Drake Ties BTS’s Run At No. 1

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentDrake Ties BTS’s Run At No. 1ByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 10, 2026, 12:00pm EDTDrake's Iceman ties both Arirang from BTS and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide as the longest-running No. 1 albums of 2026 on the Billboard 200, with three weeks on top. NEW YORK - APRIL 30: From Degrassi Aubrey Graham speaks at the Spring Awakening and Degrassi panel discussion with Rosie O'Donnell at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on April 30, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)Getty ImagesLess than a month ago, Drake's new album Iceman conquered the Billboard 200 with one of the largest starting figures of 2026. The highly anticipated set opened with 463,000 equivalent units shifted, and amazingly, it wasn't the Canadian rapper's only win that week. Drake shocked the world hours before Iceman arrived by announcing that he had three full-lengths ready to share. Habibti and Maid of Honour launched at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, coming in just behind Iceman on the Billboard 200. The hip-hop superstar became the first artist in the more than half-century-long history of Billboard's look at the most-consumed albums in the nation to occupy the highest three spaces simultaneously. Since Iceman arrived at No. 1, the album has yet to slip from the Billboard 200's summit. As Drake rules once again, he ties another two musical powerhouses for the longest run in first place on the hugely competitive roster so far this year.Drake Ties BTS and Noah Kahan’s Runs at No. 1DUBLIN, IRELAND - AUGUST 16: Noah Kahan performs on main stage during day one of Electric Picnic Festival 2024 at Stradbally Hall Estate on August 16, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Debbie Hickey/Getty Images)Getty ImagesWith three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200...