Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' Reaches Platinum Status

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It looks like everyone loves Nicki Minaj‘s buns, hun. The bootylicious single ‘Anaconda’ as taken America by storm, so much so, that it has reached platinum status for 1 million copies shipped in the U.S.


On Tuesday (Oct. 7), The Queen Barbz made the announcement of her sales achievement on her social media account. The Young Money rapper also thanked the fans for helping her achieve such a significant milestone. She tweeted:


In addition, ‘Anaconda’ just climbed to No. 2 on the iTunes chart in the U.K., followed by Jessie J’s ‘Bang Bang’ at No. 3, which also features Minaj. Talk about a bang for your buck!


Here in the states, ‘Anaconda’ currently sits at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 tally. The single has also become her longest solo No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart after six weeks at the apex.


Not to mention her jungle-inspired video broke a 24-hour VEVO record with 19.6 million views. So far, the clip has been watch 238 million times and counting.


Minaj’s ‘Anaconda,’ which was produced by Polow da Don and Da Internz, will appear on her upcoming album ‘The Pink Print,’ which is due in stores on Nov. 24.


Watch Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Video