Canadian rapper Drake has set a new record this week in the UK Top Albums Chart with his simultaneous release of a trio of LPs. ‘Iceman’, ‘Habibti’ and ‘Maid of Honour’ all entered this week’s chart in the Top 10, making Drake the first artist to achieve the feat with three studio albums.
Drake is of course no stranger to British music charts – he currently holds 6 UK Number One singles, and before this week 6 chart-topping albums. He’s won 5 Grammy Awards, 2 BRIT Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 3 of Canada’s Juno Awards, and a staggering 41 Billboard Music Awards. Last year, London’s Wireless Festival booked Drake as the sole headliner for all 3 nights due to his wild popularity.
In the last few years since eighth studio album ‘For All The Dogs’ dropped in 2023, he’s flown under the radar somewhat following a vicious high-profile rap beef with US hiphop artist Kendrick Lamar, which significantly harmed Drake’s reputation. 2025 saw him release collaborative album ‘Some Sexy Song 4 U’ with singer-songwriter PartyNextDoor, as well as solo single ‘What Did I Miss?’.
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Ninth album ‘Iceman’ has been hinted at as far back as 2024, but its promotional campaign packed with publicity stunts kicked off in April, when he encased the LP’s release date inside a gigantic ice sculpture in downtown Toronto. When the ice thawed, the date was revealed to be the 15th of May – however it wasn’t until yesterday, the 14th of May, that Drake would surprise-announce 10th and 11th albums ‘Habibti’ and ‘Maid Of Honour’ to also release at midnight.
Spotify revealed that on the release date, the trio of albums combined to make Drake the most streamed artist in a single day this year on the platform. Each album has significantly different styles and approaches, as well as a vast list of featured artists across their whopping 43 songs. When this week’s album charts were confirmed today, Friday the 22nd of May, ‘Iceman’ locked the rapper’s seventh Number One, with ‘Maid Of Honour’ sixth and ‘Habibti’ in seventh. The UK Official Charts Company confirm Drake is the first artist ever to debut three studio albums in the top 10 in one week, with the last similar feat being late pop king Prince’s compilation albums ‘The Hits / The B-Sides’, ‘The Hits 1’ and ‘The Hits 2’ all occupying the Top 10 in 1993.
Over in the UK Official Singles Chart, three singles from ‘Iceman’ have broken into the Top 10, but failed to dethrone Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s ‘Rein Me In’, which spends its 12th week at the top. ‘Janice STFU’ lands at second, ‘National Treasures’ at third, and ‘Make Them Cry’ settles for sixth.
