Drake has become the first artist in the history of the US Billboard 200 to have three albums occupy the top three positions simultaneously. The Canadian rapper, 39, released Iceman, Habiti and Maid of Honour on 15 May, debuting at numbers one, two and three respectively.
According to Billboard, this is the first time any artist has achieved this feat since the charts began weekly publication in March 1956. Iceman marks Drake's 15th number one album in the US, moving him ahead of Jay-Z for the most number ones among solo male artists. He now ties with Taylor Swift, with only the Beatles (19) having more.
In the UK, Drake also set a record by becoming the first artist to have three albums in the top 10 simultaneously. Iceman topped the UK charts, while Maid of Honour and Habiti ranked sixth and seventh respectively.
Earlier in the week, Iceman set a new Spotify streaming record for 2026 with 140.2 million streams in its first 24 hours, making it the second biggest hip-hop debut on the platform, behind Drake's own Certified Lover Boy (153 million). In contrast, Kendrick Lamar's GNX was streamed 75 million times in its first full 24-hour period. The overall Spotify record remains Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department with 313.7 million streams in 24 hours.
Drake became the most-streamed artist on Spotify in a single day this year, with over 250 million total streams on 15 May. However, critical reception has been mixed. The Independent's music editor Roisin O'Connor noted Drake's inability to self-edit, describing the releases as part of a pattern of bloated albums lacking quality.
