Drake earned another number 1 album on Billboard with “For All The Dogs”.
The first week numbers for Drake’s new album “For All The Dogs” are here, and the rapper earned another number 1 debut on the Billboard charts.
According to Luminate, For All The Dogs moved 402,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 12. The sales include 514.01 million on-demand streams and 10,000 pure sales. This is the fourth-highest debut week for an album in 2023.
Billboard 200: #1(new) @Drake, For All the Dogs 402,000 [514.01 million on-demand streams | 10,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) October 15, 2023
For All The Dogs is Drake’s 13th number-one album, which now makes him the artist with the third-most top debut in Billboard 200 history. The only two acts above Drake are The Beatles with 19, and JAY-Z with 14.
Artists with the most #1 albums in Billboard 200 history:
The Beatles 19
JAY-Z 14
Drake 13
Taylor Swift 12
Barbra Streisand 11
Bruce Springsteen 11
Elvis Presley 10
Eminem 10
Kanye West 10— chart data (@chartdata) October 15, 2023
Drake’s new album was released with a pack of 23 tracks, with guest appearances from J. Cole, SZA, 21 Savage, Lil Yachty, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Bad Bunny and more.
Additionally, Drake and J. Cole’s collab “First Person Shooter” debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The is Cole’s first ever number 1 hit, while Drizzy earned his 14th, which is now a tie with Michael Jackson. The Toronto rapper celebrated the record by sharing a MJ picture with OVO owl hoodie.
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