Five Burning Questions About Drake’s Historic Week on the Billboard Charts
Categoria: Musica
This week's 5BQ looks at Drake occupying the top three spots on the Billboard 200 — and nine of the top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 — with his recent triple-release.
Por Billboard | 27/05/2026
If you wondered about Drake ‘s ability post-2024 to still make the kind of history on the Billboard charts that he seemed to make routinely in the 15 years prior to that … well, wonder no longer. Related Drake Makes History at Nos. 1, 2 & 3 on Billboard 200 With ‘ICEMAN,’ ‘HABIBTI’ & ‘MAID OF HONOUR’ Drake Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With ‘Janice STFU,’ Charts Single-Week Record 42 Songs Here Are All the Hot 100 Records That Drake Has (and Hasn’t) Broken On this week’s Billboard 200 (dated May 30), Drake debuts in the top three spots with his three simultaneously released new LPs — Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour , respectively — becoming the first artist to ever occupy Nos. 1-3 on the chart at the same time. Meanwhile, Iceman ‘s “Janice STFU” opens at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the highest of his 42 entries, and 40 debuts, also Hot 100 records — breaking Drake out of a tie with Michael Jackson for most career No. 1s on the chart by a solo male with his 14. Which of these records do we deem to be the most historically significant? And does this mean that Drake is officially as big again as he was before the drama of two years ago? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below. 1. Drake sets all kinds of history on the Billboard charts this week — including most entries by any act in one week (42) and most No. 1 hits total (14) for a male solo artist on the Hot 100, and most simultaneous top spots (three) held on the Billboard 200. Which of the records he sets this week do you think is the most historically significant? Kyle Denis : I’d probably go with breaking the “most entries in one week” record; it’s a real testament to how intense his popularity is in the streaming era. Breaking Michael Jackson’s record for most Hot 100 No. 1 hits by a male soloist certainly sounds cool, but when you compare Drizzy’s No. 1s to the King of Pop’s, the difference in quality is so stark it’s laughable. Angel Diaz : The Billboard 200 record is the most impressive to me. It’s not every day that one of music’s top artists decides to drop three separate albums at once. That one is going to be hard to beat, unless someone like Taylor Swift or Beyoncé feels competitive enough to release four albums at the same time. Lyndsey Havens : Well, I’d argue that occupying the top three spots on the Billboard 200 holds the most weight, largely because it’s the kind of moment we’ll be able to point to as “when things changed.” Now that Drake has done it — regardless of why … — it becomes a conversation of who does it next? Who can do this? Who would and why? It created not only a new marker of success but a new conversation, too. Michael Saponara : I’d have to go with having the most No. 1 hits of any soloists. It’s the toughest to accompl