1 isn’t exactly the loneliest number for Drake, whose Iceman is currently projected to earn its third straight week at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart, where it’ll once again be joined by his two other new projects, Maid of Honour and Habibti.
The numbers from the folks at Hits Daily Double, a longstanding source of charts predictions and commentary on industry trends, have the OVO Sound co-founder poised to hold onto the No. 1 position on their HITS Top 50 rundown.
The publication is predicting around 174,000 units in overall activity for Iceman, enough for the top spot, while Maid of Honour and Habibti are expected to land at No. 18 and No. 8, respectively.
New to the mix this time around is The Boys of Dungeon Lane, the latest solo album from Paul McCartney, whose 1990 performance at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium recently resurfaced amid a larger discussion on concert attendance records brought on by the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s Istanbul show. Macca’s latest solo album looks primed for a No. 5 debut, per HDD.
The Billboard 200 albums won’t be updated until early next week, though we can expect to get an official glimpse at the top 10 this weekend. In the most recent charts update as of this writing, Drake’s Iceman bagged its second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while the undeniable smash “Janice STFU” also enjoyed a second week at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
“Janice STFU” has indeed proven to be the runaway hit off Drake’s triad of new music, with a Lykke Li interpolation at the core of its addictive soundscape. We’re still in the early days of annual Song of the Summer speculation, but it’s not hard to see this Iceman standout remaining a real contender for months to come.
