Queen Radio: Volume 1

Queen Radio: Volume 1 is the first greatest hits album by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, surprise-released through Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records on August 26, 2022. The album was re-released two days later to add a remix of Skeng's 2022 single, "Likkle Miss".[1]

Queen Radio: Volume 1
Cover art for "Queen Radio: Volume 1": Disembodied accessories—a pink wig, pink headphones, and black gloves—in front of a microphone
Greatest hits album by
Nicki Minaj
ReleasedAugust 26, 2022
GenreHip hop
Length117:28
Label
Nicki Minaj chronology
Queen
(2018)		 Queen Radio: Volume 1
(2022)		 Pink Friday 2
(2023)

The album includes songs from all of her studio albums—Pink Friday (2010), Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and its reissue The Re-Up (both released in 2012), The Pinkprint (2014) and Queen (2018), as well as songs from the mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty (original 2009 version and its 2021 reissue), Young Money Entertainment compilation Rise of an Empire (2014) and some non-album singles she released in 2022.[2][3]

Critical reception

Andy Kellman of AllMusic called it a "generous anthology", while rating it 4.5 stars out of 5.[4] Paper Mag's Kenna McCafferty thought that "the 28 tracks were perfectly selected", as the collection is "jam-packed with [some of] Minaj’s biggest bangers".[5]

Commercial performance

Queen Radio: Volume 1 debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 32,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week, making Nicki Minaj the female rapper with the most solo top 10 albums in Billboard 200 history (6) [6]

Track listing
Queen Radio: Volume 1 track listing[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Super Freaky Girl" (2022)
2:50
2."Super Freaky Girl" (Queen mix) (featuring JT, Bia, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V, and Maliibu Miitch; 2022) (bonus track)
  • Dr. Luke
  • Malibu Babie
  • Joseph
  • Oliver
3:54
3."Likkle Miss" (Remix) (with Skeng; 2022) (bonus track)
  • Maraj
  • Kevon Douglas
  • Emelio Lynch
  • Rowan Melhado
  • Sebastian Loers
  • DiTruth Records
  • Droptop Records
2:18
4."Likkle Miss" (The Fine Nine Remix) (with Skeng featuring Spice, Destra Garcia, Patrice Roberts, Lady Leshurr, Pamputtae, Dovey Magnum, Lisa Mercedez and London Hill; 2022) (bonus track)
  • Maraj
  • Kevon Douglas
  • Emelio Lynch
  • Rowan Melhado
  • Sebastian Loers
  • Grace Hamilton
  • Melesha O'Garro
  • Destra Garcia
  • Patrice Roberts
  • Pamputtae
  • Dovey Magnum
  • Lisa Mercedez
  • London Hill
  • DiTruth Records
  • Droptop Records
6:11
5."Roman's Revenge" (featuring Eminem; from Pink Friday, 2010)
Swizz Beatz4:36
6."Did It On'em" (from Pink Friday, 2010)
Bangladesh3:32
7."Beez in the Trap" (featuring 2 Chainz; from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2012)
Kenoe4:28
8."Chun-Li" (from Queen, 2018)
  • Maraj
  • Jeremy Reid
3:11
9."Do We Have a Problem?" (with Lil Baby; 2022)
Papi Yerr3:27
10."We Go Up" (featuring Fivio Foreign; 2022)
  • Papi Yerr
  • Swizzy
  • Szamz
4:15
11."High School" (featuring Lil Wayne; from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up, 2012)
3:38
12."Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake; from Pink Friday, 2010)
T-Minus4:39
13."Truffle Butter" (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne; from The Pinkprint, 2014)
3:40
14."Itty Bitty Piggy" (from Beam Me Up Scotty, 2009)
Soulja Boy4:06
15."Barbie Dreams" (from Queen, 2018)
4:39
16."Anaconda" (from The Pinkprint, 2014)
4:20
17."Super Bass" (from Pink Friday (Deluxe), 2011)
Kane Beatz3:20
18."Starships" (from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2012)
3:30
19."Pound the Alarm" (from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2012)
  • Maraj
  • Khayat
  • Yacoub
  • Falk
  • Achraf Jannusi
  • RedOne
  • Yacoub
  • Falk
3:25
20."Your Love" (from Pink Friday, 2010)
Pop & Oak4:05
21."Right Thru Me" (from Pink Friday, 2010)
Drew Money3:55
22."Bed" (featuring Ariana Grande; from Queen, 2018)
3:09
23."Favorite" (featuring Jeremih; from The Pinkprint, 2014)
4:02
24."Save Me" (from Pink Friday, 2010)
Pop & Oak3:05
25."Fly" (featuring Rihanna; from Pink Friday, 2010)
3:32
26."Seeing Green" (with Drake and Lil Wayne; from the reissue of Beam Me Up Scotty, 2021)
  • Kid Masterpiece
  • Govi
5:39
27."Hard White" (from Queen, 2018)
3:13
28."Bussin" (with Lil Baby; 2022)
  • Maraj
  • D. Jones
  • Goods
  • Cyrick Palmer
  • Rahsul Greer
  • Terrell Greenlee
  • Swaggyono
  • DJ Tizz
2:16
29."Lookin Ass" (Young Money featuring Nicki Minaj; from Young Money: Rise of an Empire, 2014)
2:40
30."Catch Me" (from Pink Friday, 2010)
  • Maraj
  • Dean
Swizz Beatz3:57
31."Girls Fall Like Dominoes" (from Pink Friday, 2010)
  • Maraj
  • Rotem
  • Robbie Furze
  • Millo Cordell
  • Cleveland Browne
  • Greville Gordon
  • Wycliffe Johnson
J. R. Rotem3:45
Total length:107:28

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • Physical copies and the original tracklist omit tracks 2–4.[8]

Charts
Chart performance for Queen Radio: Volume 1
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 50
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 88
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 67
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[14] 30
US Billboard 200[15] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Gularte, Alejandra (August 26, 2022). "Nicki Minaj Promises Another Surprise for Queen Radio". Vulture. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. Kaufman, Gil (August 26, 2022). "Nicki Minaj Drops Surprise Hits Compilation 'Queen Radio: Volume 1'". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. Ron, Terzel (August 26, 2022). "Nicki Minaj drops compilation album 'Queen Radio: Volume 1'". Revolt. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Queen Radio, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. McCafferty, Kenna (August 26, 2022). "Nicki Minaj Unleashes Greatest Hits Compilation, 'Queen Radio: Vol. 1'". Paper. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. Caulfield, Keith (September 4, 2022). "DJ Khaled Lands Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'God Did'". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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  8. "Queen Radio: Volume 1 [Clean] by Nicki Minaj on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  9. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 3, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. "Nicki Minaj Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nicki Minaj". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  12. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  14. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  15. "Nicki Minaj Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  16. "Nicki Minaj Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  17. "New Zealand album certifications – Nicki Minaj – Queen Radio: VOlume 1". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  18. "British album certifications – Nicki Minaj – Queen Radio: VOlume 1". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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