Drake is on the verge of making Billboard history. His three new albums, Iceman, Maid of Honour, and Habibti, are projected to land at No. 1, 2, and 3 on the Billboard 200 simultaneously, a feat no artist has ever pulled off.
Kalshi traders are pricing it as near-certain, giving Drake a 95% chance of sweeping the top three spots.
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A new record
The insider music trade website Hits Daily Double reports that "Drake is expected to lock up the top 3" with Iceman, Maid of Honour, and Habibti ranking at No. 1, 2, and 3 respectively. No artist in Billboard 200 history has ever simultaneously held all three top spots, not The Beatles, not Taylor Swift, not anyone.
Album sales
Kalshi’s sales number markets back up that confidence.
The market for Iceman's first week sales shows traders expect the album to move at least 496,000 copies, with a 75% chance it clears 490,000, a 23% chance it tops 500,000, and a 10% chance it exceeds 525,000. He's already sold more than 400,000 copies, and the market window runs through Tuesday.
Track performances
The chart dominance doesn't stop at the Billboard 200. Hot New Hip Hop projects that 14 of Drake's tracks should rank in the top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100, with "Janice STFU" expected to take the top spot. Ella Langley would be the only non-Drake entry on the chart with "Choosin' Texas."
That kind of chart saturation is consistent with Drake's track record. He currently holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits of any artist in history with 362 entries, ahead of Taylor Swift at 276 and Future at 226.
The takeaway:
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