Drake Commands Canada’s Chart While Rihanna Returns With Smurfs and Solitude

Drake holds Canada tightly this week, claiming both the summit with *Habibti* and the runner-up position with *For All the Dogs*, his 2023 release still pulling 31,000 listeners three years later. That kind of sustained attention speaks to something beyond novelty—perhaps comfort, perhaps loyalty, perhaps the way certain records become furniture in our listening lives.

Justin Bieber's *SWAG* sits at three, flanked by The Weeknd's *Hurry Up Tomorrow* at four, cementing a Canadian trifecta at the top. But the real curiosity lies in the scatter below: PinkPantheress at five, Kendrick at six, Radiohead's *KID A MNESIA* at seven—a 2021 reissue of albums from 2000 and 2001 still holding ground in 2026. That's not nostalgia. That's architecture.

Rihanna appears at nine with *Friend of Mine*, lifted from the Smurfs soundtrack, a peculiar entry that feels both playful and isolating given the surrounding heavyweights. Tame Impala's *Deadbeat* follows at ten, while further down, Taylor Swift's *The Life of a Showgirl* and Charli XCX's *Wuthering Heights* suggest pop's current fascination with narrative personas and literary reimagining.

Frank Ocean's *Cayendo* lingers at fourteen, a 2020 single still resonating. Lady Gaga appears twice—*MAYHEM* at fifteen and its *Requiem* companion at nineteen—while Ariana Grande offers an a cappella deluxe edition at eighteen. Even as headlines swirl around chemical tanks and peace deals, Canada's listeners seem drawn to records that either anchor or transform, rarely anything in between.