“Consistency is unreal”: Fans react as Drake joins Jay-Z and Taylor Swift for most #1 albums as a solo artist in Billboard 200 history

Drake has joined Taylor Swift and Jay-Z in the list of solo artists with the most number-one albums on the Billboard 200 chart. The rapper’s collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, debuted at number one on Billboard 200, bringing the total of his number-one albums to 14.

Billboard announced that the rapper's album was leading the March 1, 2025, chart, which will be published on February 25, 2025. The Beatles remain the only group with 19 number-one albums.

The rapper's 14 number-one albums include:

· Thank Me Later, released in 2010

· Take Care, released in 2011

· Nothing Was the Same, released in 2013

· If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, released in 2015

· What a Time To Be Alive (with Future) released in 2015

· Views released in 2016

· More Life, released in 2017

· Scorpion released in 2018

· Care Package released in 2019

· Certified Lover Boy, released in 2021

· Honestly, Nevermind, released in 2022

· Her Loss (with 21 Savage) released in 2022

· For All the Dogs, released in 2023

· $ome $exy $ongs 4 U alongside PARTYNEXTDOOR released in 2025

@chartdata shared the news of the rapper's achievement on X, and netizens celebrated the Canadian artist.

@Ivensplaisir tweeted in response:

“Drake’s consistency is unreal.”

Others praised the rapper:

“Rightfully so, he’s the best of our generation,” @industrypolitic added.

“Can’t stop greatness,” @sojelani tweeted.

“No bots, no big corporation behind him— he did everything organically. THE GOAT,” @ondatyav expressed.

Other fans seemingly referenced the rap beef between the Canadian rapper and Kendrick Lamar:

“The real big three, and there’s no West Coast Katt Williams here,” @OyinTSGPE commented.

“Drake stays winning. Legendary company with Jay-z and Taylor Swift,” @shanzy53 added.

“Drake, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift walk into a studio. That’s a legendary company,”@SofiaCodeX added.

Others commented that his latest album was not a solo one:

“Why does a collab album count as a number one for a soloist record? @xAlston_ added.

“That last album wasn’t a solo album,” @RealUncleSlim noted.

“It’s a collab album, not a solo album, duh,” @ghettogospell_ stated.

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More details on Drake’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U album

$ome $exy $ongs 4 U hit the airwaves on Valentine’s Day 2025 as a collaborative album between the Canadian rapper and PARTYNEXTDOOR. The cross-genre project comprises 21 track songs, including Moth Balls, CN Tower, NOKIA, Something About You, and Gimme a Hug, amongst others.

The album debuted with over 56.6 million streams on Spotify and has been termed the second-highest-grossing drop of the year. $$$4U also became the highest streamed R&B/Soul album in Apple Music history. In some of the album’s tracks, Drake fuses vintage melodies with fast tempos to create club bangers.

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