Drake’s quest to become a household name is proving to be a fruitful one.
After adding value to his global stock within the last year by way of new music, a carefully executed presentation of his new look and his ties to Rihanna, the entertainer can now say that he is the first of “contemporary” Urban act to truly challenge Beyonce commercially in today’s market.
How this is working wonders for him in the United Kingdom?
Find out below…
In honour of the star’s success with the single ‘One Dance‘, the Official Charts have unveiled the list of his highest-selling singles in the U.K.
| TITLE | CREDITED ARTIST | PEAK | YEAR | |
| 1 | WHAT’S MY NAME | RIHANNA FT DRAKE | 1 | 2010 |
| 2 | HOLD ON WE’RE GOING HOME | DRAKE FT MAJID JORDAN | 4 | 2013 |
| 3 | HOTLINE BLING | DRAKE | 3 | 2015 |
| 4 | TAKE CARE | DRAKE FT RIHANNA | 9 | 2011 |
| 5 | WORK | RIHANNA FT DRAKE | 2 | 2016 |
| 6 | FOREVER | DRAKE/KANYE/LIL WAYNE/EMINEM | 42 | 2009 |
| 7 | STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM | DRAKE | 25 | 2013 |
| 8 | F**KIN’ PROBLEMS | ASAP ROCKY FT DRAKE/2 CHAINZ | 50 | 2012 |
| 9 | MOMENT 4 LIFE | NICKI MINAJ FT DRAKE | 22 | 2010 |
| 10 | THE MOTTO | DRAKE FT LIL WAYNE & TYGA | 8 |
Quite interestingly, he has Rihanna to thank for several of his wins in the country despite scoring too high for her to catch up as far as opening week numbers for albums in the U.S. are concerned.
His highest-selling solo number in the Britain? 803,000 units, pulled in ‘Hold On We’re Going Home’ before his meme-inspiring ‘Hotline Bling’ arrived at 694,000 unit’s sold’s front door.
His latest set ‘VIEWS’ is set to top the nation’s albums chart by the end of today, usurping Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade.’