Cardi B's steady chart run

AM I THE DRAMA? opened at No. 1 with about 200,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including roughly 110,000 streaming-equivalent album units and about 88,000 in pure sales, powered by roughly 145–146 million on‑demand streams during that opening tracking week. (therreportmag.com) The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album platinum on release day (Sept. 19, 2025), and the project was subsequently pushed to multi‑platinum status in the months that followed according to RIAA updates reported by industry outlets. (billboard.com) The record’s stay inside Billboard’s top 10 was unusually long for a female rap project this decade — outlets tracking chart runs counted eight weeks in the top 10, a run described as a new high for female rap albums in the 2020s. (hotnewhiphop.com) Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 debuted at No. 1 in December 2023 with about 228,000 equivalent album units, including roughly 92,000 pure album sales and an estimated 25,000 vinyl copies sold in its first week. (billboard.com) Cardi’s Little Miss Drama arena tour — which kicked off Feb. 11, 2026 in Palm Desert — has continued to raise the album’s profile through late winter and spring dates and a string of surprise guest appearances documented on the run. (newsroom.livenation.com) Cardi’s debut feat on the Billboard 200 made her the first female rapper whose first two studio albums both debuted at No. 1, while Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 cemented Minaj as a three‑time Billboard 200 topper — the most No. 1 albums held by a female rapper to date. (billboard.com)