The 123 Greatest Songs of Drake (Part 2)

DATS4L lists Drake’s top records (100–76).

By: Alexander Jackson

100. “Views” (2016)

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What might be considered the true outro to the Views album — with Hotline Bling serving as the bonus track. This was the perfect way to wrap the album up, and the perfect place to open the top 100.

99. “Lord Knows” (2011)

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One of the most underrated rap performances in Drake’s entire catalog — bars up, intensity up, and not a single wasted line. An underground classic that belongs on every workout playlist and rewards anyone willing to dig for it.

98. “Preach” (2015)

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A song meant for Miami. The energy, the tempo, the mood — everything about this record belongs to a warm night in the 305 and wouldn’t make sense anywhere else.

97. “With You” (2016)

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A great vibe — light, easy, and effortless to listen to. The kind of record that makes you want to drop everything and go find a beach on a hot sunny day. No complications, just feeling good.

96. “U With Me?” (2016)

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The passion at the end of this record is something else entirely. The DMX sample of “How’s It Going Down” is an insane pick — and “3 dots, you thinking of a reaction still” is the kind of line that lives in your head every time girl drama ensues. Drake at his most unfiltered.

95. “Tie That Binds” (2022)

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Ginton killed the guitar solo — but equal credit to Drake for giving us a Sade-esque record that most artists in his position wouldn’t even attempt. That level of maturity, risk, and intelligence in a rap catalog can’t go unnoticed.

94. “Massive” (2022)

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A beautiful dance tune that Drake knew would stand the test of time once everyone gave it a chance to breathe. Despite the mixed reviews it instantly hit DJ playlists — and the DJs were right.

93. “N 2 Deep” (2021)

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A great build up for an even greater drop when the beat switch comes in — and who better than Future to add the cherry on top. The kind of record that rewards patience and pays it off completely.

92. “TSU” (2021)

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The way he flows on verse two is a reminder of just how built different he is from everyone else. The level of detail he puts into describing this woman is something else entirely — you have to respect that level of infatuation and the craft it takes to articulate it so specifically.

91. “Jumbotron Shit Poppin” (2022)

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A flow that simply cannot be recreated — which is exactly why this record only has Drake on it. No feature needed, no distraction. Just him in a pocket that belongs to him alone.

90. “November 18th” (2009)

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Drake has always shown his respect for DJ Screw and his time in Houston — and this one really feels like an old 90s tape. Texture, pace, and a vibe you can just kick back to and let wash over you.

89. “Successful” (2009)

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The record people point to when they say they miss Drake’s moments of intimacy. Before the eras and the spectacle, this was just a young artist being honest about what he wanted and why it mattered.

88. “Trust Issues” (2011)

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“Hate or love Drake” may have started with this record. Drake fans love it and haters hate how much they love it too — and that tension is exactly what makes it a classic.

87. “Madonna” (2015)

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One of his smoothest flows in his entire career over a beat that feels like raw emotion bottled up and poured directly into the speakers. A record that doesn’t announce itself — it just pulls you in.

86. “Janice STFU” (2026)

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A fun and memorable record — the kind of song you end up singing or rapping at a karaoke bar without even planning to. After the Kendrick beef the world wondered how Drake would respond musically. One thing that was never in question is that he would give us a number one radio hit.

85. “Jimmy Cooks” (2022)

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The last song on Honestly Nevermind that caught everyone off guard — every other record on that album sounds nothing like this, yet it made complete sense the moment Her Loss dropped. It was a banger before Drake and 21 Savage gave us sixteen more bangers a handful of months later.

84. “Pain 1993" (2020)

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An absolute banger with real importance in hip hop history. Cloud rap had been growing steadily through the years thanks to ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, and the AWGE crew — and Drake bringing that sound into his catalog helped solidify it in the mainstream in a way few other artists could have pulled off.

83. “Chicago Freestyle” (2020)

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A nice nod to Eminem and a song that everybody enjoys. The kind of record you put on when you’re contemplating something — no particular mood required, it just fits wherever you are.

82. “Dreams Money Can Buy” (2011)

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Drake has always shared Jay-Z’s taste in production — high class and often misunderstood at the time. The Jai Paul BTSTU sample is a sleeper that Drake couldn’t ignore because it was made perfectly for him, and the result is one of the more sophisticated records in his catalog.

81. “Company” (2015)

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A rising star in Travis Scott alongside an already established superstar in Drake — this record gave us a glimpse of the potential these two would bring to life together in 2018. The chemistry was always there, Company was just the early preview.

80. “Fair Trade” (2021)

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This record felt effortless. A perfect pocket for both Drake and Travis Scott to fit into and do what they had been doing best in the game across 2018 and 2021 — two artists so locked in that the collaboration never feels forced.

79. “Back To Back” (2015)

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In the summer of 2015, Drake released Back To Back in response to Meek Mill’s public accusations that he didn’t write his own raps — and the culture hasn’t stopped talking about it since. The record was so impactful it received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance, a first for a diss track. If you were there for that moment, the bars don’t need to be repeated here. You already know.

78. “0 to 100/The Catch Up” (2013)

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This was when Drake started to really perfect the beat switch — and in some ways a continuation after the success of Nothing Was The Same. There were still things he needed to get off his chest, and this record was the vehicle for all of it.

77. “Pipe Down” (2021)

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The production was on point across the board. This record defines Certified Lover Boy because of how graceful both the record and the album have aged through the years — a slow burn that only gets better with time.

76. “Sooner Than Later” (2009)

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Instant feels. A record that exemplifies heartbreak Drake at his finest — classic and iconic lyrics paired with beautiful piano chords that hit you before the first verse even ends.

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