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Drake beats Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder to set Billboard record

Drake beats Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder to set Billboard record

By Naveel Krishant
05/11/2020
Drake's Laugh Now Cry Later, featuring rapper Lil Durk, reached the No. 1 spot on the chart this week. [Image: startribune]

Earning his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, Drake has bested a record previously held by icons Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.

Drake's Laugh Now Cry Later, featuring rapper Lil Durk, reached the No. 1 spot on the chart this week.

Wonder and Franklin, who died in 2018, each have had 20 songs top the chart.

Of Drake's 21 No. 1 hits on the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, 12 include him in the leading role, including God's Plan, In My Feelings, Hotline Bling, Hold On, We're Going Home and Best I Ever Had, his first major hit released in 2009.

Nine of his No. 1 successes are songs he co-starred on, including Work with Rihanna, Moment 4 Life with Nicki Minaj, Fall for Your Type with Jamie Foxx and I Invented Sex with Trey Songz.

Earlier this year, 34-year-old Drake made Billboard chart history when he set a new record for most songs on the Hot 100 chart - Billboard's main songs chart that includes all music genres.

[Source: TVNZ]


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