Drake becomes first artist ever to have three songs debut in Top 3 on US Billboard Hot 100
Drake has set a new record on the US singles chart, becoming the first artist to have three songs debut in the Top 3.
All three tracks from Drake's new Scary Hours II EP make a strong debut on this week's Billboard Hot 100, led by What's Next at Number 1 - the Canadian's eighth US chart-topper.
Meanwhile, the EP's two other songs, Wants And Needs ft. Lil Baby and Lemon Pepper Freestyle ft. Rick Ross, have entered at 2 and 3 respectively, making him the first artist in history to achieve the feat.
While Drake is the first artist to have three songs debut in the Top 3, he also joins The Beatles and Ariana Grande as the only acts in US chart history to hold the Top 3 in the same week on the Hot 100, Billboard reports.
On the UK's Official Singles Chart, all three songs from Scary Hours II landed in the Top 10, taking Drake's total of UK Top 10 hits to 27.
MORE: Drake's Official Top 40 most-streamed songs in the UK
No artist in the UK has managed to land a Top 3 of new entries in the same week, but two artists have held the Top 3 positions: Justin Bieber in 2016 and Ed Sheeran in 2017.
Drake has described his new EP as a "warm up" to his sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy, which was expected to be released in January but has been delayed after Drake injured his knee.
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timmusicmaniac@yahoo.ca
I can't believe how stupid Billboard looks there songs not singles, plus it doesn't have much to do with sales or Radio...The biggest seller download in the USA this week belongs to a song that has been on the charts for 27 weeks and it sold over 30,000 downloads it belongs to BTS/DYNAMITE so what i am saying if you can't out sell a song that been selling for over half a year means your not selling that much...Drake to have 45 Top 10 Songs and i know about 8 of them, cause most fall of the charts in the next week....Streaming has Killed the music charts and nothing will be remember in 10 years...I miss the DAYS when songs climbed the charts and took 10 to 12 weeks to peek ,and slowly fall of the charts after 20 to 25 weeks later...
mildredfarts
Just stop with the 'first ever' stuff. unless you include the line 'in the streaming era',all these accolades mean nothing.He's popular,i get it,but the goalposts have shifted off the pitch now.