Drake Shatters Billboard Record with Three Albums in Top Three
Drake Shatters Billboard Record with Three Albums in Top Three

Drake has become the first artist in history to have three albums occupy the top three positions on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously. The Canadian rapper, 39, released his records Iceman, Habiti and Maid of Honour on 15 May, debuting at numbers one, two and three respectively.

Billboard confirmed that this feat is unprecedented since the chart began weekly publication in March 1956. Iceman marks Drake's 15th number one album in the US, tying him with Taylor Swift as the solo male artist with the most number one records. Only the Beatles, with 19, have 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 chart, while Maid of Honour and Habiti landed at sixth and seventh respectively.

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Earlier this 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 streams). By comparison, Kendrick Lamar's GNX was streamed 75 million times in its first full day.

The success of the three albums helped Drake become the most-streamed artist on Spotify in a single day this year, with over 250 million total streams on 15 May. Critical reception has been mixed, with The Independent's music editor noting Drake's ongoing struggle with self-editing and bloat.

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