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SummaryDrake released three albums simultaneously on May 15 — ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR, and HABIBTIAccording to preliminary projections from Hits Daily Double, ICEMAN is tracking 480,000–520,000 equivalent units in its first week, with the two companion albums each projected in the 110,000–135,000 rangeThe trilogy arrives as Drake continues to chase chart history, currently tied with Michael Jackson at 13 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100Drake is looking to dominate next week’s Billboard 200 with his trio of projects: ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR, and HABIBTI.According to preliminary projections from HITS Daily Double, ICEMAN — the long-awaited centrepiece of the trilogy — is on course to open with 480,000 to 520,000 equivalent album units in its first tracking week. Its two unbidden companio...

SummaryCORTIS debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 dated May 23 with GREENGREEN, marking the group's first top 10 on the chartThe album launched with 87,000 equivalent album units, of which 81,500 came from album sales — the group's best sales week to dateNoah Kahan logs a second week at No. 1CORTIS has cracked the Billboard 200 top 10 for the first time. The quintet's new project GREENGREEN debuted at No. 3 on the chart dated May 23, opening with 87,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 14, the group's strongest week by units on record.Of GREENGREEN's 87,000 opening-week units, album sales drove the bulk at 81,500 — a new personal best for the group and enough to land them at No. 1 on Top Album Sales in their debut frame. Streaming contributed 5,500 SEA units, equaling 5.91 m...

SummaryDrake shattered multiple Spotify streaming records on Friday following the simultaneous release of his three new albums: Iceman, Maid of Honour and HabibtiPulling in a colossal 197 million combined global streams on opening day, Drake officially became Spotify's most-streamed artist in a single day for 2026Iceman led the massive drop with 140.2 million streams, instantly claiming the title for the biggest album debut of 2026 on Global SpotifyNever doubt the dominance of the 6God. After sending shockwaves through the music industry with the surprise release of three simultaneous albums on Friday, Drake is once again rewriting the streaming history books. Dropping ICEMAN, Maid of Honour, and Habibti all at once, the rap titan steamrolled the competition, shattering multiple Spotify re...