Drake Sets Record with 18th No. 1 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
October 15, 2026
Drake has achieved his 18th No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with HABIBTI, finally surpassing Future and The Temptations for the most chart-topping albums in the chart's history since 1965.
The record-setting climb comes after a spring sequence in which ICEMAN briefly blocked HABIBTI from the top spot; Drake released ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR on May 15.
With the latest tally, Drake now holds the outright lead with 18 No. 1s, surpassing Future and The Temptations, who each have 17 No. 1s.
A deluxe expansion of HABIBTI arrived in September, making material from the project available on streaming platforms and giving the soundtrack an official home for at least part of it.
The HABIBTI expansion added four songs from Drake’s FOMO film to streaming, bringing the album to 15 tracks.
The four new tracks followed the HABIBTI (FOMO) expansion and include songs like Solar Eclipse with Don Toliver, along with a reworked Quebec, Classic PT2, and a version of Choosin' Texas.
Together, the four new tracks joined HABIBTI to reach 15 songs and formalize previously previewed material from the FOMO project on streaming.
Future remains one release away from tying the record again, and Drake has unreleased FOMO material that could influence future chart moves.
Drake announced HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR during the ICEMAN livestream and released all three albums on May 15, marking his first solo releases since 2023.
Billboard counts all editions of an album toward a single chart entry, so the expanded HABIBTI (FOMO) edition contributes to the same No. 1 tally.
In the tracking week ending October 8, HABIBTI earned 71,000 album-equivalent units (about 70% from streaming), helping it rebound to No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
The HABIBTI (FOMO) deluxe edition spurred a surge, lifting the album from No. 35 to No. 1 in the October 2–8 tracking week, with 71,000 units.
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DancehallMag • Oct 15, 2026
Drake Breaks The Temptations’ 60 Year Record With 18th No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums