All of Drake’s Albums Ranked From Worst to Best: Critics’ Picks

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All of Drake’s Albums Ranked From Worst to Best: Critics’ Picks

On Friday (May 15), Drake’s discography grew by three entries when he unleashed his trifecta of albums, led by ICEMAN. The 18-track effort serves as a haymaker aimed at his adversaries while arguably delivering some of the sharpest raps of his career. The icy offering was immediately followed by Habibti and Maid of Honour, as Drake looked to blitz streaming services with a calculated three-peat.

Say what you want about Drake: He’s too emotional, too passive, too R&B. The criticism has always been deafening for the 39-year-old, yet he’s somehow always found a home in our playlists and speakers. Whether it was his mixtape classic So Far Gone getting you through your college years, his head-in-the-clouds, f—k-everybody demeanor on Nothing Was the Same, or the surprise-from-the-heavens arrival of If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake — with over 20 projects to his name — has become synonymous with prolificacy.

The all-world talent has amassed nearly 400 Hot 100 hits — the most of all time — while sitting days away from surpassing his one-time hero and idol, Jay-Z, for the most No. 1 albums among male solo artists. While his public perception may be hazy because of perceived on-record defeats at the hands of Pusha T and Kendrick Lamar — along with his much-criticized lawsuit against Universal Music Group — when you strip everything down to the music, it’s hard to ignore Drizzy’s omnipresence. After all, a wise man once said: “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.”

Billboard compiled and ranked Drake’s discography — excluding Care Package — dating back to his debut project, Room for Improvement. Take in the history lesson below.


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