Drake's HABIBTI jumps to No. 2, giving him 18th R&B/hip-hop No. 1
The gist
Drake's HABIBTI rose from No. 116 to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 after a deluxe reissue.
The jump gave him the most No. 1 albums on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart.
How it unfolded
- Oct 2, 2026HABIBTI (FOMO), a deluxe edition of HABIBTI featuring four additional tracks, was released.
- Oct 14, 2026HABIBTI climbed from No. 35 to No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated October 17, earning 71,000 equivalent album units in the US during the October 2-8 tracking week, a 506 per cent increase. It was Drake's 18th No. 1 on that chart, the most in its history.
- Oct 16, 2026DancehallMag reported HABIBTI jumped from No. 116 to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 after the deluxe release, breaking a tie with Future and The Temptations for most No. 1 R&B/hip-hop albums.