


Thank Me Later featured the single, " Find Your Love", peaking it at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It debuted atop both the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart, and later became certified platinum by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). In June 2010, Drake released his debut studio album, Thank Me Later. These singles peaked at numbers 2, 17, and 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. So Far Gone contains three singles: " Best I Ever Had", " Successful", and " I'm Goin' In". The EP peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, and later became certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). įollowing him signing to Young Money Entertainment imprint, Drake's mixtape, So Far Gone was repackaged as a 2009 release of his seven-song extended play. He has the most number one singles on the US Hot Rap Songs chart with twenty-five, and the most number one singles on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with twenty-five. RIAA ranks him as the 2nd top-selling digital artist of all time with 164 million in the United States. Billboard hailed him as the "Artist of the 2010s Decade" and the 16th Greatest Artist of all time. Drake has achieved eleven number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and twelve number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. With 170 million records sold worldwide, he is among the best-selling music artists in history. His music has been released on record labels Universal Motown Records and Republic Records, along with subsidiaries Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and OVO Sound. The discography of Canadian rapper and singer Drake consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, four extended plays, seven mixtapes, 139 singles (including 80 as a featured artist), five promotional singles and 84 music videos. He additionally has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts.Drake performing at his Summer Sixteen Tour in Toronto 2016 He has won four Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a record 27 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards, and holds several Billboard chart records Drake has the most top 10 placements on the Billboard Hot 100 (54), the most charted songs (258) on the Hot 100, the most simultaneously charted Hot 100 songs in one week (27), the most continuous time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks), and the most Hot 100 debuts in one week (22). more Country/Region : CanadaĪmong the world's best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold, Drake is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA.

He additionally has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts. In 2013, Drake became the new "global ambassador" of the Toronto Raptors, joining the executive committee of the NBA franchise, while owning naming rights to its practice facility.Īmong the world's best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold, Drake is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA. Released from his recently founded October's Very Own label, it spawned the single "Replacement Girl" featuring Trey Songz.Īs an entrepreneur, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in 2012. In 2007, he released his second mixtape Comeback Season. When asked about the mixtape, Drake described the project as "pretty straightforward, radio friendly, not much content to it." Room for Improvement was released for sale only and sold roughly 6,000 copies,for which Drake received $304.04 in royalty payments. The mixtape featured Trey Songz and Lupe Fiasco, and included vast production from Canadian producers Boi-1da and Frank Dukes. Aubrey Drake Graham(born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and entrepreneur.Īfter becoming musically inspired by Jay-Z and Clipse, Drake self-released his debut mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006.
