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Drake's '2 Hard 4 the Radio' rises to No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay chart as his own 'Janice STFU' falls to No. 2
Drake's "2 Hard 4 the Radio" rose from No. 2 to No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart. The move gives the rapper a record 45th leader on the ranking.
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Drake's "2 Hard 4 the Radio" climbed from No. 2 to No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart this week. The track reached the top eight weeks after its debut and displaced his own "Janice STFU," which fell to No.
2 after two weeks at the summit. Forbes reported that Drake now holds the top two positions on the chart. A third single, "Shabang," advanced to a new peak of No. 14. The new No. 1 marks Drake's 45th leader on the Rhythmic Airplay chart.
No other artist has collected 20 No. 1 hits on the ranking. Rihanna ranks second with 17, while The Weeknd and Chris Brown are tied for third with 16 each. "2 Hard 4 the Radio" also improved on four additional radio charts.
It rose from No. 11 to No. 9 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, bringing Drake's total top 10s there to 93. The same song moved from No. 14 to No.
5 to No. 4 on the Rap Airplay chart. "Shabang" reached No. 8 on the Rap Airplay chart and No. "Janice STFU" climbed from No. 4 to No. 2 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and returned to its prior peak of No.
23 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart. 40 to No. 37 on Radio Songs. Earlier in 2026, Drake released three albums simultaneously: Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti.
The projects debuted at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Drake performed at Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park in London on July 12, 2025.
