Drake earns another milestone on Billboard Chart with “Certified Lover Boy”
Drake continues his dominance on the charts and streaming platforms as he creates Billboard Hot 100 history with his new album “Certified Lover Boy.” The Toronto rap star now becomes the first-ever artist to land 9 tracks in the Top 10 of Billboard Hot 100 in a single week. Drake claims all Top 5 positions of the chart, a feat previously achieved by The Beatles in 1964.
Iron Maiden re-enters the Artist 100 at No. 3, a new high, as their LP Senjutsu debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 (64,000 copies), the band’s highest-charting effort. It also debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart (61,000 copies sold). In addition, Imagine Dragons climb 51-8 on the Artist 100, with their new album Mercury – Act 1 debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200. (31,000 units).
Drake’s collaboration with Future and Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” debuts at Number 1 on the Hot 100, followed by Lil Baby-assisted “Girls Want Girls” and Travis Scott featured “Fair Trade.” Along with that, all 21 “CLB” tracks debut on the Hot 100. Drake’s new record-breaking album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with the highest first week on 2021, 613,000 equivalent units. Justin Bieber’s collaboration with The Kid LAROI “Stay” earned the number 6 spot.
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Rank, Title, Artist Billing (if other than Drake), (Streams, Airplay Audience, Sales)
No. 01 – “Way 2 Sexy,” feat. Future & Young Thug (67.3 million streams, 7.7 million in airplay audience, 7,000 sold)
The song’s streaming sum marks the second-best in a single week in 2021, trailing only the opening frame of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” (76.1 million, Jan. 23); “Sexy” is also being promoted as a radio single to pop, rhythmic and R&B/hip-hop formats.
No. 02 – “Girls Want Girls,” feat. Lil Baby (57.4 million streams, 1.5 million in airplay audience, 3,000 sold)
No. 03 – “Fair Trade,” feat. Travis Scott (53.8 million streams, 2.4 million in airplay audience, 5,800 sold)
No. 04 – “Champagne Poetry” (48.3 million streams, 297,000 in airplay audience, 1,900 sold)
No. 05 – “Knife Talk,” feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat (45.9 million streams, 141,000 in airplay audience, 3,300 sold)
No. 07 – “In the Bible,” feat. Lil Durk & Giveon (41.4 million streams, 489,000 in airplay audience, 800 sold)
No. 08 – “Papi’s Home” (39.9 million streams, 663,000 in airplay audience, 1,800 sold)
No. 09 – “TSU” (39.8 million streams, 1.2 million in airplay audience, 1,500 sold)
No. 10 – “Love All,” feat. JAY-Z (39.1 million streams, 2.5 million in airplay audience, 3,200 sold)
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