Drake has secured his seventh number one record and become the first artist to debut three studio albums inside the UK Top 10 simultaneously, the Official Charts Company has confirmed.
The 39-year-old Canadian, Aubrey Drake Graham, released his three new albums – Iceman, Maid Of Honour, and Habibti – all at once last Friday.
These records, his first since 2023, have all shot to the top of the charts, with Iceman topping the UK albums chart.
In a record-breaking feat, his other two releases also debuted in the Top 10: Maid Of Honour landed at number six, while Habibti secured the number seven spot.
The five-time Grammy winner collaborated with artists including 21 Savage, Molly Santana, and Future on the chart-topping Iceman.
It has been 33 years since a similar achievement. Prince last debuted three compilation records inside the Top 10 in 1993, the Official Charts Company noted.
The records are Drake’s first releases since his headline-making feud with US rapper Kendrick Lamar, where the American musician accused Drake of paedophilia in the diss track ”Not Like Us”.
The late Michael Jackson takes second place with his compilation album Essential and his 1982 release Thriller is at four, while his 1987 album Bad sits at number eight.
The singer, nicknamed the King of Pop, is also in the Top 40 albums chart with his 1979 record Off The Wall at number 37, amid a surge in popularity for his music following the release of the Michael biopic in cinemas.
Olivia Dean’s chart-topping The Art Of Loving sits at number three, while the top five is completed by Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide – which previously secured the singer his second UK number one album.
Over on the UK singles chart, Drake is denied his first number one since 2020 as Dean’s hit single with Sam Fender, titled “Rein Me In”, enjoys its 12th non-consecutive week at the summit.
Instead, the rapper has snagged himself the second place spot with Janice Stfu, while his track “National Treasures” sits at three.
Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, is also singles chart success with his 1983 track “Billie Jean” at number four, and rounding off the top five is Australian band Tame Impala with “Dracula”.
Elsewhere in the singles chart, Dara’s song “Bangaranga”, which landed Bulgaria their first ever Eurovision win last weekend, sits at number 21.
