Drake Scores 11th Billboard #1 Album: Is 'Honestly, Nevermind' His Biggest One Yet?

"Honestly, Nevermind" debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, making the rapper's 11th album to launch on the top of the coveted list.

Surprising everyone with a massive rollout, "Honestly, Nevermind" boasts a 14-track dance album from Champagne Papi.

The sudden announcement of an album release came days after Beyonce heavily teased her return to music.

Drake 'Honestly, Nevermind' Billboard 200 Chart Performance

Debuting atop the charts, "Honestly, Nevermind" opened with 204,000 album-equivalent units on its opening week - marking Drake's second-lowest studio album to debut on the top of the charts.

"Scorpion," Drake's fifth studio album released in 2018, holds the biggest opening week among all of his albums.

It opened at 732,000 equivalent album units, followed by "Nothing Was The Same" with 658,000 units and "Take Care" with 631,000 units.

However, Luminate reports that around 94% of the sales on the album's opening week are attributed to streaming activity, which comprises 191,000 units only.

Album sales only garnered 11,000 units, while track equivalent units are just around 2,000.

"Honestly, Nevermind" is reported to have the fourth largest streaming week for an album in 2022, with 250.23 million on-demand streams, trailing behind Future's "I Never Liked You" at 283.75 million.

June 27 Billboard 200 Charts Ranking

Steady on the second spot is Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti," which held the top spot a week ago.

Harry Styles is still the current record holder of the biggest opening weekend in any album in 2022 so far, as "Harry's House" is a non-mover in #3.

Falling from the summit is BTS' latest compilation album, "Proof," the latest album the Korean supergroup released before announcing they would embark on an indefinite hiatus.

Morgan Wallen's "Dangerous: The Double Album" climbed one spot higher to #5 from #6, switching places with Future's "I Never Liked You."

"Twelve Carat Tootache" from Post Malone took a dive to #7 from #4.

Meanwhile, Kevin Gates scored his fifth Billboard 200 Top 10 album with "Khaza" as it launched at #8. The album opened at 38,000 album-equivalent units - with streaming comprising 34,000, album sales of 3,000, and track sales of 1,000.

Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" further descended to #9. GRAMMY-winning album "SOUR" from Olivia Rodrigo is at the edge of the Top 10.

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