Drake’s latest chart week is not exactly modest. “Janice STFU” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him the solo male record previously held by Michael Jackson and turning the rollout of three albums into a very efficient numbers exercise.
The single arrived on top after Drake released Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti on May 15. The result is another reshuffling of pop’s record book, which, at this point, should probably keep a pencil handy.
How many No. 1 singles does Drake have now?
With “Janice STFU,” Drake now has 14 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles. That puts him past Michael Jackson for the most No. 1s by a solo male artist.
It also places him in a tie with Rihanna and Taylor Swift among acts with 14 No. 1 hits. Only two names remain ahead of that group:
- The Beatles, with 20 No. 1 singles
- Mariah Carey, with 19 No. 1 singles
The milestone matters not just because of the names involved, but because Drake built much of this run in the streaming era, where volume, timing and fan attention all count. His release strategy this time gave listeners a lot to process at once, and the charts reflected exactly that.
Drake floods the Hot 100 with 42 songs
The No. 1 debut was only part of the week’s damage. Drake also broke Morgan Wallen’s record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries in a single week, landing 42 songs on the chart.
Wallen’s previous high was 37 songs in 2025, which had broken his own earlier mark of 36. Wallen also previously tied Taylor Swift for third-most entries in a single week, with each landing 32 songs on the chart in 2025 and 2024, respectively.
For comparison, Drake’s own previous best was 27 tracks in one week, set in 2018. So yes, this is less a jump than a full sprint across the spreadsheet.
Drake’s footprint was already unusually large. Now it crosses 400 career Hot 100 entries, making him the first act to do it.
Nine of the top 10 belong to Drake
Drake’s presence was especially overwhelming near the top of the singles chart. He occupies nine of the top 10 positions, with one exception: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which holds at No. 5.
That kind of pileup is rare, even in an era where major artists can send entire albums onto the chart at once. It also pushes Drake’s career total of top 10 hits to 90, extending his existing record.
For listeners, the effect is hard to miss. Whether someone is following the albums closely or simply checking the chart, Drake’s week is built to dominate the conversation. The emotional payoff for fans is obvious: a long-teased project became three releases, and then those releases became a wall of chart placements.
The three-album rollout began with Iceman
The chart surge follows the release of Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti on May 15. Drake had been teasing Iceman for nearly two years, previewing songs through various livestreams before they eventually reached digital streaming platforms.
The final twist came during his fourth livestream, just hours before Iceman was scheduled to arrive. That was when he revealed that two additional surprise albums, Maid of Honour and Habibti, would be released alongside it.
The strategy turned a long-running album tease into a larger event. Instead of one project closing a chapter, Drake gave listeners three at once, which is either generous or a scheduling challenge, depending on how much sleep one values.
The albums also made Billboard history
Over the weekend, the three albums debuted at the top of the albums chart in order: Iceman at No. 1, Habibti at No. 2 and Maid of Honour at No. 3.
Iceman earned 463,000 equivalent album units and became Drake’s 15th No. 1 album. That total moved him past Jay-Z’s previous record for the most No. 1 albums among solo men and R&B/hip-hop artists.
The album achievement also tied Drake with Taylor Swift for the most No. 1 albums among solo acts. The Beatles still hold the overall record in that category with 19 No. 1 albums.
Taken together, the singles and albums results show how thoroughly this release cycle landed. Drake did not just add another hit. He used one week to rewrite several major chart records at once.
