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Drake’s “ICEMAN” Holds Billboard 200’s Top Spot for a Fourth Straight Week
6/15/2026, 12:48:29 PM
ICEMAN Secures Fourth Consecutive Week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Toronto rapper Drake’s album ICEMAN logged 133,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the tracking week. Streaming contributed 132,000 units, translating to over 135 million on-demand streams. The release also remained atop Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart for a fourth consecutive week. Industry analysts called the run one of the year’s most dominant chart performances.
Chart History and Precedents
ICEMAN is the first album to open with four consecutive weeks at No. 1 since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, which spent seven straight weeks at the summit between October and November 2025 and twelve weeks total. In hip-hop and R&B, the previous four-week debut belonged to Travis Scott’s Utopia (2023). Drake’s prior longest runs were Views (13 weeks in 2016) and the five-week peaks of Scorpion and Certified Lover Boy. With its four-week streak, ICEMAN now leads 2026, surpassing BTS’s ARIRANG and Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide.
Streaming and Sales Figures
The album debuted with 463,000 equivalent units, establishing a strong baseline. In the fourth week, the 133,000-unit total included 132,000 streaming-derived units and roughly 135.8 million on-demand streams. Companion projects HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR entered the Billboard 200 the same week, placing Drake as the first artist to debut three albums within the chart’s top three positions.
Significance for Drake and Hip-Hop
The four-week No. 1 streak highlights Drake’s dominance in the streaming era and marks a rare achievement for a hip-hop/R&B release. The album now sits one week from tying Morgan Wallen’s record for the most weeks at No. 1 among male artists in the 21st century. This performance reflects the broader shift toward on-demand streaming as the primary driver of hip-hop consumption.
Billboard Reporting and Industry Commentary
Billboard’s weekly report confirmed the 133,000-unit tally and noted that streaming continues to drive the project’s performance. The publication highlighted the album’s fourth-week lead on the Top Streaming Albums chart and described the run as one of the most successful album runs of 2026, emphasizing that the 135 million on-demand streams constitute a substantial portion of the album-equivalent total.
Potential Record-Breaking Trajectory
If ICEMAN adds another week at No. 1, it will match the five-week runs of Scorpion and Certified Lover Boy and draw nearer to Morgan Wallen’s record. A further week would also cement Drake as the only male artist with a four-week No. 1 run in 2026. Industry analysts expect the streaming momentum to remain a key driver of any additional chart extensions.
