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Drake Makes More History as ‘Shabang’ Pushes ICEMAN to Fourth Billboard Rhythmic No. 1
The list includes Drake’s Views, which produced four No. 1s: “Hotline Bling,” “One Dance,” “Controlla” and “Too Good.” Other members of the club include Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding, Doja Cat’s Planet Her, SZA’s SOS and LANA, and Kendrick Lamar’s GNX.
Drake has done it again. The superstar has extended his dominance on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart, with “Shabang” becoming the fourth No. 1 from his album ICEMAN and putting the project in an elite club of chart-heavy albums.
Drake has added another major milestone to his already staggering Billboard résumé.
“Shabang,” released through OVO Sound/Republic Records, has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart dated August 22, giving Drake his fourth chart-topper from ICEMAN.
The latest victory also pushes Drake to 46 Rhythmic Airplay No. 1s, extending his record for the most leaders in the chart’s 33-year history.
Rihanna is a distant second with 17 No. 1s, while Chris Brown and The Weeknd are tied for third with 16 apiece.
‘Shabang’ Knocks Yung Miami From No. 1
“Shabang” claimed the top spot based on airplay during the August 7-13 tracking period, according to Luminate.
The song replaces Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat,” which had controlled the chart for four consecutive weeks.
The latest victory means ICEMAN has now delivered four Rhythmic Airplay champions in a remarkably short period.
The run began with “2 Hard 4 the Radio,” which spent one week at No. 1 in July. “Janice STFU” followed with a two-week reign, while “What Did I Miss” dominated for three weeks between August and September 2025.
Now “Shabang” has joined them at the summit.
Drake Joins Elite Billboard Company
Four No. 1s from one album is an extremely rare achievement on Rhythmic Airplay.
With “Shabang,” ICEMAN joins a select group of projects that have produced at least four leaders since Billboard launched the chart in 1992.
The list includes Drake’s Views, which produced four No. 1s: “Hotline Bling,” “One Dance,” “Controlla” and “Too Good.”
Other members of the club include Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding, Doja Cat’s Planet Her, SZA’s SOS and LANA, and Kendrick Lamar’s GNX.
That makes Drake the only artist represented by two separate albums in the four-plus Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 club.
Drake’s Radio Dominance Keeps Growing
The milestone is another reminder of Drake’s extraordinary consistency on U.S. radio.
His 46 Rhythmic Airplay leaders place him nearly three times ahead of Rihanna, demonstrating the enormous reach of his catalog among rhythmic radio audiences.
Even more strikingly, Drake has actually collected another No. 1 during the same period.
His collaboration with Central Cee, “Which One,” topped Rhythmic Airplay for one week in October 2025.
That song appears on HABIBTI, an album released on the same day as ICEMAN and another project, MAID OF HONOUR.
‘ICEMAN’ Is Turning Into a Radio Monster
For ICEMAN, “Shabang” represents more than another chart victory.
Four separate songs from the album have now reached the top of a major U.S. radio ranking, placing the project alongside some of the most commercially powerful albums of the streaming era.
And with Drake continuing to dominate Rhythmic Airplay, the latest achievement adds another extraordinary statistic to an already record-breaking career.
At this point, the question isn’t whether Drake can reach another No. 1.
It’s how many more he can collect.
