Drake Reacts After Breaking Michael Jackson Billboard Record
Drake’s surprise trilogy release also gave him 42 Hot 100 entries in one week, a new single-week record, Billboard said.
- Drake surpassed Michael Jackson's record for most No. 1 hits by a solo male artist this week when 'Janice STFU' topped the Billboard Hot 100, bringing his career total to 14 chart-toppers and tying him with Taylor Swift and Rihanna.
- The rapper's new projects mark his first solo releases since his high-profile 2024 feud with Kendrick Lamar, with his trilogy Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour debuting at Nos. 1, 2, and 3 on the Billboard 200. Drake's Iceman cover features a rhinestone-studded glove reminiscent of Jackson's signature accessory.
- Drake set a new record placing 42 songs on the Hot 100 in a single week, surpassing Morgan Wallen's 2025 record of 37. To promote the releases, Drake orchestrated elaborate stunts including projecting digital ice over Toronto's iconic CN Tower and launching fireworks displays.
- Only Mariah Carey, with 19 No. 1 hits, and The Beatles, with 20, have more chart-toppers than Drake's 14, positioning him among the most decorated artists in music history. He now ranks alongside Taylor Swift and Rihanna at the top of solo artists.
- Michael Jackson, the so-called 'King of Pop,' previously held the solo male artist record with 13 No. 1 songs, five from his album 'Bad,' until Drake surpassed him this week. Drake's deliberate invocation of Jackson throughout recent work positions him as the pop icon's artistic successor in the streaming era.
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By Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español In the year in which Michael Jackson has become a trend again due to the biographical film “Michael”, which has raised US$ 795 million globally, Canadian singer Drake broke down on Tuesday one of the records of “King of Pop” as he became the male artist with the most songs at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 ranking, according to the publication. Drake achieved this milestone with “Janice STFU”, his fourteenth…
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