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Drake’s ICEMAN Tops Billboard 200 for a Fourth Straight Week

The run is powered almost entirely by on‑demand streams, a pattern that underscores how high‑volume streaming releases shape chart outcomes and industry attention.

Overview

  • ICEMAN earned 133,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week ending June 11, holding the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for a fourth consecutive week.
  • Streaming activity accounted for roughly 132,000 of those units, equal to about 135.8 million on‑demand official streams and the album’s fourth week atop Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart.
  • The four‑week run makes ICEMAN the longest‑running No. 1 album of 2026 so far and raises Drake’s career total to 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, surpassing Adele’s 40 weeks.
  • A breakout single from the project, “Shabang,” climbed the Hot 100 and fueled a viral TikTok challenge that helped sustain listening, while Drake’s surprise triple‑album rollout boosted playlist placement and collaborator exposure.
  • Other chart news in the same week included Malcolm Todd debuting at No. 5 and Niall Horan at No. 7, and the results renew debate about how streaming volumes, platform reporting, and Luminate’s SEA conversion rules drive modern chart outcomes.