Drake is making history yet again.
All year long, Drake has teased fans with a new album, which he shared early on would be titled “Certified Lover Boy.” Fans were nervous about the album’s quality, not only because of how long it took to drop, but because he planned on dropping right after Kanye West’s “Donda” album.
Well, the nerves can settle. According to Billboard, the “Way 2 Sexy” rapper’s latest album, Certified Lover Boy, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart this week after generating 743.7 + million streams in the U.S.
This means Drake takes the crown for the biggest debut week of any album in over a year. Taylor Swift’s Folklore previously held the top spot, after selling 846,000 units in the first 7 days.
Certified Lover Boy, which dropped on Sept. 3, is Drizzy’s 10th number one album, adding him to a short list of artists with at least 10 number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart.
Drake’s first topped the Billboard 200 chart back in 2010, with Thank Me Later.
Not only did he have an amazing week, but Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart also shared that the top 14 songs were nearly all CLB tracks, with “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug at No. 1.
Other Drake songs included in the top 14 were “Girls Wants Girls,” “Papi’s Home” and “Champagne Poetry.”
CLB nearly doubled the weekly streaming record Kanye West briefly set last week when Donda pulled in 410.8 million streams. Ye still did well enough to land at Number Two this week with 230.8 million streams. But the gap between that number and Drake’s is now the largest gap in Artists 500 history.
Congrats to Drizzy on this major milestone.
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