DRAKE’S ‘PEAK’
PERFORMANCES
Insightful chart-watcher
Pablo Nelson of
Oakland, Calif., wrote in,
wondering: Given the
187 Billboard Hot 100
entries by Drake
(above) — the most
among soloists — at
what positions on the
chart hasn’t he peaked?
The answer reveals yet
another superlative:
Drake has peaked at
84 of the Hot 100’s
ranks (including Nos. 1
through 10), the most
of any artist. The Glee
cast ranks second with
peaks at 80 positions,
followed by Lil Wayne
(72). The song that
piqued Pablo’s interest
enough to warrant more
than a peek at Drake’s
Hot 100 history? “Peak,”
which peaked at No. 38
on July 14. —Gary Trust
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Eilish
Dons
Chart‘Crown’
Billie Eilish (above)
ascends 7-1 on the
Emerging Artists chart
as the 16-year-old’s “You
Should See Me in a Crown”
debuts at No. 93 on the
Billboard Hot 100, where
she earns her second entry.
In June, “Lovely,” with
Khalid, peaked at No. 78.
On the Billboard 200,
debut set Don’t Smile
at Me (which does not
include “Crown”) spends its
second week in the top 40
(at No. 40, with 13,000
equivalent album units, up
6 percent, according to
Nielsen Music).
Plus, The Internet debuts
at No. 4 on Emerging
Artists as the Syd-fronted
R&B/soul group’s fourth LP,
Hive Mind, opens at No. 2
on Top R&B Albums and
No. 26 on the Billboard 200
(16,000 units).
—Xander ZellnerData for week of 08.04.2018 Go to BILLBOARD.COM/BIZ for complete chart data^61