Drake Makes Billboard History As First Artist To Take Top Three Album Spots

Drake’s new releases, Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti. As of Tuesday (May 16), Hits DD has previewed that the 5-time Grammy winner will sweep the top 3 spots on the chart with his musical trifecta. Expected to chart at No. 1 with 475,000 in album equivalent sales is Iceman, which Drake rolled out over the last year through livestreams and cryptic Instagram posts. Surprise albums Maid of Honour and Habibti are slated to follow at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, with 120,000 each in album-equivalent sales, making 715,000 in sales altogether. The sales are in proximity to Hits DD’s initial projections of Iceman moving 480,000-520,000 equivalent units, followed by Maid and Habibti selling 115,000-135,000 equivalent units and 110,000-130,000 equivalent units, respectively. Also reemerging in the top 20 on the Billboard 200 is Drake’s sophomore album, Take Care, which turns 15 in November. The rapper-singer revisited the 2011 album being criticized in an Instagram Story over the weekend, despite the project becoming a fan favorite and winning Drake his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2013.

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