Billboard had threatened to dock Nicki Minaj's sales for running a contest in which she offered prizes to fans who produced proof they had bought or downloaded four copies of her new Pink Friday 2 album.

So far they haven't.

The unofficial numbers are in, and Pink Friday 2 blew past its initial projections to post a 228K first week.

That's the ninth-best debut ever for a female rapper.

Here are the top ten.

Biggest female rap album debuts in US history:

#1 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 422K
#2 Pink Friday 375K
#3 Under Construction 259K
#4 Invasion of Privacy 255K
#5 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 253K
#6 Miss E... So Addictive 250K
#7 The Pinkprint 244K
#8 The Notorious K.I.M. 229K…

— chart data (@chartdata) December 18, 2023

As you can see, four of Nicki's five albums are on that list.