Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Drake’s 2011 single “Headlines” climbs to No. 8 on Billboard’s Rap ...

In 1964, the Beatles set the record for having the most top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single year. They held that record for a solid 54 years until rapper Drake broke it just in time for ...

Drake's Views hits 500 weeks on the Billboard 200, becoming the Canadian rapper's third full-length to reach that milestone, ...

Few artists have impacted the Billboard Hot 100 like Drake. Since his blog-era breakthrough, the Toronto native has amassed 13 No. 1 hits on the iconic chart. His Billboard reign includes ...

Despite a late start — he didn’t reach Billboard’s charts until 2009 — Drake sprinted to the lead through a prolific schedule of album releases and an avalanche of hit songs, both on his own and with ...

Drake’s “What Did I Miss?” soared to No. 1 on Spotify and Apple Music as listeners dissected its lyrics and took aim at Kendrick Lamar online. Drake stormed to the top of both the U.S. Spotify and ...

The music industry’s most prolific hitmaker has delivered another strong performance. Drake’s surprise single What Did I Miss? has captured the second position on the Billboard Hot 100, marking yet ...

Drake is the architect of modern melancholia and chart domination; his cultural footprint stretches from viral memes to record-breaking streams. A celebration of the moments that cemented the 6 God's ...

Drake wraps one of his fastest climbs to No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart as "What Did I Miss?" tops the ranking dated Aug. 23, its sixth week on the list. The single rises a spot after a ...

Let’s just first say, we are not surprised by this one but some might be. Take the blinders off and y’all will be alright. Anyways, as Apple Music celebrates a decade in the streaming game, one name ...

Drake's rise to the rap world began in 2006 with his debut mixtape Room for Improvement, but it was his 2009' So Far Gone mixtape that truly announced his arrival. Not only did the success of this ...

Kind of effortless at this point. Drake is back in chart territory once again as his latest collab, “Which One,” featuring UK heavyweight Central Cee, is expected to debut inside the top 10 on the ...