Drake Now Has The Most Billboard Hot 100 Hits By Solo Artist

This week, Drake ties a historic mark, as he logs his 132nd career Hot 100 entry, as Gucci Mane’s “Both,” on which Drake is featured, debuts at No. 41. With the bow, Drake ties Lil Wayne for the most Hot 100 appearances among soloists in the chart’s 58-year history.

Among all acts, only the Glee Cast boasts more Hot 100 entries than Drake and Lil Wayne: 207. (Billed as the Glee Cast on its releases, the act was a rotating collective with certain members present, although not singing on every song, throughout the show’s six-season run on Fox in 2009-15.)

Here is an updated count of the acts with the most charted Hot 100 entries dating to the ranking’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception (though the chart dated Jan. 7, 2017):

Most Hot 100 Entries All-Time
207, Glee Cast
132, Drake
132, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley
91, James Brown
86, Jay Z
82, Chris Brown
80, Kanye West
75, Ray Charles
73, Aretha Franklin
71, The Beatles
70, Nicki Minaj
70, Taylor Swift

Notably, the Hot 100 originated two years after the 1956 career launch of Elvis Presley. Still, Presley has charted the most entries by a soloist as a lead act, claiming lead billing in all 108 of his visits. James Brown follows among soloists as the lead on all 91 of his.

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