Drake Sets Record with 18th No. 1 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

October 15, 2026
Drake Sets Record with 18th No. 1 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
  • 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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