This Drake achievement carries way more weight because of everything they tried to do to him. Sadly, Michael never had the opportunity to return to the top after what they did to him.
Drakes historic record breaking week 🏆
- First artist ever to debut 3 new albums at #1, #2 and #3
- 683k units sold total
- Male soloist with the most #1 records ever (14)
- Rapper with the most #1 albums ever (15)
- First artist ever to debut 10 songs at #1 on the Hot 100
- Biggest streaming debut for a hiphop song in Spotify history
- 2nd biggest streaming debut for a hiphop album in Spotify history
- Occupies 9 of the top 10 spots on the Hot 100
- Charts a record 42 songs simultaneously on the Hot 100
- First artist ever to earn over 400 Hot 100 chart entries
- Most top 10 hits for any hiphop album in Hot 100 history (10)
- Tied for most top 10 hits for any album in Hot 100 history (10)
- Occupies entire top 5 biggest streaming debuts for hiphop albums in US history
Biggest first-week sales for rap albums released in the 2020s:
💿 613k – Certified Lover Boy
💿 497k – Legends Never Die
💿 496k – UTOPIA
💿 463k – ICEMAN (𝐧𝐞𝐰)
💿 404k – Her Loss
💿 402k – For All The Dogs
💿 361k – DAYS BEFORE RODEO
💿 319k – GNX
💿 309k – Donda
💿 300k – CHROMAKOPIA
💿 298k – MUSIC
💿 296k – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
💿 288k – Eternal Atake
💿 282k – The Off-Season
💿 281k – The Death Of Slim Shady
💿 280k – The Fall-Off
💿 279k – Music To Be Murdered By
💿 251k – WE DONT TRUST YOU
💿 251k – Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
💿 232k – JACKBOYS 2
💿 228k – Pink Friday 2
💿 223k – Dark Lane Demo Tapes
💿 222k – I NEVER LIKED YOU
💿 221k – No Pressure
💿 213k – It's Only Me
💿 200k – AM I THE DRAMA?
💿 197k – My Turn