In his new song, Drake repeatedly asks, “What Did I Miss?” Well, we know one thing he didn’t: No. 1.
The surprise track, released on July 5, storms onto the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated July 19 to give the superstar his record-extending 31st champ. By adding to his chart-topping collection, Drake further distances himself from runners-up Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder, each with 20 No. 1s.
Here’s a look at the acts with the most No. 1s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, dating to the chart’s consolidation into a single genre-based ranking in October 1958:
- 31, Drake
- 20, Aretha Franklin
- 20, Stevie Wonder
- 17, James Brown
- 16, Janet Jackson
- 15, The Temptations
Further, Drake collects his 140th week at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, doubling the career total of all other acts. Wonder ranks second, with 70 weeks at the summit.
“What Did I Miss?,” released via OVO Sound/Republic Records, earned 22.6 million official streams, 3.6 million in airplay audience and 6,000 sales in the United States for the tracking week of July 4-10, according to Luminate. From those counts, Drake picks up a record-extending 21st No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart and his 15th leader on the Digital Song Sales survey, while radio results include a No. 36 entrance on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.
“What Did I Miss?” also widens Drake’s record collection across other Billboard charts: It arrives atop the Hot Rap Songs chart as his unprecedented 31st No. 1 and marks his 81st top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with its No. 2 debut. The track is the expected first offering from a potential Drake album. Fans suspect its title will be Iceman, based on Drake using the name across social media captions and video promotions in recent weeks.
In winning the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs throne, Drake’s track replaces another juggernaut, Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” which soared to a record 28 weeks atop the chart between December-July. The victory avenges the second-place showing for Drake’s single “Nokia” that peaked at No. 2 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 12 consecutive weeks earlier this year behind “Luther.” Adding another layer of intrigue, “What Did I Miss?” finds Drake ruminating on feeble allegiances from supposed friends and collaborators in the aftermath of his feud with Lamar, a defining pop-culture storyline of 2024.
