Drake whiffs on an expected No. 1 on Spotify
Drake started at the bottom and he's here, but not quite at the top... of Spotify at least.
It's been nearly three weeks since Drake dropped his three surprise albums — "Iceman," "Habibti," and "Maid of Honour." Heading into the month, prediction markets were rating it a near certainty, a 98% chance, that Drake's sonic onslaught was enough to snag the No. 1 slot on Spotify at least once in June.
But, while he surpassed the late Michael Jackson and took up three slots on the Billboard album chart at once, his newly released songs haven't quite cracked the popular music streaming platform's top charts, and market seem to think the moment has passed.
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Spotify's Top Songs - Global chart currently show that Jackson's "Billie Jean," which is more than four decades old, Justin Bieber's "Beauty and a Beat," which climbed back to the top of Spotify charts following his Coachella set in the spring, Olivia Rodrigo's new angsty love song "the cure," and BTS' "Swin" are all ahead of Drake's "STFU Janice" from his "Iceman" album.
While Spotify previously reported last month that Drake's "Make Them Cry" was the most-streamed album in a single day this year, that was later revealed to be a data error.
Prediction markets currently show traders are betting there's only a 15% chance Drake will have a No. 1 song on Spotify in June.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift is in the lead at 98% — a day before the release of her new original song "I Knew It, I Knew You," which she wrote and performed for Disney and Pixar's upcoming "Toy Story 5" — followed by Olivia Rodrigo's whose highly anticipated album "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love" comes out next Friday.
(Event contracts are offered through Robinhood Derivatives, LLC — probabilities referenced or sourced from KalshiEx LLC or ForecastEx LLC.)
Spotify's Top Songs - Global chart currently show that Jackson's "Billie Jean," which is more than four decades old, Justin Bieber's "Beauty and a Beat," which climbed back to the top of Spotify charts following his Coachella set in the spring, Olivia Rodrigo's new angsty love song "the cure," and BTS' "Swin" are all ahead of Drake's "STFU Janice" from his "Iceman" album.
While Spotify previously reported last month that Drake's "Make Them Cry" was the most-streamed album in a single day this year, that was later revealed to be a data error.
Prediction markets currently show traders are betting there's only a 15% chance Drake will have a No. 1 song on Spotify in June.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift is in the lead at 98% — a day before the release of her new original song "I Knew It, I Knew You," which she wrote and performed for Disney and Pixar's upcoming "Toy Story 5" — followed by Olivia Rodrigo's whose highly anticipated album "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love" comes out next Friday.
