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Drake’s First Week Album Sales: All Releases Ranked

Hip hop has never seen a rapper with the same sustained commercial success as Drake. Not in the 40 plus years that the culture has been around, and in 2023 Drake was announced the most streamed artist of the year. Adding to the accolades was the release of For All The Dogs which reached an epic 411,000 sales in the first week and claimed the #1 Billboard 200 Chart immediately.

There have been artists who have come and had bigger moments ( DMX 50 Cent ), or have been successful for much longer (Jay-Z, Eminem), but when it comes to consistently staying at the top of the charts, Drake has no competitor. He was arguably the best rapper of the 2010s , and undisputedly best-selling rapper of his generation .

The crazy thing is that when it comes to having the most number ones on the Billboard 200 , Drake’s only behind Jay-Z and Eminem – two rappers who have been in the game for over a decade longer than he has been.

So let’s get into it. From his 2009 debut So Far Gone to his star-making turn on Take Care to his latest release, 2022’s Her Loss with 21 Savage, here are the rankings for all of Drake’s first week album sales.

1 Views – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 Views

Released: April 29, 2016

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic

First week album sales: 1,040,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Hotline Bling”, “One Dance”, “Pop Style”, “Controlla”, “Too Good”

Features: PartyNextDoor, Pimp C, Future, Dvsn, Wizkid, Kyla, and Rihanna.

2 Scorpion – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 Scorpion

Released: June 29, 2018

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic

First week album sales: 732,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “God’s Plan”, “Nice for What”, “I’m Upset”, “Don’t Matter to Me”, “In My Feelings”, “Nonstop”, “Mob Ties”

3 Nothing Was The Same – first week album sales

 

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Released: September 24, 2013

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic, OVO Sound

First week album sales: 658,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Started from the Bottom”, “Hold On, We’re Going Home”, “All Me”, “Pound Cake”, “The Language”, “Too Much”, “Worst Behavior”

Features: 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Majid Jordan, Jay-Z, Jhené Aiko, Detail, and Sampha.

4 Take Care – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 Take Care

Released: November 15, 2011

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic

First week album sales: 631,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Marvins Room”, “Headlines”, “Make Me Proud”, “The Motto”, “Take Care”, “HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)”, “Crew Love”

Features: The Weeknd, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Birdman, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and André 3000.

5 Certified Lover Boy – first week album sales

 

Ranking Drake First Week Album Sales Certified Lover Boy

Released: September 3, 2021

Label: OVO, Republic

First week album sales: 613,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: N/A

Features: Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Giveon, Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Yebba, 21 Savage, Project Pat, Tems, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Kid Cudi.

6 If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 If Youre

Released: February 13, 2015

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic

First week album sales: 535,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Preach”, “Energy”

Features: PartyNextDoor, Travis Scott, and Lil Wayne.

7 More Life – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 More Life

Released: March 18, 2017

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic

First week album sales: 505,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Fake Love”, “Passionfruit”, “Free Smoke”, “Portland”, “Glow”

Features: Kanye West, Young Thug, Giggs, Skepta, Quavo, Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Jorja Smith, Sampha, and PartyNextDoor.

8 Thank Me Later – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 Thank Me Later

Released: June 15, 2010

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown, Aspire

First week album sales: 447,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Over”, “Find Your Love”, “Miss Me”, “Fancy”

Features: Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj, T.I., Swiss Beatz, The-Dream, Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne.

Features: Jay-Z, Ty Dolla Sign, Michael Jackson, and Static Major.

9 Her Loss (with 21 Savage) – first week album sales

 

Drake 21 Savage Her Loss

Released: November 4, 2022

Label: OVO, Republic, Slaughter Gang, Epic

First week album sales: 411,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: N/A

Features: Travis Scott

10 For All The Dogs – first week album sales

 

Released: October 6, 2023

Label: OVO – Republic

First week album sales: 411,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Slime you out”, “8AM in Charlotte”

Features: Teezo Touchdown, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Yeat, SZA, PartyNextDoor, Chief Keef, Bad Bunny, Sexyy Red, and Lil Yachty.

11 What A Time To Be Alive (with Future) – first week album sales

 

Ranking Future First Week Album Sales What A Time To Be Alive

Released: September 20, 2015

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic, Epic, A1, Freebandz

First week album sales: 375,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: “Jumpman”

Features: N/A

12 Dark Lane Demo Tapes – first week album sales

 

Ranking Drake First Week Album Sales Dark Demo

Released: May 1, 2020

Label: Republic, OVO Sound

First week album sales: 223,000

Billboard 200 position: 2

Singles: “Toosie Slide”, “Chicago Freestyle”

Features: Future, Young Thug, Chris Brown, Playboi Carti, Giveon, Fivio Foreign, and Sosa Geek.

13 Honestly, Nevermind – first week album sales

 

Drake Honestly Nevermind

Released: June 17, 2022

Label: OVO Sound, Republic

First week album sales: 204,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: N/A

Features: 21 Savage.

14 Care Package – first week album sales

 

Every Single Hip Hop Billboard Number One Album Since 1986 Drake Care Package

Released: August 2, 2019

Label: OVO Sound, Republic

First week album sales: 109,000

Billboard 200 position: 1

Singles: N/A

Features: J. Cole, Rick Ross, and James Fauntleroy.

15 So Far Gone (EP) – first week album sales

 

Ranking Drake First Week Album Sales So Far Gone

Released: September 15, 2009

Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown, Aspire

First week album sales: 73,000

Billboard 200 position: 6

Singles: “Best I Ever Had”, “Successful”, “I’m Goin’ In”

Features: Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Bun B and Young Jeezy.

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