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Central Cee Scores His First No. 1 on Rap & Rhythmic Airplay Charts With ‘Which One’ — As Drake Extends Records for Most of All Time

Drake strings together his fourth No. 1 in a row on Rhythmic Airplay, all coming in 2025.

Drake watches on as the Sacramento Kings play the Toronto Raptors during the second half of their basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on November 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Drake watches on as the Sacramento Kings play the Toronto Raptors during the second half of their basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on November 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Drake’s 43rd No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart is courtesy of his Central Cee collaboration “Which One,” which lifts 2-1 on the tally dated Oct. 11.

With “Which One,” Drake strings together his fourth No. 1 in a row on the list — all coming in 2025. “Nokia” reigned for two weeks in May, followed by the PARTYNEXTDOOR and Cash Cobain collaboration “Somebody Loves Me” in July for a week and the three-week rule of “What Did I Miss?” beginning in August.


That run equals Drake’s longest streak of rulers on Rhythmic Airplay. He previously went four in a row between 2018 and 2019, albeit largely as a featured act on Bad Bunny’s “MIA” and Meek Mill’s “Going Bad” and Chris Brown’s “No Guidance,” followed by a lead-act reign of his own via “Money in the Grave,” featuring Rick Ross.

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It’s also Drake’s fourth nonconsecutive calendar year with at least four No. 1s, as well as his first with four or more No. 1s as a lead act since 2016.

His 43rd No. 1 extends his record for the most Rhythmic Airplay toppers in the chart’s 33-year history.

Most No. 1s, Rhythmic Airplay:43, Drake17, Rihanna16, The Weeknd14, Chris Brown13, Bruno Mars13, Lil Wayne13, Usher12, Beyonce12, Nicki Minaj

As for Central Cee, “Which One” is his first Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 in his eighth appearance on the ranking. His previous best, “Band4Band,” a collaboration with Lil Baby, peaked at No. 2 in 2024.

“Which One” also jumps to No. 1 on Rap Airplay, Central Cee’s first ruler and Drake’s record-extending 45th. That’s two in a row for Drake, as “What Did I Miss?” reigned for three weeks beginning this August. Central Cee previously reached No. 3 with “Band4Band.”

Most No.1s, Rap Airplay:45, Drake13, Lil Wayne10, Ye9, Jay-Z9, Nicki Minaj8, Cardi B8, Kendrick Lamar7, 50 Cent7, T.I.

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Concurrently, “Which One” also lifts 12-10 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and 14-13 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. It’s Drake’s chart-leading 91th top 10 on the former and Central Cee’s second.

“Which One” debuted at No. 23 on the all-format, multimetric Billboard Hot 100 dated Aug. 9 and ranks at No. 87 on the latest tally via 16.5 million radio audience impressions and 2.4 million official U.S. streams earned in the week ending Oct. 2, according to Luminate.

The song is expected to be part of Iceman, Drake’s ninth studio album, a release date for which has not yet been announced.

All Billboard charts dated Oct. 11 will update on Billboard.com on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

This article first appeared on Billboard U.S.

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