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After his song ‘Laugh Now, Cry Later’ with Lil Durk has rose up in the charts, Drake now has had 21 number 1 songs hit the Billboards Hot 100. 12 of the songs, feature Drake as a solo artist while the other 9 are collaborations. So now you may be wondering ‘ Well who has he surpassed? Who is my favorite legend you speak of?’ Here’s a list of the heavy hitters and how many #1 songs they had in their time.
Aretha Franklin- 20
Stevie Wonder- 20
James Brown – 17
Janet Jackson-16
The Temptations -15
Marvin Gaye- 13
Michael Jackson- 13
Usher- 13
Is it safe to call Drake a legend like he claimed to be in his 2015 song from ‘If you’re reading this its too late’?
Source: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9477404/drake-most-number-1-hot-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart/