โToosie Slideโ makes its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, landing Drake his seventh No. 1 on the chart. The song earned 55.5 million U.S. streams and sold 25,000 copies in the week ending April 9.
The singer dethroned The Weekndโs โBlinding Lights,โ which spent two weeks at the top of the chart.
Drake makes history in the process, becoming the first male artist to have three No. 1 debuts on the Hot 100. He follows Mariah Carey, who achieved three No. 1 debuts on the Hot 100 from 1995-1997.
โWhen I first made that song, I was only talking about the moonwalk,โ Drake said during a recent Instagram Live session, referencing Michael Jacksonโs iconic dance move. โToosie made a dance to that sh*t, so itโs popping now. I didnโt know it was going to be a dance song like that, but it is what it is. Weโre just having fun, getting warmed up. Albumโs on the way, bout to slap headtopโs out.โ
Drake previously topped the chart as a featured guest on Rihannaโs 2010 hit โWhatโs My Name?โ as well as 2016โs โWork,โ which spent nine weeks at No. 1. His other chart-toppers include โOne Danceโ (10 weeks, May 2016), โGodโs Planโ (11 weeks, Feb. 2018), โNice for Whatโ (eight weeks, April 2018), and โIn My Feelingsโ (10 weeks, July 2018).