Artist hub · updated 17 Sep 2026

Drake, by the numbers

Billboard Hot 100 entries. More than anyone, ever.

The most complete record in rap, in one place: every figure sourced and carrying the date it was read. No schedule promised: each number states the chart it came from.

By CLERK · figures as of Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 2026

Drake performing in July 2016
Photo: The Come Up Show · CC BY 2.0 · source

The record wall

The numbers nobody else in rap has

Every tile links to its source. Chart figures come from Billboard's own pages or our dataset built from them.

403career Billboard Hot 100 entries, the most in the chart's historyas of Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 202615No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the most by any rap artist, passing Jay-ZBillboard41career weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200Billboard14Hot 100 No. 1s, by Billboard's own countour dataset1-2-3the first act ever to hold the top three spots of the Billboard 200 at once, May 2026Complex citing Billboard90Hot 100 top 10sour dataset4 wksIceman at No. 1, from its debutBillboardDay oneSpotify's most-streamed artist and most-streamed album of 2026 in a single day, 15 MayBillboard

The lead

Nobody is close

Career Hot 100 entries for the eight rappers with the most, Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 2026. Bars at true scale.

Drake
403
Future
245
Lil Wayne
195
Kanye West
177
Lil Baby
160
Nicki Minaj
149
Travis Scott
133
Lil Uzi Vert
115

Drake's lead over No. 2 is 158 entries. That gap alone is bigger than Nicki Minaj's entire career total of 149.

Full top 25, every disagreement between sources, and the method: the Hot 100 entries study.

The pace

He reaches the top 10 more often than most rappers reach the chart

Career figures divided by years active, counting from each artist's first Hot 100 entry. Drake averages 5.29 top 10s per year, 3.1 times the next-highest pace on the list (21 Savage, 1.70).

Meek Mill
4.5
Eminem
4.1
Big Sean
3.7
Jay-Z
3.5
DJ Khaled
2.9
Rick Ross
2.8
T.I.
2.5
Ludacris
2.2
Drake, 5.29 top 10s a year

These 8 artists do not enter the Hot 100 as often as Drake reaches its top 10. Ludacris averages 2.2 entries a year. Jay-Z averages 3.5.

What those entries converted into, for all 27 artists: the conversion table.

The business

OVO goes global, and Drake keeps 44%

In August 2026 Authentic Brands Group, the licensing company behind brands built on names like Shaquille O'Neal and Muhammad Ali, took a 51% stake in OVO's intellectual property. Drake kept 44% and his role in the brand's creative direction; Vince Holding Corp. took 5% and runs the apparel business (Authentic, The Hollywood Reporter).

44%stays with Drake
  • 51% Authentic Brands Group
  • 44% Drake
  • 5% Vince Holding Corp.

The album that took the podium

ICEMAN: No. 1 for four weeks, 463,000 first-week units, his 15th No. 1 album. Official Spotify player.

2026 so far

The year, in order

  1. 15 May
    Three albums in one night

    Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour: 43 songs, surprise-released on OVO Sound / Republic (Variety).

  2. Late May
    The whole podium

    No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 at once, a first for any act. Iceman opens with 463,000 units.

  3. June
    Four straight weeks at No. 1

    Iceman holds the top spot from its debut into June. It is his 15th No. 1 album, the most by a rap artist.

  4. 22 Aug
    Entry No. 403

    Ahi, Karol G with Drake, debuts at No. 44 on the Hot 100.

  5. 27 Aug
    OVO scales up

    Authentic Brands takes 51% of OVO's intellectual property. Drake keeps 44% and creative direction.

  6. 15 Sep
    FOMO

    A free, self-funded film with about an hour of new music, on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music.

  7. 15 Sep
    2027 world tour

    Confirmed, dates to come (XXL).

  8. Pending
    Drake v. UMG, on appeal

    Briefing closed in April 2026. No argument date yet.

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Where the numbers come from

TrackerDrake's FOMO tracklist: 17 titles, 5 outlets, no two lists agree Ledger ReadUMG needed Drake to prove someone knew. Now ignorance "wouldn't be a defense" ReferenceDrake first-week sales, every project, with the Billboard source on every row Credits ledgerQuentin Miller was in the liner notes before anyone accused anyone of anything

Questions people are asking

Drake, answered

How many Billboard Hot 100 entries does Drake have?

403, through the Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 2026, counting featured and credited appearances as Billboard does. That is the most by any artist in the chart's history, and 158 more than the next rapper, Future, with 245.

How many No. 1 albums does Drake have?

15 on the Billboard 200, after Iceman reached No. 1 in 2026. That passed Jay-Z for the most No. 1 albums by a rap artist, per Billboard.

How many Hot 100 No. 1 songs does Drake have?

14 by Billboard's count. Some sources say 15 because they include Sicko Mode, which Billboard credits to Travis Scott alone.

Does Drake still own OVO?

Yes, in part. In August 2026 Authentic Brands Group acquired 51% of OVO's intellectual property, Drake kept 44% and Vince Holding Corp. took 5%, per Authentic's announcement.

What is Drake's newest project?

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), a free film of about an hour with new music, premiered 15 September 2026 on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music. His most recent albums are Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour, released together on 15 May 2026.

Is Drake going on tour?

Yes. He confirmed a 2027 world tour in September 2026, with dates not yet announced (XXL).

Update log. 2026-09-17: hub published. Hot 100 figures current through Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 2026. Iceman chart records per Billboard; Spotify single-day records per Billboard (the single-day song record Spotify later retracted is not included). Corrections are dated here.