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In less than two-and-a-half years, Drake is, when it comes to most No. 1s in Rap Songs history, tied for the best the chart ever had.
Drake earns his 10th No. 1 on the ranking (which launched in Billboard as a sales survey the week of March 11, 1989, and transformed to an airplay-based chart in the June 8, 2002, issue), as "Headlines" lifts 2-1. (Explicit language in video below).
With the ascension, Drake matches Diddy's record No. 1 sum on Rap Songs. Diddy rang up 10 Rap Songs rulers between 1996's Lil' Kim-fronted "No Time" and 2003's "Shake Ya Tailfeather," with Nelly and Murphy Lee.
Drake burst onto Rap Songs with his 15-week debut No. 1 "Best I Ever Had" in 2009, marking the chart's second-longest reign after Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's 18-week run at No. 1 with "Hot Boyz," featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip (1999-2000).
As Drake also appears on the chart's top three songs for a second consecutive week - he's featured on DJ Khaled's "I'm on One" (1-2) and Lil Wayne's "She Will" (3-3) - he and 50 Cent (April 2, 2005) are the only acts ever to monopolize the list's top three positions simultaneously.
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http://www.billboard.com/#/column/ch...05382002.story
List of #1's:
"Best I Ever Had"
"Forever" (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)
"Say Something" (Timbaland featuring Drake)
"Over"
"Fancy" (featuring T.I. & Swizz Beatz)
"Right Above It" (Lil Wayne featuring Drake)
"Aston Martin Music" (Rick Ross featuring Chrisette Michele & Drake)
"Moment 4 Life" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake)
"I'm On One" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)
"Headlines"
Congrats