Drake Claims Billboard 200 Top 3 With 3 New Albums After 2024 Lamar Feud

2 articles · Updated · Vanity Fair · May 27

Three Drake albums released on May 15 — Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour — occupied the top three spots on Billboard 200, making him the first artist to do so in the same week.
The chart sweep marks a sharp rebound after Drake spent much of 2024 damaged by his feud with Kendrick Lamar, whose diss track “Not Like Us” dominated the rivalry and public conversation.
A discarded Billboard rule means Michael Jackson likely would have matched the feat in 2009, but Drake is the first to do it under current chart rules.
Maid of Honour debuted at No. 3 yet drew the strongest critical response of the trilogy, with reviewers highlighting its lighter, dance-oriented sound as a return to form.

Is Drake’s triple-album drop the new blueprint for stardom, or a sign that music is now a pure numbers game?

Did Drake's chart record erase his feud loss, or just prove that commercial success can be manufactured?