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Drake had a good week. He had 42 of the 100 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart

If you need any indication of why the Billboard Hot 100 chart doesn’t work anymore, just has to look at things this week. Thanks to the simultaneous release of three albums (ICEMANHABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR) and the chart rules that weigh streaming very heavily, we ended up with the weirdest ranking in the history of billboard.

Drake occupied 42 of the top 100 slots. That’s not a typo. Forty of them were debut appearances.

He has songs at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 28, 31, 34, 35, 36, and 39. That’s 24 out of 40.

He also has songs at 41, 42, 43, 56, 57, 61, 63, 67, 71, 72, 74, 76, 82, 85, 88, 92, and 93.

Here’s another look (via Billboard)

No. 1, “Janice STFU”
No. 2, “Ran to Atlanta,” feat. Future & Molly Santana
No. 3, “Whisper My Name”
No. 4, “Shabang”
No. 6, “National Treasures”
No. 7, “Make Them Cry”
No. 8, “Dust”
No. 9, “2 Hard 4 the Radio”
No. 10, “Make Them Pay”
No. 11, “Plot Twist”
No. 12, “B’s on the Table,” feat. 21 Savage
No. 13, “Burning Bridges”
No. 15, “What Did I Miss?” (reentry; debuted at its No. 2 peak last July)
No. 18, “Little Birdie”
No. 19, “Make Them Remember”
No. 21, “Make Them Know”
No. 22, “Hoe Phase”
No. 23, “Don’t Worry”
No. 28, “WNBA”
No. 31, “Firm Friends”
No. 34, “I’m Spent,” feat. Loe Shimmy
No. 35, “Classic”
No. 36, “Fortworth,” feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR
No. 39, “Slap the City,” with Qendresa
No. 41, “Cheetah Print,” with Sexyy Red
No. 42, “Road Trips”
No. 43, “High Fives”
No. 56, “Gen 5”
No. 57, “White Bone”
No. 61, “Hurrr Nor Thurrr,” feat. Sexyy Red
No. 63, “Which One,” with Central Cee (reentry; debuted at its No. 23 peak last August)
No. 65, “Outside Tweaking,” with Stunna Sandy
No. 67, “True Bestie,” with Iconic Savvy
No. 71, “Rusty Intro”
No. 72, “New Bestie”
No. 74, “BBW”
No. 76, “Amazing Shape,” with Popcaan
No. 82, “Prioritizing”
No. 85, “Q&A”
No. 88, “Goose and the Juice”
No. 92, “Princess”
No. 93, “Stuck”

Drake now has 47 top five hits, 90 top 10s, 154 top 20s, 241 top 40s and 402 overall slots on the chart. Taylor Swift only has 276.

Alan Cross

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