Drake Albums: A Critical Ranking From Worst to Best

On Friday (May 15), Drake’s discography grew by three entries when he unleashed his trifecta of albums, led by ICEMAN . The 18-track effort serves as a haymaker aimed at his adversaries while arguably delivering some of the sharpest raps of his career. The icy offering was immediately followed by Habibti and Maid of Honour , as Drake looked to blitz streaming services with a calculated three-peat.

Say what you want about Drake: He’s too emotional, too passive, too R&B. The criticism has always been deafening for the 39-year-old, yet he’s somehow always found a home in our playlists and speakers. Whether it was his mixtape classic So Far Gone getting you through your college years, his head-in-the-clouds, f—k-everybody demeanor on Nothing Was the Same , or the surprise-from-the-heavens arrival of If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late , Drake — with over 20 projects to his name — has become synonymous with prolificacy.

The all-world talent has amassed nearly 400 Hot 100 hits — the most of all time — while sitting days away from surpassing his one-time hero and idol, Jay-Z, for the most No. 1 albums among male solo artists. While his public perception may be hazy because of perceived on-record defeats at the hands of Pusha T and Kendrick Lamar — along with his much-criticized lawsuit against Universal Music Group — when you strip everything down to the music, it’s hard to ignore Drizzy’s omnipresence. After all, a wise man once said: “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.”

Billboard compiled and ranked Drake’s discography — excluding Care Package — dating back to his debut project, Room for Improvement . Take in the history lesson below.

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-best-albums-ranked/)._