{"id":468738,"date":"2026-05-27T01:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468738\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T01:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:17:11","slug":"drake-reacts-to-breaking-michael-jacksons-record-for-most-no-1s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468738\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Reacts to Breaking Michael Jackson&#8217;s Record for Most No. 1s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drake<\/a> knows a thing or two about trophies and breaking records. The 6 God celebrated surpassing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/michael-jackson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Jackson<\/a> for the most No. 1s among male solo acts on Tuesday (May 26) after \u201cJanice STFU\u201d debuted atop the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Billboard Hot 100.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/drake-bg5-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/michael-jackson\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/michael-jackson-y4h-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cNeck broke from carrying the chain Back broke from carrying the game Records broken carry on my name Carry on carry on,\u201d Drizzy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/champagnepapi\/p\/DY0BGAnkboG\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">captioned the IG <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/champagnepapi\/p\/DY0BGAnkboG\/?hl=en\">post <\/a>\u2014 which could double as lyrics \u2014 featuring an illustrated photo of Michael Jackson with Iceman blue braids in front of a snowy landscape. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIceman standout \u201cJanice STFU\u201d notched Drake his 14th No. 1 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hot 100 <\/a>to usurp the throne from MJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-beatles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Beatles <\/a>hold the all-time record including group acts with 20 No. 1 hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt was a historic tracking week for Drizzy following the release of his Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour trifecta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDrake posted 42 entries on this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard Hot 100, <\/a>which surpasses Morgan Wallen\u2019s record of 37 from last May. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-janice-stfu-hot-100-number-one-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">extra Billboard Hot 100<\/a> ammo from his three new albums, that brings the OVO boss\u2019 total count to over 400 entries on the Hot 100 in his decorated career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour arrived on May 15 and the trio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-iceman-habibti-maid-of-honour-top-billboard-200-chart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">debuted at Nos. 1, 2 and 3<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard 200<\/a>, making Drake the first to hold\u00a0the top three simultaneously in the chart\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIceman served as the main attraction, earning 463,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending May 21, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe No. 1 scored Drake his 15th leading album, which breaks a tie with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jay-z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jay-Z <\/a>to hold the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-iceman-habibti-maid-of-honour-top-billboard-200-chart\/drake-holds-the-top-3-on-the-billboard-200\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most No. 1s on the Billboard 200 <\/a>of any rapper. As for Habibti and Maid of Honour, the pair notched 114,000 and 110,000 units, respectively. Drizzy holds nine of the top 10 slots on this week\u2019s Hot 100, with the only non-Drake song being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ella-langley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Langley\u2019s<\/a> \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d at No. 5.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drake knows a thing or two about trophies and breaking records. 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