Drake has wasted no time in making his presence felt.
Less than 24 hours after releasing his surprise trio of albums, the rapper has broken three Spotify records in a single day, and that’s not counting what he’s done on Amazon Music.
By Friday afternoon, Drake had become the artist with the most streams in a single day on Spotify in 2026.
Their ninth album Iceman claimed the title of most streamed album in a single day this year, while its opening track make them cry achieved the most played song in a single day in 2026.
On Amazon Music, Iceman posted the biggest first global 24-hour streaming debut for a hip-hop album in 2026, and the three albums combined generated the biggest first global 24-hour streaming debut this year in any genre.
The launches, Iceman, Habibtà and bridesmaid, However, it landed as a surprise on Thursday night. Iceman itself had been in the works and widely anticipated for about two years.
After his painful public feud with Kendrick Lamar, Drake clearly had something to prove. The streaming numbers suggest, at the very least, that the world was listening.
