Nicki Minaj Passes Aretha Franklin for Most Billboard Hot 100 Hits by Female Artist

With 76 Billboard Hot 100 appearances compared to Aretha Franklin’s 73, Nicki Minaj now surpasses the “Queen of Soul” for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits by a female artist.

Man, I tell ya… God said he ain’t done showing off yet. Lol. Walked off stage to find out history was made yet again today. #NoFrauds #RegretInYourTears + #ChangedIt charted this week on Billboard & I now hold the title of most Hot 100 entries in the HISTORY of BILLBOARD among women of EVERY genre. To my fans: I fkn love u guys more than I’ll ever be able to put in words. Thank u so much for your unwavering love & support. God bless each & every one of you. To God be the glory. #YoungMoney #NickiInLONDON Island girl from South Side Jamaica, QUEENS!!!! NEW YORK CITY!!!!! 👅Rrraaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

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Minaj’s “No Frauds” with Drake and Lil Wayne, “Regret in Your Tears” and “Changed It” with Lil Wayne will all make their debut on the Hot 100 chart dated for April 1 at No. 14, No. 61 and No. 71 consecutively. With these three songs, the Young Money queen was able to forge ahead of Franklin.

See below for  an updated count of the female artists with the most charted Hot 100 entries from the ranking’s Aug. 4, 1958 inception though the chart dated April 1.

Most Hot 100 Entries Among Women All-Time
76, Nicki Minaj
73, Aretha Franklin
70, Taylor Swift
58, Rihanna
57, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
54, Beyonce
53, Connie Francis
48, Mariah Carey
48, Brenda Lee
43, Miley Cyrus
41, Barbra Streisand
40, Mary J. Blige
40, Janet Jackson
40, Diana Ross

In celebration of this major milestone, Nicki took to Instagram to twerk in red latex.

When u find out u just became the only woman in the history of billboard to have 76 Hot 100 billboard entries. 🤔👅👅👅👅👅👅👅👅👅👅

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