Drake's "God's Plan" Debuts At #1 On Billboard Hot 100

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Drake performs on the Coachella stage during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2017 in Indio, California.
Drake's hits his fourth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Drake seems to essentially undefeatable at this point. Despite the fact that he didn't submit More Life for the Grammys, he's been making some major moves which land him even bigger accomplishments. The talk of last week was Drake's Scary Hours EP which included "God's Plan" and "Diplomatic Immunity." Many speculated that the former would end up debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and today, it seems like the speculations are real.

ChartData reports that Drake's "God's Plan" has officially hit the number one spot on the Billboard 100. This marks the rapper's fourth number one single on the Billboard 100 following two collabs with Rihanna on "Work" and "What's My Name" as well as his 2016 mega-hit "One Dance." With this accomplishment, he takes Camila Cabello and Young Thug's spot for "Havana" which held the top position last week on the charts. 

In addition to making a huge splash in North American markets, "God's Plan" also marks Drake's third number one single in the U.K. Drake officially bumped Eminem and Ed Sheeran's collaboration on "River" which previously held the top spot.

"God's Plan" is already becoming Drake's next big hit in his catalog. Upon it's release, it already broke two other records on major streaming services. The song broke U.S. Spotify's single day streaming record and the following day, Zane Lowe revealed Drake's latest single broke Apple Music's first day streaming record with over 14M streams upon it's release. 

Drake's been in the studio a lot lately so it looks like he's cooking up his next album.

 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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