Drake Debuts 21 Songs On The Hot 100 At Once, All Inside The Top 40
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As his new album Certified Lover Boy opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Drake doesn’t just perform well on the Hot 100, he dominates it like nobody before him ever has. All 21 songs featured on the rapper’s latest full-length debut on the all-genre ranking of the most-consumed songs in the U.S., with all of them finding space inside the top 40, certifying them as immediate hits.
Drake scores his ninth No. 1 and fifth chart-topping debut with “Way 2 Sexy,” which has just been highlighted as the first single from the album. The tune blasts into first place with ease, bringing Young Thug back to the summit and earning featured musician Future his first-ever ruler. The Canadian rapper claims the entirety of the top five for himself, and he occupies nine of the spaces inside the top 10, a first in Billboard history.
The Canadian superstar almost chartered 10 top 10 hits, but his complete sweep was stalled by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, who see their hit single “Stay” dip to sixth place.
In addition to his nine top 10 hits, Drake claims another six spaces inside the top 20, giving him 15 simultaneous placements in that area.
Drake is joined in this historic showing by a number of other musicians, all of whom land new Hot 100 wins in the process. Names like Future, Travis Scott, Lil Durk, 21 Savage and Lil Wayne all up their already sizable counts once again. Performers Tems and Yebba earn just their second-ever placements on the list, while Project Pat collects a third, and his first in more than a decade.
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Including his new Certified Lover Boy wins, Drake has now charted 258 songs on the Hot 100, far and away the most among all acts in Billboard history. He already claimed this section of the record books before this week, but now he furthers his lead. The cast of the TV show Glee holds in second place with 207 appearances on the tally.
Drake now also claims the most top 10 hits of all time (54), the most No. 1 debuts (a tie with Ariana Grande, five each), the most top 10 debuts (39) and the most top 40 singles (140).
Here’s a look at where all of Drake’s 21 songs rank on this week’s Hot 100.
No. 1 – “Way 2 Sexy (ft. Future & Young Thug)”
No. 2 – “Girls Want Girls (ft. Lil Baby)”
No. 3 – “Fair Trade (ft. Travis Scott)”
No. 4 – “Champagne Poetry”
No. 5 – “Knife Talk (ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat)”
No. 7 – “In The Bible (ft. Lil Durk & Giveon)”
No. 8 – “Papi’s Home”
No. 9 – “TSU”
No. 10 – “Love All (ft. Jay-Z)”
No. 11 – “No Friends In The Industry”
No. 12 – “N 2 Deep (ft. Future)”
No. 14 – “Pipe Down”
No. 16 – “7am On Bridle Path”
No. 18 – “Race My Mind”
No. 22 – “IMY2 (ft. KidCudi)”
No. 24 – “Yebba’s Heartbreak (ft. Yebba)”
No. 25 – “You Only Live Twice (ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross)”
No. 26 – “Fountains (ft. Tems)”
No. 27 – “Get Along Better (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)”
No. 32 – “Fucking Fans”
No. 35 – “The Remorse”
