Eminem and Drake continue to prove their staying power isn’t just cultural, it’s historic.
A new Billboard breakdown spotlighting the artists with the most total weeks at No. 1 on the their Billboard 200 album chart shows both rap stars ranked among the most dominant acts of all time, placing hip-hop in the same rare air as legacy legends like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Michael Jackson.
The latest update arrives after Morgan Wallen returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated January 17 for a 13th nonconsecutive week with I’m the Problem, pushing his career total to 42 weeks at the top of the chart. Billboard notes that mark is exceeded by only seven acts in the chart’s history, and just three male solo artists have logged more weeks at No. 1 than Wallen: Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, and Michael Jackson.
While Wallen’s rise adds another major chapter to the chart’s record book, Billboard’s updated list also highlights the continued dominance of hip-hop’s biggest album titans.
Eminem makes the list with 35 total weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. His first time leading the chart came in June 2000, and his most recent week at No. 1 was as recent as July 27, 2024, reinforcing just how long his era-spanning run has lasted. His longest No. 1 stretch came from The Marshall Mathers LP, which spent eight weeks at the top in 2000.
Billboard also notes that Eminem’s tally includes his 2005 greatest hits collection Curtain Call: The Hits, while other chart-topping projects connected to him, including the 8 Mile soundtrack and releases with D12, are not counted toward his solo total.
Meanwhile, Drake sits even higher on the all-time list, with 37 total weeks at No. 1, making him the hip-hop artist with the most weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. His first week at No. 1 dates back to July 3, 2010, and his most recent time leading the chart came on March 1, 2025.
His biggest Billboard 200 reign remains Views, which spent a massive 13 weeks at No. 1 in 2016, one of the longest album runs of the modern era. Billboard also points out that Drake has accumulated more No. 1 weeks than any other Canadian artist, further strengthening his case as one of the most commercially dominant global stars of the past 15 years.
Drake’s total includes not only solo releases but also chart-leading collaborations, including joint projects with Future (What a Time to Be Alive), 21 Savage (Her Loss), and PARTYNEXTDOOR ($ome $exy $ongs 4U).