Drake hits another peak on Spotify.
Drake continues earning new success on charts and streaming platforms as he now reaches another peak on Spotify’s monthly listeners.
The Toronto rapper now becomes the first rapper to surpass 80 million monthly listeners on the music platform Spotify. Currently, Drizzy ranks as the third most-listened-to artist on the platform, surpassed only by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. The second on the rappers’ list is Doja Cat with 76 million monthly listeners, followed by Eminem with 63 million.
.@Drake becomes the first rapper to surpass 80 million monthly listeners in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/zyDjt1HHtV
— chart data (@chartdata) October 10, 2023
The rapper reached his peak following the release of his new eighth solo studio album “For All The Dogs“. For All The Dogs is expected to earn him another number 1 spot on the US Billboard 200. If the projected sales figures of 420k hold, this will make it the fourth highest debuting project of 2023, following Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing At A Time,” Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” and just behind Travis Scott’s “UTOPIA.”
Drake’s new album also helped the feature artists to gain record numbers of monthly listeners. Currently, Teezo Touchdown is gaining 1.3 million daily new listeners on Spotify, followed by Yeat, Sexyy Red and Chief Keef.
Rappers currently gaining the MOST new daily listeners on Spotify 😳🔥
1.3m – Teezo Touchdown
1.3m – Yeat
1.1m – Sexyy Red
870k – Chief Keef
811k – Drake
708k – J. Cole
704k – Lil Yachty
570k – Jack Harlow
431k – 21 SavageDrake stimulus in FULL effect.
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) October 9, 2023
6 God is expected to dominate the top 20 on US Billboard Hot 100 and potentially occupy most of the top 10 positions with songs from his new album. “First Person Shooter” featuring J. Cole and “IDGAF” featuring Yeat, are currently competing for the top spot on the Hot 100 chart.
Meanwhile, Drake earned his 13th number one album with For All The Dogs. 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.
