Drake’s dominance atop the Billboard 200 continues. ICEMAN remains at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week with 133,000 equivalent album units earned, extending what has already become one of the most successful album runs of 2026.
The latest frame officially makes ICEMAN the longest-running No. 1 album of the year, surpassing both BTS’ ARIRANG and Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide, which previously shared the yearly benchmark. The milestone also places Drake within striking distance of another major chart record, as he now sits just one week away from tying Morgan Wallen for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 among male artists in the 21st century.
The achievement adds another chapter to an already historic campaign. When ICEMAN debuted, it opened with 463,000 equivalent album units and immediately rewrote Billboard history. Alongside companion projects HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR, Drake became the first artist ever to simultaneously debut three albums inside the Billboard 200’s top three positions.
Four weeks later, audience demand has remained remarkably consistent. ICEMAN is now the first album since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl to spend its first four weeks atop the Billboard 200. Swift’s project opened with seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 between October and November 2025 before ultimately accumulating 12 weeks on top.
Within hip-hop and R&B, the accomplishment is even rarer. Prior to ICEMAN, the last album from the genre to spend its first four weeks at No. 1 was Travis Scott’s Utopia in 2023.
Among Drake’s 15 Billboard 200 chart-toppers, only three albums have posted longer stays at No. 1 than ICEMAN. Views remains his most dominant release with 13 weeks atop the chart in 2016, while Scorpion and Certified Lover Boy each spent five weeks at No. 1. If ICEMAN secures another week, it will match the latter two projects.
Elsewhere in this week’s top 10, Malcolm Todd scores his first career top 10 album as Do That Again debuts at No. 5 with 67,000 equivalent album units. Niall Horan also returns to the upper region of the chart, earning his fourth top 10 entry as Dinner Party arrives at No. 7 with 55,000 units.
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