Drake Now Claims A Third Title With 10 Years On Billboard’s Albums Chart

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentDrake Now Claims A Third Title With 10 Years On Billboard’s Albums ChartByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 07, 2026, 12:08pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Views becomes Drake's third album — and second in only a month — to celebrate a decade, or 520 weeks, on the Billboard 200 albums chart. LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) Drake performs live on stage during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA)Getty ImagesKeeping an album on the Billboard 200 – the chart company’s flagship ranking for albums and EPs – for long periods of time is not as difficult as it used to be. The Billboard 200 was for many years compiled exclusively using sales data, but several years back, streaming activity was also factored into its methodology. That change has helped dozens, if not hundreds, of titles hold on for longer than they may have if purchases were all that mattered. Streams of an album in full or of just one track from a project can play a role in its steady success on the Billboard 200, and Drake has benefited immensely from Billboard’s introduction of streaming data into its most important albums tally. Just two weeks after one of his most popular releases reached an extremely rare milestone, yet another full-length by the Canadian hip-hop talent manages the exact same showing.Drake’s Views Reaches 520 Weeks on the Billboard 200As of this frame, Views reaches 520 weeks on the Billboard 200. That’s a decade as one of the 200 most-consumed albums in the United S...