Summary
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Drake has officially surpassed Michael Jackson to become the artist with the most albums spending at least ten total years on the Billboard 200 chart
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He becomes the first artist in history to have three separate albums achieve this incredible 10-year charting milestone
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The three record-breaking projects that reached the mark are Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, and Views
Drake’s unprecedented run of commercial dominance continues to shatter industry records. Further solidifying his status as one of the most successful artists in music history, the 6God has officially surpassed the King of Pop for a massive chart milestone. According to Chart Data, Drake is now the artist with the most albums to spend at least ten total years on the Billboard 200 chart, pushing him past Michael Jackson‘s previous benchmark.
With this latest achievement, Drake stands completely alone as the first artist in history to have three separate projects hit the decade mark on the Billboard 200. The three albums responsible for the record are his 2011 classic Take Care, 2013’s Nothing Was the Same, and his 2016 blockbuster Views.
Each of these albums not only defined distinctly different eras of Drake’s legendary career but also played a massive role in shaping the overarching sound of mainstream hip-hop and R&B throughout the 2010s. The fact that fans are still heavily streaming and consuming these projects a decade after their initial release speaks volumes about his cultural staying power and unparalleled catalog.
The timing of this historic milestone couldn’t be better. The record arrives during the exact same week that Drake is preparing to release ICEMAN, a brand-new project that many fans and critics believe could be one of the most important albums of his modern era. Furthermore, considering the massive ongoing streaming numbers for recent projects like Certified Lover Boy and For All The Dogs, there is a very realistic chance Drake will add even more entries to this 10-year list down the road.
By surpassing Michael Jackson in such a significant longevity metric, Drake continues to make an ironclad case for his position as the most commercially dominant artist of his generation. As the music world waits to see what ICEMAN has in store, the Toronto superstar’s legendary back catalog is keeping his name firmly cemented in the Billboard history books.
.@Drake becomes the first artist in history to have three albums spend 10 years each on the Billboard 200:
Take Care
Nothing Was the Same
Views pic.twitter.com/OQbX11SzDk— chart data (@chartdata) May 12, 2026
