Drake just set a record that no artist had managed in more than four decades of Australian chart history. With three new albums released at the same time, he became the first artist to place three new records in the ARIA Albums Chart top 10 in a single week since the chart launched in 1983.
According to Billboard, Iceman debuted at No. 1, Maid of Honour entered at No. 5, and Habibti arrived at No. 6, all released through Republic/Universal. The triple debut pushed past previous two-album records set by Guns N' Roses and Bruce Springsteen. Guns N' Roses landed Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II at No. 1 and No. 2 in the same week in 1991. Springsteen matched the double the following year, placing Human Touch at No. 3 and Lucky Town at No. 6 in 1992.
Drake now has 16 solo and collaborative top 10 albums on the ARIA chart. His previous chart leaders in Australia include Views from 2016, Scorpion in 2018, Dark Lane Demo Tapes in 2020, Certified Lover Boy in 2021, and For All the Dogs in 2023.
The impact carried over to the singles chart as well. Fifteen Drake songs entered the ARIA Top 50 this week. Five landed in the top 10: "National Treasures" at No. 4, "Janice STFU" at No. 5, "Whisper My Name" at No. 6, "Make Them Cry" at No. 9, and "Dust" at No. 10.
Drake is closing in on 100 career top 50 singles appearances in Australia. Including collaborations, he currently has 98 entries on the chart. His previous No. 1 singles there include "One Dance" featuring Wizkid and Kyla in 2016, along with "God's Plan," "Nice For What," and "In My Feelings," all in 2018.
Not all the chart news this week belonged to Drake. Australian artist Genesis Owusu opened his third album, Redstar Wu and the Worldwide Scourge, at No. 3, his best chart position to date. His 2021 debut, Smiling With No Teeth, peaked at No. 27, and his 2023 follow-up Struggler reached No. 4.
At the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" spent a second consecutive week at No. 1.
