Nicki's second biggest song overall in the UK. When you factor in the song's 14.1 million streams since we started counting in 2014, it's still Nicki's biggest song, but another track is closing in…įinally, in 2014, Nicki got the reward she'd been waiting for, when this all-star collaboration with Ariana Grande and Jessie J hit Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart. In fact, it's even joined the seven-digit club, passing the million-sales mark in July 2016.
Peaking at 2 in 2012, it was Nicki Minaj's highest charting single (spoiler: at that time) and is her biggest seller. Starships, produced by RedOne, who was finding huge fame as Lady Gaga's favoured collaborator, was a monster hit in the UK. It's safe to say nobody quite saw this coming, and while the word "banger" is overused these days, it certainly fits here. But Nicki wasn't done conquering the mainstream just yet… It's her third biggest song in the UK overall, when you include streams, and her second biggest seller, with over 636,000 copies shifted. Thanks in part to an adorable recreation of the song online by future icon Sophia Grace, Super Bass established Nicki as a mainstream star – albeit with an edge. Possibly the first song that made people properly sit up and take notice of Nicki as a solo artist in the UK, this summer 2011 smash sent Nicki Top 10 by herself for the first time. MORE: Take a look at all the hits in David Guetta's archive Super Bass It earned her first ever Top 5, hitting Number 3, and is her fifth biggest song altogether, racking up 528,000 sales and 8.2 million streams. Nicki has always been happy to embrace different genres, and it was no exception when she lent her talents to this dance track by superstar DJ and producer David Guetta. Let's look at some highlights: Where Them Girls At In celebration of all things Onika, including the 25 Top 40 hits under her belt, we delve into the stars and count up the physical sales, downloads and streams to compile Nicki's all-time UK chart. Not only that, but she always comes up with the goods as a lead artist too, with even a million-seller to her name. You can always rely on Nicki Minaj, can't you? If you've got a song that needs pepping up, or has a certain something missing, all you do is call up Nicki, and get her to lay down a verse for you.