Earlier this month, Drake executed a long-teased album drop as a three-album event, releasing the new LPs Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour simultaneously on May 15. Now, Billboard reports that he has become the first artist to hold the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 positions on its Billboard 200 chart in the same week since the publication began its consistent weekly schedule in 1956.
This milestone arrives with a historical footnote. In 2009, Michael Jackson—whose iconic bejeweled glove Drake wears on the cover of Iceman—would have occupied the top three spots on the Billboard 200 following his death based on unit sales alone. However, a Billboard rule at the time barred albums released more than 18 months prior from charting, preventing Jackson’s sweep from being recognized.
Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour represent Drake’s first new solo albums since 2023’s For All the Dogs. This release also marks his first LP drop since the highly public Kendrick Lamar feud, which became so pervasive it reached the Super Bowl LIX halftime show and prompted Drake to sue his own label, UMG. That legal dispute, which he references multiple times across his latest trio of LPs, was dismissed in October 2024. Additionally, he released a joint album with longtime collaborator and fellow Canadian PartyNextDoor, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, in 2025.
