Drake Passes BTS And Noah Kahan For A 2026 Record
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Drake Passes BTS And Noah Kahan For A 2026 Record By Hugh Mc Intyre,
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- Drake's Iceman becomes 2026's longest-running No. 1 album as it passes sets by BTS and Noah Kahan with a fourth consecutive frame on top of the Billboard 200.
Hollywood & Entertainment Drake Passes BTS And Noah Kahan For A 2026 Record By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author Jun 22, 2026, 06:04pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary Drake’s Iceman spends a fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and now the title stands as the longest-running leader of 2026 so far. The album breaks out of a tie with BTS’s Arirang and Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide, which each ruled for three weeks.
Drake's Iceman becomes 2026's longest-running No. 1 album as it passes sets by BTS and Noah Kahan with a fourth consecutive frame on top of the Billboard 200. NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: Drake attends the 2017 NBA Awards at Basketball City - Pier 36 - South Street on June 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)FilmMagicEver since Drake's album Iceman debuted in the Billboard 200's penthouse, the project, one of three that the Canadian hip-hop musician shared a month ago, has been unbeatable on the ranking of the most-consumed albums and EPs in the United States. Iceman launched with one of the most impressive starting sums of 2026, and though the number of total units it has shifted each period declines – which is to be expected for even the most popular releases – no other studio effort has been able to topple it, at least not yet.