Drake ties Elton John with 39 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

Drake reaches 39 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

Drake now has 39 career weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, tying Elton John after Iceman held at the top for a second consecutive week on the chart dated June 6. According to Billboard, the milestone extends his standing as the hip-hop artist with the most weeks at No. 1 on that chart, as well as the Canadian artist with the most weeks at No. 1.

What the number means in context

Elton John accumulated his 39 weeks at No. 1 between 1972 and 1975, a span of not quite three and a half years. Drake's 39 weeks are spread across nearly 16 years, from July 2010 to June 2026. The two trajectories could not look more different: John's run was concentrated in a short burst of commercial dominance during the glam era, while Drake's has been a slow, steady accumulation across a career that has reshaped what mainstream hip-hop sounds like.

John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Whether Drake eventually joins him there is, for now, an open question.

A few caveats worth noting

Billboard's own methodology shapes some of these comparisons. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, which logged 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1978, is counted as a multi-artist album rather than a Bee Gees release, even though the group had six tracks on the record. If it were credited to the Bee Gees, they would sit at 31 weeks. Meanwhile, Elvis Presley's debut album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 11 in the issue dated March 31, 1956, just the chart's second week of consistent publication, meaning his entire chart career is captured here.

The full list covers all acts with 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since March 24, 1956.