Drake Makes Billboard History With ‘ICEMAN,’ ‘HABIBTI’ & ‘MAID OF HONOUR’.
Drake just made music history once again. After shocking fans earlier this month by releasing three albums at the same time, Drake has now officially taken over the Billboard 200 chart with ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR landing at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. This makes Toronto rapper the first artist ever to debut three albums in the top three spots of the Billboard 200 at the same time.
Leading the way was ICEMAN, which debuted at No. 1 with 463,000 album-equivalent units sold during its first week. Most of those numbers came from streaming, with the album pulling over 462 million streams in only seven days. Right behind it was HABIBTI at No. 2 with 114,000 units sold, while MAID OF HONOUR followed closely at No. 3 with 110,000 units. Altogether, Six God moved nearly 700,000 album-equivalent units in one week across all three projects, showing just how massive the release really was.
Drake’s ‘ICEMAN’ officially debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 463K first-week units 🏆
▫️ Drake’s fifteenth #1 album, the most of any rapper
▫️ His biggest debut since ‘Certified Lover Boy’
▫️ The biggest debut for a rap album since Travis Scott’s ‘UTOPIA’ pic.twitter.com/mMP9xlk2yl
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) May 24, 2026
Drake officially becomes the first artist in history to simultaneously debut three albums in the top 3 on the Billboard 200:
#1 ICEMAN
#2 HABIBTI
#3 MAID OF HONOUR pic.twitter.com/9BMr811N2G— chart data (@chartdata) May 24, 2026
The achievement also helped Drake break another huge record. He now officially has 15 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, passing JAY-Z for the most chart-topping albums by a male solo artist in history. Many fans online quickly pointed out the timing, especially because Drake included multiple Hov references and subtle disses throughout the ICEMAN album.
Drake officially breaks the record for most #1 albums for any rapper in Billboard 200 history.
He surpasses Jay-Z. pic.twitter.com/l5D6N9tkNW
— chart data (@chartdata) May 24, 2026
Drake now holds the top 5 biggest streaming debuts for hip hop albums in US history:
#1 Scorpion 746M
#2 Certified Lover Boy 744M
#3 For All the Dogs 514M
#4 HER LOSS 513M
#5 ICEMAN 462M pic.twitter.com/GK4rCuk3F1— chart data (@chartdata) May 24, 2026
Drake officially ties Taylor Swift for the most #1 albums by a solo artist in Billboard 200 history 🏆 pic.twitter.com/S6CLKM7YI2
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) May 24, 2026
The success of the trilogy comes only two years after Drake’s highly publicized rap battle with Kendrick Lamar. Some people believed the feud could damage Drake’s career long-term, but these numbers suggest the Toronto superstar still has one of the strongest fanbases in music.
ICEMAN also reached another major milestone after its debut week. The album reportedly became eligible for Gold certification in the United States after crossing 500,000 album-equivalent units sold.
Fans are now waiting to see how Drake performs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well. Early projections suggest he could place dozens of songs on the chart at the same time, which may lead to even more records being broken. For now, Drizzy’s triple-album drop has already become one of the biggest music rap moments of 2026.
