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Drake Passes One Of The Most Successful Singers Of All Time

Forbes · Jun 21, 2026, 12:45 PM

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  • Hollywood & Entertainment Drake Passes One Of The Most Successful Singers Of All Time By Hugh Mc Intyre,
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  • Iceman dropped alongside Habibti and Maid of Honour, and all three projects turned into immediate top performers in the United States after their first full tracking period finished.

Hollywood & Entertainment Drake Passes One Of The Most Successful Singers Of All Time 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 21, 2026, 08:45am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary Drake’s Iceman holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a fourth consecutive week, lifting his career total to 41 weeks atop the albums chart. That pushes him past Adele, who remains at 40 weeks, and gives Drake sole possession of ninth place among artists with the most time spent at No. 1.

As Drake's Iceman holds at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive frame, he pulls out of a tie with Adele for the fourth-most weeks atop the Billboard 200 of all time. LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Drake speaks onstage during Drake's Till Death Do Us Part rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Getty ImagesHours before he released his highly anticipated album Iceman, Drake shocked millions of fans around the world by announcing he had more music ready to share than anyone expected. The hip-hop talent had been promoting Iceman for months, but what nobody outside of his circle knew was that the set was one of three that would arrive at the same time.

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