Drake’s run is something the world hasn’t seen before and it refuses to slow down. His latest project, More Life has debuted at the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with 505k copies moved in the first week but that’s only part of the story.
Drake has become the solo act with most Billboard Hot 100 entries (154), passing his Young Money boss Lil Wayne. Drizzy now has the highest number in the Hot 100’s 58-year history as a solo act and second overall, behind Glee Cast. Here is a count of the acts with the most Hot 100 entries all-time:
207, Glee Cast
154, Drake
135, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley
91, James Brown
87, Jay Z
82, Chris Brown
81, Kanye West
77, Nicki Minaj
75, Ray Charles
This is not it. Drizzy has also broken the single-week record for the most charted Hot 100 entries at one time. Drake’s 24 songs on the new April 8-dated list passes his own mark of 20, which he achieved during the week that his last album Views debuted atop the Billboard 200. Here’s the full list:
No. 8, “Passionfruit” (debut)
No. 9, “Portland,” feat. Quavo and Travis Scott (debut)
No. 15, “Fake Love” (up from No. 31 in its 22nd week after reaching No. 8 in February)
No. 18, “Free Smoke” (debut)
No. 29, “Gyalchester” (debut)
No. 35, “Teenage Fever” (debut)
No. 36, “Sacrifices,” feat. 2 Chainz and Young Thug (debut)
No. 38, “Blem” (debut)
No. 40, “No Long Talk,” feat. Giggs (debut)
No. 45, “Get It Together,” feat. Jorja Smith and Black Coffee (debut)
No. 48, “KMT,” feat. Giggs (debut)
No. 49, “Jorja Interlude” (debut)
No. 50, “4422,” feat. Sampha (debut)
No. 51, “Madiba Ridim” (debut)
No. 54, “Glow,” feat. Kanye West (debut)
No. 58, “Both,” Gucci Mane feat. Drake (down from No. 51 in its 14th week after reaching No. 41 in January)
No. 60, “Do Not Disturb” (debut)
No. 61, “Nothings Into Something” (debut)
No. 62, “Ice Melts,” feat. Young Thug (debut)
No. 64, “Lose You” (debut)
No. 70, “Since Way Back,” feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR (debut)
No. 76, “Skepta Interlude” (debut)
No. 82, “Can’t Have Everything” (debut)
No. 84, “No Frauds,” Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne (down from No. 14 in its second week)
More Life was streamed 384.8 million times in its opening week according to Nielsen Music, besting Drake’s previous effort Views which had opened with 245.1 million last year.
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