8th Drake No. 1: Drake reaches his eighth place in the Hot 100 1 ranking with “What’s Next”.
Here is a recap of all your leaders:
“What’s my name?”, Rihanna feat. Drake (one week as No. 1, starting on November 20, 2010)
“Work”, Rihanna feat. Drake (nine weeks, starting March 5, 2016)
“One Dance,” Drake feat. WizKid and Kyla (10 weeks, starting May 21, 2016)
“God’s Plan”, Drake (11 weeks, starting February 3, 2018)
“Good for what,” Drake (eight weeks, starting April 21, 2018)
“In My Feelings”, Drake (10 weeks, starting July 21, 2018)
“Toosie Slide”, Drake (one week, April 18, 2020)
“What’s Next”, Drake (one week to date, March 20, 2021)
“Next” is Drake’s fourth song to debut first on the Billboard Hot 100, the most among male artists, following “God’s Plan”, “Nice for What” and “Toosie Slide”. Overall, only Ariana Grande boasts more starts in the first place, with five.
With his three most recent entries, Drake also raises his total record to 30 career debuts in the Top 100 of the Hot 100.