Drake has separated himself from the pack even further. This week, the 38-year-old rapper broke the record for the most RIAA Diamond-certified singles in history after two of his classic songs broke the 10 million units threshold.
2009’s “Best I Ever Had” and 2013’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home” featuring Majid Jordan were the latest Drizzy records to go Diamond, joining “God’s Plan,” “One Dance,” “Hotline Bling,” “SICKO MODE,” “Life Is Good,” “Work,” “Love Me,” and “No Guidance.” These 10 records make him the first artist to reach that milestone, whether it be albums or songs. Garth Brooks runs behind him with nine Diamond-certified albums. Post Malone has 9 Diamond-certified singles.
The Toronto superstar is also 2025’s No. 1 best-selling artist in the United States based on total album units, according to Chart Data. LPs like Take Care and For All The Dogs still chart well, but it’s the addition of his February collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, that has aided in the milestone. Earlier this month, the 21-song effort officially crossed the one million units threshold, thus making it another Platinum album for the powerhouse.
Drake added another No. 1 album to his resume with $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which was also PARTYNEXTDOOR’s first No. 1 album achieving the highest first-week sales. “Gimme A Hug” was the initial standout record, debuting at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Nokia” was more of a slow-riser, initially debuting at No. 10 but slowly climbing to No. 2.
He added to the record’s momentum with the greyscale “Nokia” music video at the end of March, which was loaded with symbolism and cultural references to Toronto. Currently, the part-time crooner is inviting fans to conceive their own music video treatment for the cult favorite “Somebody Loves Me,” so time will tell when that visual lands.
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