Queen Radio: Volume 1

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

Queen Radio: Volume 1
Greatest hits album by Nicki Minaj
Released	August 26, 2022
Genre	Hip hop
Length	117:28
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Nicki Minaj chronology
Queen (2018) Queen Radio: Volume 1 (2022) Pink Friday 2 (2023)

The album includes songs from all five of her studio albums, the mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty (2009), and the Young Money Entertainment compilation Rise of an Empire (2014).^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Super Freaky Girl" (from Pink Friday 2, 2023)	Onika Maraj Lukasz Gottwald Malibu Babie Aaron Joseph Vaughn Oliver Gamal Lewis Rick James Alonzo Miller	Dr. Luke Malibu Babie Joseph Oliver	2:50
2.	"Super Freaky Girl" (Queen mix) (featuring JT, Bia, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V, and Maliibu Miitch; 2022) (bonus track)	Maraj Gottwald Malibu Babie Joseph Oliver Lewis James Miller Jatavia Johnson Bianca Landrau Kiara Johnson Atlanta Raven Jennifer Roberts	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)	Maraj Marshall Mathers III Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:36
6.	"Did It On'em" (from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Safaree Samuels Justin Ellington Shondrae Crawford	Bangladesh	3:32
7.	"Beez in the Trap" (featuring 2 Chainz; from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2012)	Maraj Tauheed Epps Maurice Jordan	Kenoe	4:28
8.	"Chun-Li" (from Queen, 2018)	Maraj Jeremy Reid	Nicki Minaj Reid	3:11
9.	"Do We Have a Problem?" (with Lil Baby; 2022)	Maraj Dominique Jones Joshua Goods Anthony Woart, Jr.	Papi Yerr	3:27
10.	"We Go Up" (featuring Fivio Foreign; 2022)	Maraj Maxie Ryles III Goods Woart Konrad Zasada Szymon Świątczak'	Papi Yerr Swizzy Szamz	4:15
11.	"High School" (featuring Lil Wayne; from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up, 2012)	Maraj Dwayne Carter, Jr. Matthew Samuels Tyler Williams	Boi-1da T-Minus	3:38
12.	"Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake; from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Aubrey Graham Nikhil Seetharam Williams	T-Minus	4:39
13.	"Truffle Butter" (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne; from The Pinkprint, 2014)	Maraj Graham Carter Paul Jefferies Maya Jane Coles	Nineteen85 Coles	3:40
14.	"Itty Bitty Piggy" (from Beam Me Up Scotty, 2009)	Maraj DeAndre Way	Soulja Boy	4:06
15.	"Barbie Dreams" (from Queen, 2018)	Maraj Christopher Wallace James Brown Fred Wesley Rashad Smith Melvin Hough II Rivelino Wouter	Ringo Mel and Mus	4:39
16.	"Anaconda" (from The Pinkprint, 2014)	Maraj Anthony Ray Jamal Jones Ernest Clark Marcos Palacios Jonathan Solone-Myvett	Polow da Don Da Internz AnonXmous	4:20
17.	"Super Bass" (from Pink Friday (Deluxe), 2011)	Maraj Daniel Johnson Esther Dean	Kane Beatz	3:20
18.	"Starships" (from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2012)	Maraj Nadir Khayat Rami Yacoub Carl Falk Wayne Hector Bilal Hajji	RedOne Yacoub Falk	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)	Maraj Andrew Wansel Joseph Hughes David Freeman	Pop & Oak	4:05
21.	"Right Thru Me" (from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Joseph Satriani Stephen Hacker Andrew Thielk	Drew Money	3:55
22.	"Bed" (featuring Ariana Grande; from Queen, 2018)	Maraj Lewis Dwayne Chin-Quee Benjamin Diehl Brett Bailey Mescon David Asher	Supa Dups Ben Billions Beats Bailey Messy[a]	3:09
23.	"Favorite" (featuring Jeremih; from The Pinkprint, 2014)	Maraj Jeremy Felton Leland Wayne Xavier Dotson Christian Ward	Metro Boomin Zaytoven Hitmaka	4:02
24.	"Save Me" (from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Wansel Warren Felder	Pop & Oak	3:05
25.	"Fly" (featuring Rihanna; from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Jonathan Rotem Clemm Rishad Kevin Hissink William Jordan	J. R. Rotem Skrt Hissink	3:32
26.	"Seeing Green" (with Drake and Lil Wayne; from the reissue of Beam Me Up Scotty, 2021)	Maraj Graham Carter Kimberly Jones Andrew Ramsey Shannon Sanders Carlos Broady Nashiem Myrick Kaushik Barua Nile Goveia	Kid Masterpiece Govi	5:39
27.	"Hard White" (from Queen, 2018)	Maraj Samuels Ramon Ibanga, Jr. Brittany Hazzard	Boi-1da Illmind	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)	Maraj Maurice Brown Noel Fisher Kemion Cooks	Detail Choppa Boi	2:40
30.	"Catch Me" (from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Dean	Swizz Beatz	3:57
31.	"Girls Fall Like Dominoes" (from Pink Friday, 2010)	Maraj Rotem Robbie Furze Millo Cordell Cleveland Browne Greville Gordon Wycliffe Johnson	J. R. Rotem	3:45
Total length:				107:28

Notes

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

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly 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

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Queen Radio: Volume 1 Chart (2023) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 91 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 48 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 87 US Billboard 200[21] 93 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 52

Certifications

Certifications for Queen Radio: Volume 1

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Platinum	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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