THERE IS NO DRAKE TRACK IN THE US HOT 100 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS

On the US Hot 100 Singles chart dated 26th August 2017, Canadian superstar Drake has no entry, marking the first occasion in his chart career that he has failed to place a track on the listing, a run of more than 8 years.

Drake first appeared on the chart at Number 92 on the 23rd May 2009 with "Best I Ever Had", a song which would eventually climb all the way to the Number 2 spot, spending four weeks there in July/August - only being kept from the top by the juggernaut that was the Black Eyed Peas.

Since then he has totalled 157 entries on the chart, totalling 1,878 weeks, with 20 Top 10 hits including 3 Number Ones.

Here is the list of the 10 artists with the longest consecutive run on the chart.

431 weeks - 23/5/09 to 19/8/17 - Drake

326 weeks - 29/9/07 to 21/12/13 - Lil' Wayne

216 weeks -  15/8/09 to 28/9/13 - Rihanna

207 weeks - 20/2/10 to 1/2/14 - Nicki Minaj

161 weeks - 20/4/13 to 14/5/16 - Chris Brown

159 weeks - 26/6/99 to 6/7/02 - Jay Z

152 weeks - 29/4/00 to 22/3/03 - Nelly

141 weeks - 30/11/02 to 6/8/05 - Kenny Chesney
139 weeks - 19/6/99 to 9/2/02 - Destiny's Child
139 weeks - 13/10/07 to 5/6/10 - Taylor Swift
139 weeks -  10/4/10 to 1/12/12 - Katy Perry

And here is the track that started it all - Drake with "Best I Ever Had".