A Drake album sitting at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 just jumped all the way to No. 2. That leap belongs to HABIBTI, pulled back into the spotlight by the October release of HABIBTI (FOMO), a four track deluxe edition.
The chart surge lands alongside an even bigger number. According to Hip Hop All Day, Drake has now earned more than 17 billion Spotify streams in 2026 across all credits. The account posted on October 15 that he is on pace for the biggest hip hop streaming year of all time.
The Source reports that the figure makes him only the second artist in any genre to hit that mark this year. Among rappers, he holds a commanding lead.
The HABIBTI comeback also rewrote a piece of chart history. The album reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, giving Drake his 18th career leader there and breaking a tie with Future and The Temptations.
That means the Motown group behind “My Girl” now trails a Toronto rapper on that all time list. Drake sits there alone.
Back home, HABIBTI also claimed the top spot on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. That pushes his record on that chart to 17 No. 1 projects.
Part of the story is pure volume. In May, Drake released three separate albums at once, with ICEMAN reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200, MAID OF HONOUR peaking at No. 3, and HABIBTI rounding out the set before its deluxe revival.
That came after his joint album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, released in February 2025, also topped the Billboard 200. Few artists at his career stage are dropping music at this pace.
The other half of the story has nothing to do with new releases. Older projects like Take Care, Views, Scorpion and Certified Lover Boy remain fixtures in streaming rotation, and that steady consumption keeps a catalog stretching back to 2011 earning every single day.
The Source opened its report with a bar from “Janice STFU”: “Buried Alive, someone come dig me up.” The outlet’s point was simple: by the numbers, the 6 God is nowhere near buried.
Not everyone sees the stats as the final word, though. His public feud with Kendrick Lamar still shapes how people talk about his legacy, with fans arguing over lyrical ability, cultural impact and commercial longevity.
Streams settle one of those arguments far more easily than the other two. Supporters point to the billions, while critics keep returning to the battle and what it did to his standing.
Nearly two decades into his mainstream run, Drake is still reaching listeners across generations. With more than two months left in 2026 and the HABIBTI deluxe still moving, the question is how far past 17 billion this year ends up.
