A new No. 1 has emerged on the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart dated August 23. Drake’s single “What Did I Miss?” has reached the top spot in its sixth week, driven by a 13% increase in plays across U.S. rhythmic radio stations during the tracking period ending August 14. The track becomes his third chart-topper this year, following “Nokia” in May and “Somebody Loves Me” with PARTYNEXTDOOR in July.
This latest No. 1 extends Drake’s record on the Rhythmic Airplay chart to forty-two. Rihanna follows with seventeen, The Weeknd has sixteen, Chris Brown and Bruno Mars each have fourteen, while Lil Wayne and Usher both have thirteen. The gap continues to grow.
“What Did I Miss?” is among Drake’s fastest climbs to the top of the format. Other singles that hit No. 1 in six weeks include “Work,” “One Dance,” “Nice for What,” “Way 2 Sexy,” and “Rich Baby Daddy.” Faster climbs belong to “God’s Plan” and “Toosie Slide,” which both took five weeks, and “In My Feelings,” which reached the top in just four.
Beyond rhythmic radio, the song moved from No. 3 to No. 2 on the audience-based Rap Airplay chart and climbed from No. 8 to No. 6 on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, boosted by a 9 percent increase in weekly spins.
Drake’s collaboration with Central Cee, “Which One,” is currently rising as well. The track jumped from No. 29 to No. 23 in its second week on the Rhythmic Airplay chart, lifted by a 49% week-over-week gain in airplay.
“What Did I Miss?” follows a brief gap between solo releases and precedes the rollout of Iceman, Drake’s ninth studio album, now in pre-release promotion.
