Most Top Five Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Drake has 35 top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Here Are All the Hot 100 Records That Drake Has (And Hasn’t) Broken
Written by djfrosty on April 18, 2023
Every Drake release brings its share of Billboard chart history, and his new single “Search & Rescue” is no different.
The track debuts at No. 2 on the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated April 22), extending his records for the most top 5s, top 10s, top 20s, top 40s and total entries in chart history.
As Drake makes more history, here’s a look at all the Hot 100 records the superstar has broken in his career, and those that he hasn’t (yet), all through the chart dated April 22, 2023.
It’s worth noting that, as streaming has become more prominent in recent years, some acts have been able to achieve impressive Hot 100 feats after releasing high-profile albums. The model contrasts with prior decades, when acts generally promoted one single at a time in the physical-only marketplace and on radio. That shift in consumption helps explain why artists have been able to increase their total number of career entries and top 10s over short spans in recent years.
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Most Top 10 Hot 100 Hits
Drake has 68 top 10 hits on the Hot 100.
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Most Top 20 Hot 100 Hits
Drake has 116 top 20 hits on the Hot 100.
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Most Top 40 Hot 100 Hits
Drake has 174 top 40 hits on the Hot 100.
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Most Hot 100 Hits
Drake has 294 Hot 100 hits.
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Most No. 2-Peaking Hot 100 Hits
Drake has nine songs that have peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100.
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Most No. 1 Hot 100 Debuts
Drake has seven songs that have debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
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Most Top Five Hot 100 Debuts
Drake has 25 songs that have debuted in the top five on the Hot 100.
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Most Top 10 Hot 100 Debuts
Drake has 53 songs that have debuted in the top 10 of the Hot 100.
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Most Top 20 Hot 100 Debuts
Drake has 93 songs that have debuted in the top 20 of the Hot 100.
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Most Top 40 Hot 100 Debuts
Drake has 141 songs that have debuted in the top 40 of the Hot 100.
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Most Consecutive Weeks Spent on the Hot 100
Drake spent a record 431 consecutive weeks on the Hot 100 (2009 – 2017).
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Most Simultaneous Top Five Hot 100 Hits
Drake had five top five Hot 100 hits on the Sept. 18, 2021-dated chart, matching The Beatles, who hit that record on April 4, 1964. Taylor Swift matched the record on Nov. 5, 2022.
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Most Simultaneous Top 20 Hot 100 Hits
Drake had 15 simultaneous top 20 Hot 100 hits on the Nov. 19, 2022-dated chart.
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Most Simultaneous Top 40 Hot 100 Hits
Drake had 21 simultaneous top 40 Hot 100 hits on the July 14, 2018 and Sept. 18, 2021-dated charts
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Most Top 10 Hits in a Calendar Year
Drake earned 13 top 10 hits on the Hot 100 in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
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Most Top 40 Hits in a Calendar Year
Drake earned 31 top 40 hits on the Hot 100 in 2022.
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Most Cumulative Weeks Spent in the Top 10
Drake has spent 372 total weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100 (combining the totals of all his 68 top 10s).
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most No. 1 Hits
Drake has tallied 11 No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 in his career, the most among rappers. Among all artists, though, he’s tied with Whitney Houston for the seventh-most, after The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (19), Rihanna (14), Michael Jackson (13), The Supremes and Madonna (12 each).
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Simultaneous Hot 100 Hits
Morgan Wallen holds the record for the most entries on the Hot 100 in a single week, with 36 on March 18, 2023 from his LP One Thing At A Time. Drake previously held the record, when he charted 27 songs on the July 14, 2018-dated chart.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Cumulative Weeks Spent at No. 1
Drake has spent a combined 54 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in his career. That’s the fourth-most, after Mariah Carey (87), Rihanna (60) and The Beatles (59).
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Consecutive Weeks Spent in the Top 10
Drake spent 51 consecutive weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10 in 2015-16, thanks to “Hotline Bling,” Rihanna’s Drake-featuring “Work,” “Summer Sixteen” and “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla. That’s the fourth-longest unbroken run in the top 10, after Katy Perry’s 69-week run in 2010-11, The Chainsmokers’ 61-weeks in 2016-17 and Justin Bieber’s 59 weeks in 2021-22.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Simultaneous Top 10 Hot 100 Hits
Drake logged a then-record nine entries in the top 10 on the chart dated Sept. 18, 2021. Swift surpassed that when she blanketed the entire top 10 on the chart dated Nov. 5, 2022.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Top 10 Hot 100 Hits From One Album
Drake scored nine top 10s from his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy, the record until Taylor Swift notched. 10 from Midnights on the chart dated Nov, 5, 2022.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Weeks Simultaneously Topping the Hot 100 & Billboard 200
Drake has doubled-up atop both charts simultaneously on eight different occasions in his career, the third-most of all time after The Beatles and Whitney Houston, who have doubled for 12 weeks apiece.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most No. 1 Hits in a Calendar Year
Drake biggest year, in terms of No. 1 Hot 100 singles, was 2018, where he scored three of his 11 No. 1 hits: “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What” and “In My Feelings.” The record for the most No. 1 hits earned in a calendar year belongs to The Beatles, who earned six in 1964: “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Love Me Do,” “A Hard Day’s Night” and “I Feel Fine.” (Though Drake’s vocals are used on Travis Scott’s 2018 No. 1 “Sicko Mode,” he is not officially credited on the track and it therefore does not count towards his chart history.)
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Top Five Hits in a Calendar Year
Drake tallied eight top five hits on the Hot 100 in 2021 alone, his personal best for any year: “What’s Next,” “Wants and Needs,” “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” “Champagne Poetry,” “Girls Want Girls,” “Fair Trade,” “Way 2 Sexy” and “Knife Talk.” The Beatles hold the all-time record for most top five hits in a calendar year, with 10 earned in 1964: “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You,” “Please Please Me,” “Twist and Shout,” “Do You Want To Know a Secret,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Love Me Do,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “I Feel Fine” and “She’s a Woman.”
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HASN’T BROKEN: Most Overall Entries in a Calendar Year
Drake earned 41 total entries on the Hot 100 in 2022, a new personal best in a single year. The overall record for most entries earned in a calendar year is 80, achieved by the Glee Cast in 2010.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Song With the Most Weeks Spent at No. 1
Drake’s longest running No. 1 hit is “God’s Plan”: 11 weeks in 2018. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, holds the all-time longevity record, with 19 weeks spent at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2019.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Song With the Most Weeks Spent in the Top Five
Drake’s longest running top five Hot 100 hit is “God’s Plan” (22 weeks). The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” holds the record for the most weeks spent in the region, with 43 weeks.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Song With the Most Weeks Spent in the Top 10
Drake’s longest running top 10 hit is “God’s Plan” (26 weeks). The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” holds the record for the most weeks spent in the region, with 57 weeks.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Song With the Most Weeks Spent in the Top 20
Drake’s longest running top 20 hit is “No Guidance” (Chris Brown featuring Drake; 31 weeks). The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” holds the record for the most weeks spent in the region, with 80 weeks.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Song With the Most Weeks Spent in the Top 40
Drake’s longest running top 40 hit is “No Guidance” (Chris Brown featuring Drake; 44 weeks). The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” holds the record for the most weeks spent in the region, with 86 weeks.
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HASN’T BROKEN: Song With the Most Weeks Spent on the Hot 100
Drake’s longest-running Hot 100 hit overall is “No Guidance” (46 total weeks). Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” holds the record for the most weeks spent on the chart, with 91 in 2021-22.