Drake earns another RIAA milestone with “Honestly, Nevermind”.
Drake continues earning new accolades as the rapper’s seventh studio album “Honestly, Nevermind” goes platinum. The project earns the RIAA platinum status after moving 1,000,000 equivalent units in the USA.
This is the Toronto rapper’s ninth project to be certified platinum or above. The album’s single “Jimmy Cooks” with 21 Savage is 3x Platinum, while “Sticky” is also certified platinum.
US Certifications (@RIAA): @Drake, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Platinum (1,000,000; album).
— chart data (@chartdata) August 16, 2023
Drake’s ‘Honestly Nevermind’ is now certified platinum, officially becoming his 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛 platinum project 🔥☀️
‘Jimmy Cooks’ & ‘Sticky’ have also been certified 𝟯𝗫 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗠 and 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗠, extending his record as the 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 RIAA certified rapper of all time. pic.twitter.com/WfzzRkyig0
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) August 16, 2023
The project was released last year and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 moving 204,000 equivalent album units in the first week. The project was streamed 213.9m times in its opening week on the music streaming platform Spotify. It also earned the biggest-ever opening week for a dance album, the Toronto rap star’s 4th biggest opening week and the 31st biggest opening ever.
Drake is prepping the release of his new album “For All The Dogs“, which is reportedly dropping really soon. “I kinda got a chance today to listen to my album in full, I’m very excited to give it to you,” he said. “I hope you’re excited for it too. It’s coming real soon. It’ll belong to you very shortly.”
