Nicki Minaj has bettered Michael Jackson’s record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits.
Minaj’s latest single ‘Anaconda’ has debuted at number 19, giving the rapper her 51st Hot 100 hit, beating Jackson’s previous record of 50, Yahoo! Music reports.
However, of Minaj’s 51 singles, only 20 feature her as the lead artist, with 31 guest features. All of Jackson’s 50 Hot 100 hits feature him as the lead or co-lead.
Minaj made her chart debut in February 2010 when she featured on Lil Wayne’s ‘Knockout’, while her first as a lead artist came four months later with ‘Your Love’.
Jackson’s guest features are not included in his tally as he didn’t take a credit for his appearances on Rockwell’s ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ or Diana Ross’s ‘Eaten Alive’.
Jackson’s posthumous releases ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ and ‘Love Never Felt So Good’ became his 49th and 50th Hot 100 hits earlier this year.
Source: Digital Spy