Singer Drake made history on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts this week, earning his 21st No. 1 hit to snap a tie with legends Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder for the most chart-toppers in the genre, Billboard reported.
Drake’s "Laugh Now Cry Later,” featuring rapper Lil Durk, reached the No. 1 spot on the chart for the week ending Saturday, according to Billboard. Wonder, 70, and Franklin, who died in 2018, each have had 20 songs top the chart, the most since the R&B chart began as an all-encompassing genre in 1958.
.@Drake now holds the most No. 1s ever on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, breaking out of his tie with Aretha Franklin & Stevie Wonder https://t.co/DP6Gchxfl3
— billboard (@billboard) November 3, 2020
Of his No. 1 hits, 12 feature Drake in the leading role, including “God’s Plan,” “In My Feelings,” “Hotline Bling,” “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and his first major hit, “Best I Ever Had.” For nine of his chart-toppers, Drake teamed with other singers, including “Work” with Rihanna, “Moment 4 Life” with Nicki Minaj, “Fall for Your Type” with Jamie Foxx and “I Invented Sex” with Trey Songz.
“Laugh Now Cry Later” is expected to be part of Drake’s upcoming “Certified Lover Boy” album in January 2021, Billboard reported. The song rose to No. 2 on the R&B/hip-hop list for the week ending Aug. 29 and spent nine of its first 10 weeks in the runner-up slot, the website reported.
Rounding out the top five artists with the most No. 1s on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts are James Brown with 17, Janet Jackson with 16 and The Temptations with 15, according to Billboard.
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