Drake sets R&B/Hip-Hop Albums record with HABIBTI
The Oct. 17 chart lifts the album from No. 35 to No. 1 for his 18th leader on the list.
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HABIBTI (FOMO) climbs from No. 35 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated October 17, giving Drake a record 18th leader on the ranking. He moves past Future and The Temptations, who each have 17, Billboard reports.
A record on a specific Billboard albums chart
The expanded album earned 71,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the tracking week of October 2–8, up 506% from the previous week. Billboard combines all versions for chart purposes. The FOMO edition arrived October 2 with four songs added to HABIBTI’s original 11.
This is HABIBTI’s first week at No. 1 on the genre chart. It debuted at No. 2 in May behind Drake’s ICEMAN; the new placement now pushes ICEMAN out of the top spot. Billboard says that is the first artist self-replacement at No. 1 on this chart since May 2024.
The same chart issue gives “Solar Eclipse,” featuring Don Toliver, the No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard reports it is Drake’s 33rd leader on that songs chart and Toliver’s first. The album milestone is specific to Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, whose history dates to 1965.
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