Drake's ICEMAN is refusing to move. The Toronto rapper's latest project held the number one spot on the Billboard Global 200 for its second consecutive week, with streaming numbers that platform analysts are describing as the strongest sustained performance from any hip-hop project since early 2024.
The album's persistence at the top is also credited with a broader category achievement: hip-hop has returned to the number one position on the Billboard Global 200 for the first time since May of 2024, a milestone that speaks to both Drake's individual pull and the genre's ongoing global expansion.
By the Numbers
ICEMAN accumulated over 600 million streams globally in its second week — a slight dip from its record-setting debut but well above the threshold needed to maintain the top position by a significant margin. The album's lead single continues to dominate radio adds across North America, Europe, and Australia.
Critical Reception
Reviews have been divided in that particularly Drake way — passionate detractors and equally passionate defenders, with mainstream critics landing somewhere in the middle. What's not divisive is the commercial performance. ICEMAN is tracking toward one of the biggest streaming totals of 2026, and its staying power at the top of the charts suggests Drake's commercial ceiling remains as high as ever.
