Drake keeps shattering records putting him in reach of all-time greats
Drake’s upbeat bangerNice For Whathas enjoyed a No. 1 spot on theBillboard Hot 100for atotal of eight weeksbut now the rapper has dethroned himself from the top position with theviral-challenge drivenIn My Feelings.
一声枪响图表week from No. 6 to No. 1 while Drizzy is simultaneously holding two other spots in the top 10 with Nice For What andGod’s Plan.
Just last week, Drake held seven of the top 10 spots breaking The Beatles’ record for most songs simultaneously in the top 10 that hadbeen held since 1964. This isn’t the only record Drizzy has claimed for himself withScorpionthough.
In My Feelingsmarks Drake’s sixth ever number-one single, earning him the most chart-topping singles of any rapper followed by Eminem, Diddy and Ludacris who each hold five.
This achievement also places the rapper alongside Justin Bieber, Usher and The Beatles as the only musicians to replace themselves from the number one spot twice in their career.
Drake has landed three total number-one singles forScorpionwhich hasn’t been done since Justin Bieber’sPurposewhich sentSorry,What Do You Mean?andLove Yourselfto the top spot.
Beyond that, the 6ix God is the first artist to have three top singles within the same year sinceKaty Perry’s十几岁的梦想in 2010.
Perry’s album is currently tied withMichael Jackson’s Badfor most number-one hits from an album but if Drake’s lucky streak continues he could easily tie that record, if not break it.
The rapper’s latest record has been a massive success so far, pulling in over 1 billion streams and breaking the record formost streams in its first week, crushing Apple Music’ssingle-day streaming recordand selling 732,000 copies in the US to become thebest-selling album so far in 2018.
Two of these three records were previously held byDrake’s More Lifeso it’s unlikely he will lose the spot to another artist any time soon.
While the rapper may be crushing records in his own genre, he’s got a long way to go before rising to the top of the entire music world.
The current record for most number one singles is held by The Beatles with a whopping 20 mega-hits, followed by Elvis Presley (18), Mariah Carey (18), Rihanna (14) and Michael Jackson (13).
To even crack the top 10 artists with the most number one singles, Drake needs to get another four chart-topping songs to outrank Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder who both hold 10.
In My Feelings has gifted Drake with his 40th total week at the top of the Hot 100, ranking him within the top ten of that record.
Currently, he’s seated behind Beyonce (42 weeks), Usher (47), Boyz II Men (50), The Beatles (59), Rihanna (60) and Mariah Carey (79).
We’re only halfway through the year andScorpionhas only been out for a few weeks so no one should be surprised if Drake climbs his way up towards claiming this record too.
Champagnepapi.Writing by Joe Smith-Engelhardt
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