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Drake albums discography

For singles by Drake, see Drake singles discography. For music videos by Drake, see Drake videography.

Drake albums discography
Drake performing at his Summer Sixteen Tour in Toronto; 2016
Studio albums8
EPs4
Collaborative albums1
Compilation albums3
Mixtapes7
Reissues1

Canadian rapper Drake has released eight studio albums, one collaborative album, three compilation albums, four extended plays, seven mixtapes, and one reissue. His music has been released on record labels Universal Motown Records and Republic Records, along with subsidiaries Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and OVO Sound. With 170 million records sold worldwide,[1] he is among the best-selling music artists in history. Drake has achieved thirteen number-one albums on the Billboard 200.[2] Billboard hailed him as the "Artist of the 2010s Decade"[3] and the 16th Greatest Artist of all time.[2] RIAA ranks him as the best top-selling digital artist of all time with 244 million in the United States.[4]

Following him signing to Young Money Entertainment imprint, Drake's mixtape, So Far Gone was repackaged as a 2009 release of his seven-song extended play. The EP peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, and later became certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5][6] In June 2010, Drake released his debut studio album, Thank Me Later. It debuted atop both the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart,[5][7] and later became certified platinum by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).[6][8]

In November 2011, Drake released his second studio album, Take Care, which debuted at number one in both the United States and Canada, becoming his second album to achieve this feat. In September 2013, Drake released his third studio album, Nothing Was the Same, becoming his third consecutive number-one album in Canada and the US.[5][7]

In 2015, Drake released two mixtapes, If You're Reading This It's Too Late which became available for purchase in February and a surprise joint mixtape with Future, What a Time to Be Alive, which was released in September.[9] Drake's fourth studio album Views was released in April 2016, once again debuting at number one in both the United States and Canada, while also debuting at number one in the United Kingdom, where it became his first number one album. The album achieved huge commercial success, becoming the most popular release of 2016 in the US.[10]

Drake's fifth studio album, Scorpion, was released in June 2018 and again debuted at number one in Canada and in the US. The album was certified platinum on the day it was released[11] and became the first album to be streamed over one billion times in its release week.[12] It sold 732,000 album-equivalent units, which included 160,000 pure album sales, making it the biggest first week of the year. In August 2019, Drake released a compilation album titled Care Package. He released his seventh mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes, in May 2020. In March 2021, he released the extended play Scary Hours 2. In September 2021, Drake released his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy. In June 2022, Drake released his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind. In November 2022, Drake released a collaborative studio album with 21 Savage titled Her Loss. In October 2023, Drake released his eighth studio album, For All the Dogs.

  1. ^ "Ed Sheeran, Drake and Justin Bieber: What were they doing 10 years ago?". BBC News. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Drake". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Drake Accepts Artist of the Decade Award With Son Adonis at 2021 Billboard Music Awards". www.billboard.com. May 23, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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  9. ^ Plucinska, Joanna. "Drake and Future Drop Mixtape 'What a Time To Be Alive'". Time. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "Drake's 'Views' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2016 in the U.S." Billboard. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Parizot, Matthew (July 3, 2018). "Drake's "Scorpion" Went Platinum The Day It Was Released". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  12. ^ A., Aron (July 6, 2018). "Drake's "Scorpion" Is The First Album To Hit A Billion Streams In A Week: Report". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

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