Drake’s “ICEMAN” Passes “Take Care” for His Longest R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Reign

Drake sits in front of a geometric wood-and-metal wall wearing glasses and a black jacket.

Drake’s “ICEMAN” has moved beyond the opening-week conversation and into a new chapter of his chart history. The album earns a 13th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated September 5, giving Drake the longest-leading album of his career on that ranking.

The new mark pushes “ICEMAN” past “Take Care,” which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 across 2011 and 2012. “For All the Dogs” follows with 11 weeks, while “Certified Lover Boy” held the top position for 10. The comparison puts the current album beside projects from several different phases of Drake’s career rather than treating it as one more release in a crowded catalog.

Billboard reports that “ICEMAN” earned 41,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the August 21–27 tracking week, according to Luminate. That total was down six percent from the previous week but still placed the album 10,000 units ahead of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” which ranked second with 31,000 units.

Those figures need context. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums was based solely on album sales before February 2017. The current system combines album sales, streaming activity, and track sales into equivalent album units. That means the 13-week run can be understood as a new Drake benchmark without pretending that “ICEMAN” and “Take Care” competed under identical market conditions.

The milestone also extends beyond one album ranking. “ICEMAN” is spending a 13th week at No. 1 on Top Rap Albums and holds at No. 9 on the all-genre Billboard 200. It became Drake’s 17th No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, tying the chart record shared by The Temptations and Future.

Two songs helped give the campaign its reach. “What Did I Miss?” and “Janice STFU” became Drake’s 31st and 32nd No. 1 titles on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. “Janice STFU” stayed on top for seven weeks, his longest run on that songs chart since “In My Feelings” spent 11 weeks at No. 1 in 2018.

The sustained performance matters because long chart runs reveal something different from debut-week excitement. A large opening can reflect anticipation, bundles, or concentrated fan activity. Thirteen weeks at the top points to continued listening after the initial rollout, even as the weekly total naturally rises and falls.

The record arrives during another active business stretch for Drake. PowerPage recently examined his retained ownership and creative role in OVO’s new structure. That deal concerns the expansion of a lifestyle brand; the “ICEMAN” milestone measures the staying power of the music attached to his name. Together, they show how Drake’s current influence is moving through both corporate ownership and audience consumption.