Drake Gets First No. 1 Single, Makes History With 20 Simultaneous Hot 100 Songs
Drake dropped the Wizkid- and Kyla-featuring "One Dance" more than a month ago, on the same day he hit us with the Jay Z/Kanye West–featuring "Pop Style" (which got de-Throned on the album version). Now the piano-based, perfect-for-summer jam has become The Boy's first-ever No. 1 song as a lead artist on the Billboard Hot 100. Prior to Desiigner's "Panda" scoring two weeks at No. 1, Drake enjoyed nine weeks in that same top spot via Rihanna's ANTI single "Work."
The news comes in tandem with Drake's Views album hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200; it sold 852,000 album equivalent units in its first week. Also: Drizzy's got 20 songs on the Hot 100 right now, a new record for the chart. The feat includes 18 of his 20 Views songs (missing are "Hotline Bling" and "Summers Over Interlude"). The other two are "Summer Sixteen" and Rih's "Work." Drake's now had 123 Hot 100 songs, sending him past Elvis Presley to secure the No. 3 all-time record.
Justin Bieber was the previous record-holder; he topped The Beatles' 51-year record of 14 Hot 100 songs back in December, when 17 of the 18 songs on Purpose's deluxe edition charted. Head to Billboard to see where all Drake's Views songs are currently sitting; the most popular songs after "One Dance" are "Pop Style" (No. 21), "Hype" (No. 33), "Controlla" (No. 34) and the Future-featuring "Grammys" (No. 38). Don't miss our track-by-track review, either.
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