Drake’s ‘ICEMAN’ Becomes His Longest-Leading No. 1 Album
Drake sets a new personal milestone on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as ICEMAN becomes his sole-longest leader among his 17 chart-toppers. The album claims a 13th week at No. 1 on the chart dated Sept. 5, passing Take Care‘s dozen weeks in the top slot. ICEMAN, released on OVO Sound/Republic, captures its landmark week at No. 1 with 41,000 equivalent album […] The post Drake’s ‘ICEMAN’…
Drake's ICEMAN has set a new record on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming his longest-leading No. 1 album with 13 weeks at the top. This surpasses his previous record of 12 weeks held by his 2011 album Take Care. ICEMAN, released on OVO Sound/Republic, earned 41,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the week ending Aug.
21-27, according to Luminate. Though it dropped 6% compared to the previous week, it still maintains a 10,000-unit lead over its nearest competitor, Michael Jackson's Thriller, at No. 2 with 31,000 units. Through ICEMAN, Drake now holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with 17 records tying the count set by The Temptations.
The album also extends Drake's record-extending streak on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart to 32 No. 1s, including the hits "What Did I Miss?" and "Janice STFU." ICEMAN holds the No. 1 spot on Top Rap Albums and No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
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