Canadian rapper Drake is becoming the biggest star in the history of the US album and singles charts, the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100. These are his records.
By Carlos Passage
This week Drake holds the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 spots on the Billboard 200 chart, the top 200 best-selling albums in the US, something that has never happened in the chart’s 70-year history. The albums are titled ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR.
But what Drake has done this week on the Hot 100, the chart of the 100 most popular songs in the US, will leave you breathless.
Drake has 42 songs on the Hot 100. This has never happened before in the Hot 100’s 67-year history, including 9 in the top 10:
No. 1, “Janice STFU”
No. 2, “Ran to Atlanta,” feat. Future & Molly Santana
No. 3, “Whisper My Name”
No. 4, “Shabang”
No. 6, “National Treasures”
No. 7, “Make Them Cry”
No. 8, “Dust”
No. 9, “2 Hard 4 the Radio”
No. 10, “Make Them Pay”
No. 11, “Plot Twist”
No. 12, “B’s on the Table,” feat. 21 Savage
No. 13, “Burning Bridges”
No. 15, “What Did I Miss?” No. 18, “Little Birdie”
No. 19, “Make Them Remember”
No. 21, “Make Them Know”
No. 22, “Hoe Phase”
No. 23, “Don’t Worry”
No. 28, “WNBA”
No. 31, “Firm Friends”
No. 34, “I’m Spent,” feat. Loe Shimmy
No. 35, “Classic”
No. 36, “Fortworth,” feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR
No. 39, “Slap the City,” with Qendresa
No. 41, “Cheetah Print,” with Sexyy Red
No. 42, “Road Trips”
No. 43, “High Fives”
No. 56, “Gen 5”
No. 57, “White Bone”
No. 61, “Hurrr Nor Thurrr,” feat. Sexyy Red
No. 63, “Which One,” with Central Cee
No. 65, “Outside Tweaking,” with Stunna Sandy
No. 67, “True Bestie,” with Iconic Savvy
No. 71, “Rusty Intro”
No. 72, “New Bestie”
No. 74, “BBW”
No. 76, “Amazing Shape,” with Popcaan
No. 82, “Prioritizing”
No. 85, “Q&A”
No. 88, “Goose and the Juice”
No. 92, “Princess”
No. 93, “Stuck”
Artist with most hits in the Top 10:
90, Drake
69, Taylor Swift
38, Madonna
35, The Beatles
32, Rihanna
30, Michael Jackson
29, Elton John
28, Mariah Carey
28, Steve Wonder
27, Justin Bieber
27, Janet Jackson
26, Lil Wayne
25, Elvis Presley
Artist with the most Top 40 hits:
241, Drake
177, Taylor Swift
91, Lil Wayne
81, Elvis Presley
81, Ye (Kanye West)
Artist with the most Hot 100 hits:
402, Drake
276, Taylor Swift
228, Future
Third artist with the most number 1 hits:
20, The Beatles
19, Mariah Carey
14, Drake
14, Rihanna
14, Taylor Swift
13, Michael Jackson
12, Madonna
12, The Supremes
11, Whitney Houston
10, Janet Jackson
10, Bruno Mars
10, Stevie Wonder
