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The Canadian rapper and singer [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] has released eight [[studio album]]s, two collaborative albums, three [[compilation album]]s, four [[extended play]]s, seven [[mixtape]]s, and one [[reissue]]. His music has been released on record labels [[Universal Motown Records]] and [[Republic Records]], along with subsidiaries [[Young Money Entertainment]], [[Cash Money Records]] and [[OVO Sound]]. With 170 million records sold worldwide,<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 12, 2019|title=Ed Sheeran, Drake and Justin Bieber: What were they doing 10 years ago?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50743503|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> he is among the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists in history]]. Drake has achieved thirteen [[Billboard 200#Artist milestones|number-one albums]] on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|title=Drake|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/drake|access-date=September 14, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204112239/https://www.billboard.com/music/drake|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Billboard'' (Drake and Billboard are both part of UMG) hailed him as the "Artist of the 2010s Decade"<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 23, 2021|title=Drake Accepts Artist of the Decade Award With Son Adonis at 2021 Billboard Music Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/drake-artist-of-the-decade-award-2021-billboard-music-awards-9577019/|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914163449/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/awards/9577019/drake-artist-of-the-decade-award-2021-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 16th Greatest Artist of all time.<ref name="auto"/> RIAA ranks him as the best top-selling digital artist of all time with 244 million in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=RIAA|language=en-US|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
The Canadian rapper and singer [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] has released eight [[studio album]]s, two collaborative albums, three [[compilation album]]s, four [[extended play]]s, seven [[mixtape]]s, and two [[reissue]]s. His music has been released on record labels [[Universal Motown Records]] and [[Republic Records]], along with subsidiaries [[Young Money Entertainment]], [[Cash Money Records]] and [[OVO Sound]]. With 170 million records sold worldwide,<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 12, 2019|title=Ed Sheeran, Drake and Justin Bieber: What were they doing 10 years ago?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50743503|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> he is among the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists in history]]. Drake has achieved thirteen [[Billboard 200#Artist milestones|number-one albums]] on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|title=Drake|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/drake|access-date=September 14, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204112239/https://www.billboard.com/music/drake|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Billboard'' (Drake and Billboard are both part of UMG) hailed him as the "Artist of the 2010s Decade"<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 23, 2021|title=Drake Accepts Artist of the Decade Award With Son Adonis at 2021 Billboard Music Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/drake-artist-of-the-decade-award-2021-billboard-music-awards-9577019/|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914163449/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/awards/9577019/drake-artist-of-the-decade-award-2021-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 16th Greatest Artist of all time.<ref name="auto"/> RIAA ranks him as the best top-selling digital artist of all time with 244 million in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=RIAA|language=en-US|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Following him signing to Young Money Entertainment imprint, Drake's mixtape, ''[[So Far Gone (mixtape)|So Far Gone]]'' was repackaged as a [[So Far Gone (EP)|2009 release of his seven-song extended play]]. The EP peaked at number 6 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and later became [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="US-albums" /><ref name="RIAA" /> In June 2010, Drake released his debut studio album, ''[[Thank Me Later]]''. It debuted atop both the ''Billboard'' 200 and the [[Canadian Albums Chart]],<ref name="US-albums" /><ref name="CAN-albums" /> and later became certified platinum by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and [[Music Canada|Canadian Recording Industry Association]] (CRIA).<ref name="RIAA" /><ref name="MC" /> |
Following him signing to Young Money Entertainment imprint, Drake's mixtape, ''[[So Far Gone (mixtape)|So Far Gone]]'' was repackaged as a [[So Far Gone (EP)|2009 release of his seven-song extended play]]. The EP peaked at number 6 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and later became [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="US-albums" /><ref name="RIAA" /> In June 2010, Drake released his debut studio album, ''[[Thank Me Later]]''. It debuted atop both the ''Billboard'' 200 and the [[Canadian Albums Chart]],<ref name="US-albums" /><ref name="CAN-albums" /> and later became certified platinum by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and [[Music Canada|Canadian Recording Industry Association]] (CRIA).<ref name="RIAA" /><ref name="MC" /> |