Drake's latest album, "ICEMAN," is poised to go head-to-head with Michael Jackson's "The Essential Michael Jackson," which has regained popularity following the success of the musical biopic, "Michael," based on the life of the King of Pop. The cover of "ICEMAN" pays homage to MJ, aiming to freeze the Thriller hitmaker out of the top spot on the Official Charts. The LP is currently on track to join Views (2016), Scorpion (2018), Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020), Certified Lover Boy (2021), Her Loss (2022), and For All The Dogs (2023) as the Canadian superstar's seventh chart-topping record.
With "Make Them Cry" leading the charge for this week's Number 1 single, it could spell a first Official Chart Double from a rap artist since 2020. Furthermore, Drake's other two LPs, MAID OF HONOUR (3) and HABIBTI (4), also released last week, are tracking for Top 5 finishes as well.
Meanwhile, Katy Perry's compilation "The Ones That Got The Plays" looks to climb higher up the chart, currently sitting just outside the Top 10 at 11. Rock n' roll five-piece The Karma Effect are eyeing a second Top 20 accolade and their highest-charting album to date with "Cruel Intentions" at Number 13 midweek. They made their Official Albums Chart debut in 2024 with "Promised Land," which peaked at Number 19.
German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk could see "Radio-Activity," their 1975 classic inspired by their obsession with all things nuclear, make its maiden Top 40 entry thanks to a special 50th anniversary reissue of the project (16).
