92 on May 23, 2009, with "Best I Ever Had," few could have imagined he'd ultimately have the best chart total anyone's ever had. There are plenty of … Best New Songs This Week: Drake, Orville Peck, Shania Twain, Burna Boy and More 2 days ago R. Kelly Manager Arrested for Gun Threat at ‘Surviving’ Documentary Screening 2 days ago The brutal honesty in "LWYHD" makes the record one of the best Drake songs ever. While “Forever” featured three of the biggest names in rap, Drizzy managed to tote his confidence seemingly unwavered. Canadian rapper Drake has released five studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, seven mixtapes, 135 singles (including 77 as a featured artist), five promotional singles and 84 music videos. Of course, with Drake's chart ascent coinciding with the rise of streaming, it's not like all 209 of these songs were "Drake hits," at least in the old-fashioned, single-oriented sense. While there are a treasure trove of gems to choose from, after much deliberation we whittled our list down to the 15 most impressive Drake songs to date. He has the most number one singles on the US Hot Rap Songschart with fifteen, and the most number one singl…

"Drake’s oftentimes questionable practice of discovering artists he likes and appropriating their likeness couldn’t have been better exemplified than with this track. Over the blaring horns of Boi-1da's production, Drake reaffirmed his hunger for more to the masses that barely gave Long before Drake became a household name, the rapper formally introduced himself with “Best I Ever Had.” The melody works on a variety of levels, but first and foremost it functions as a singularly perfect pop song with caption-worthy one-liners like: “Sweatpants, hair-tied chilling with no makeup on.” And, it arrived at a stage early enough in Drizzy’s catalogue for fans to feel that he was not too far removed from portraying the token Black guy on How Drake finessed rap history and made singing the norm The Toronto artist’s rise to superstardom has fast-forwarded a merging of rap and R&B that started decades ago. By the time his grandmother's voicemail comes in while the song fades out, you're in the midst of a serious emotional overload. It is both a battle-cry and warning that can easily conjure one to break everything in sight.One thing’s for certain: Drake raps about success, a lot. "God's Plan" Peak Position: No. With that line, Drake introduced his ubiquitous flow to the world on a song ostensibly about LeBron James. His music has been released on record labels Universal Motown Records and Universal Republic Records, along with subsidiaries Aspire Music Group, Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. Drake - "Forever" Ft. Eminem, Lil Wayne, & Kanye West. Peak Date: Feb. 3, 2018. Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. But “Successful,” one of the key tracks from One of the keys to Drake's appeal is his ability to internalize his life and make it relatable. If there's one thing that he's never lacked, it's confidence in himself and few songs in his catalog tackle his ascent like he does here. "Last name ever, first name greatest." But, the sun-dappled track has all the makings of a hit with its unruly guest spot. The organ-backed record finds Drake experimenting with a syrup-slow flow assisted by Drake's ode to his mother and uncle belongs in the same pantheon of gratitude heavy rap classics like “Hey Mama.” The introspective record finds the Toronto native being terribly honest about the ups and downs of both relationships, which makes it even more touching. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. When Drake first entered the Hot 100 at No. Drake has been questioning the burdens of his newfound celebrity for years, but it is here, on the first track off his surprise In a world where Popcaan’s verse never existed, “Controlla” could rightfully stand on Drake’s hook alone as he bemoans the love of his life. With … Drake's dreams were coming true but the future remained uncertain and like the artwork for the song suggests, it's easy to drown in newfound success (or get buried alive). Without a doubt, "Fear" proved to be a Drake song we couldn't live without. Drake performs at Philips Arena on Aug. 25, 2016 in Atlanta.During his recent OVO Fest set on Toronto, Drake teased he would be returning to his beloved city to continue fine tuning his “new album.” Months later, indications of Drizzy spending countless hours in the studio began to appear online and lead many of his fans to believe that we are merely one tweet away from listening to his latest offering.With a possible project looming before 2017’s end, we revisited his catalog to comb through some of his best work. Drake performs on the Coachella stage during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2017 in Indio, Calif. Plus, nowhere else do you get to hear the hilarious but addictive vocal inflection that he does when he spits "I'm getting back to my ways. Speaking on how he would cry, lie and die for a woman, the record carries a sheen fitting for an affair in the heat of many summers past.Drizzy's calculated rise to the top of the charts serves as the main theme of "Underground Kings" as he looks back on his mixtape days (and yes, those Acura days too). Over the weepy, nostalgic If there’s anything that Drake does undoubtedly well, it’s boosting his Everyone, rich or poor, must reckon with the fact that death is imminent. "Last name ever, first name greatest." “Too Much” literally pulls from a While Drake is very much a Canadian, the lyricist was way ahead of the curve in 2009 with his take on the chopped-up (never slopped up) sound of Houston. With "Uptown” Drizzy tapped into the less drug-infused side of Southern rap. But, with the flack came “Energy” -- proof that Drizzy can indeed put his melodic rhymes to rest and come straight for the necks of his naysayers. Never did he do it as quickly as he did on "Fear" -- a song that captured the moment he was living in.