The 'In My Feelings' hitmaker dethrones Rihanna, who previously held the title with 41 weeks since 2010.
- Jul 31, 2018
AceShowbiz - Drake has passed his ex-girlfriend Rihanna as the most successful number one artist of the decade.
The rapper's In My Feelings has landed a third week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, giving him a total of 42 career weeks at number one, breaking a tie with Rihanna, who has notched up 41 weeks since 2010.
He also now has the most weeks at the top of the countdown in a decade, among male solo artists, beating out Usher.
Meanwhile, Drake's hit album Scorpion is still at the top of the album chart for a fourth week.
Rap has ruled the U.S. chart for a record-breaking 27 consecutive weeks, with Drake hitting the top for 22 of them with In My Feelings, Nice For What and God's Plan.
Meanwhile, new mum Cardi B scores back to back hits at two and three on the new chart - her I Like It collaboration with Bad Bunny and J Balvin holds at two, while Maroon 5's Girls Like You, which features Cardi, stays put at three.
Rapper 6ix9ine scores his first Hot 100 top 10 as his Nicki Minaj collboration FeFe jumps up to four, and Post Malone's Better Now rises to five.
