Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy is a truly unprecedented commercial success. Over the weekend, it was revealed the album debuted at No. 1 with the biggest week of the year so far, and now the album is dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart in ways the music world has never seen. The top ten spots of the chart were revealed today, and of those ten, nine of them are songs from Certified Lover Boy. Drake is now the first artist to ever have nine top-ten songs in the same week.
Debuting at No. 1 is Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug. After that is “Girls Want Girls” featuring Lil Baby at No. 2, “Fair Trade” featuring Travis Scott at No. 3, “Champagne Poetry” at No. 4, “Knife Talk” featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat at No. 5, “In The Bible” featuring Lil Durk and Giveon at No. 7, “Papi’s Home” at No. 8, “TSU” at No. 9, and “Love All” featuring Jay-Z at No. 1o. The only non-Drake song in this week’s top ten is The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s “Stay.” Overall, all 21 songs from Certified Lover Boy debut in the top 40 of this week’s chart.
The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated Sept. 18, 2021)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
This list of records that this sets is extensive, even beyond the aforementioned accolades. Certified Lover Boy has more top-ten songs than any album in history; Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The USA, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, and Drake’s own Scorpion all have seven top-ten songs on the Hot 100.
Furthermore, Drake and The Beatles are now the only two artists to ever dominate the entire top five spots of the chart. Drake’s total of five songs to debut at No. 1 ties Ariana Grande for the most ever. Drake has also extended his records for the most career top-ten songs (54), most top-40 hits (140), and total Hot 100 entries (258).
.@Drake's "Way 2 Sexy," featuring @1future & @youngthug, officially debuts at No. 1 on this week's #Hot100.
It earns Drake his 9th career No. 1 hit, Young Thug his third and Future his first.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
All 21 songs from @Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' debut in the top 40 of this week's #Hot100, including nine in the top 10.
Drake is the first artist in history to place nine songs in the top 10 simultaneously.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
.@Drake joins @thebeatles as the only acts in history to monopolize the entire top 5 of the #Hot100 in a single week.
The Beatles achieved the feat on April 4, 1964.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
.@Drake now has five No. 1 debuts on the #Hot100. He ties @ArianaGrande for the most of all time.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
.@Drake extends his #Hot100 records for the most career top 10 hits (54), top 40 hits (140) and total entries (258).
He also passes @justinbieber for the most No. 1s among Canadian artists.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
.@Drake on this week's #Hot100 (1/3):
#1, Way 2 Sexy ft. @1future & @youngthug
#2, Girls Want Girls ft. @lilbaby4PF
#3, Fair Trade ft. @trvisXX
#4, Champagne Poetry
#5, Knife Talk ft. @21savage & @ProjectPatHcp
#7, In The Bible ft. @lildurk & @giveon
#8, Papi's Home
#9, TSU— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
.@Drake on this week's #Hot100 (2/3):
#10, Love All ft. Jay-Z
#11, No Friends In The Industry
#12, N 2 Deep ft. @1future
#14, Pipe Down
#16, 7am On Bridle Path
#18, Race My Mind
#22, IMY2 ft. @KidCudi
#24, Yebba's Heartbreak ft. @yebbasmith— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
.@Drake on this week's #Hot100 (3/3):
#25, You Only Live Twice ft. @LilTunechi & @RickRoss
#26, Fountains ft. @temsbaby
#27, Get Along Better ft. @tydollasign
#32, Fucking Fans
#35, The Remorse— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 13, 2021
