Drake makes history by becoming the first artist to simultaneously debut three songs in the top three of the Billboard Hot 100
Drake is among the short list of best-selling musical artists, with more than 170 million records sold.
And now the Canadian singer-songwriter has made history with the latest release of his new EP entitled Scary Hours 2.
All three new songs ended up debuting in the first three places of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, which is the first in the music industry.
Bonafide hitmaker: Drake, 34, is the first artist to simultaneously debut three songs in the top three positions of the Billboard Hot 100 this month
Story: The three songs from the EP Scary Hours 2 – What’s Next, Want and Needs and Lemon Pepper Freestyle – debuted simultaneously in the first three places on the Billboard Hot 100
The song What’s Next is the cream of the new crop, debuting first.
Following close behind at number two is Wants and Needs with Lil Baby, while – Lemon Pepper Freestyle – with Rick Ross is now in third place.
Scary Hours 2, a sequel to EP 2018, was released on March 5 to help raise expectations for their next album, Certified Lover Boy.
Although Drake now has the distinction as the first artist to debut three songs in the Hot 100 top three simultaneously, he is not the first artist to have three songs in the top three.
The Beatles and Ariana Grande had songs in numbers one, two and three at the same time in the past.
Top dog: Drake is ranked as the most certified digital singles artist in the United States by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA), with 142 million units based on combined sales and flows on demand; he was portrayed at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas
Drake is ranked as the most certified digital singles artist in the United States by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA), with 142 million units based on combined sales and flows on demand.
The four-time Grammy winner has been working hard on Certified Lover Boy, which will be his sixth studio album.
The lead single – Laugh Now Cry Later (with Lil Durk) – fell on August 14, 2020, before the album’s scheduled release in January 2021, but that date has been postponed.
So far, the Drake team has not announced when it will finally be available to the public.
Anticipation: Scary Hours 2, a sequel to EP 2018, was released on March 5 to help raise expectations for their next album, Certified Lover Boy; the Canadian singer-songwriter is portrayed during a concert in Miami in November 2018