Some Sexy Songs 4 U
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Some Sexy Songs 4 U (stylized as $ome $exy $ongs 4 U or shortened to $$$4U) is a collaborative studio album by Canadian singer PartyNextDoor and rapper and singer Drake. It was released on February 14, 2025, by OVO Sound, Santa Anna, and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from Pim, Yebba, and Chino Pacas. Production on the album was handled by PartyNextDoor and Drake's frequent collaborators Noel Cadastre, Gordo, and Jordan Ullman, among others. Originally set to release in late-2024, Some Sexy Songs 4 U was delayed several times. The album serves as a follow-up to the artists' respective studio albums PartyNextDoor 4 (2024) and For All the Dogs (2023). It marks PartyNextDoor's first collaborative project and Drake's third, after 2015's What a Time to Be Alive (with Future) and 2022's Her Loss (with 21 Savage). The album was released among the backdrop of Drake's ongoing legal dispute with Universal Music Group (UMG) and was his first full-length release following his feud with Kendrick Lamar. Some Sexy Songs 4 U was supported by four singles, including "Nokia" and "Die Trying". The pair embarked on the Some Special Shows 4 U tour in support of the album. Some Sexy Songs 4 U opened with first-week sales of 246,000 album-equivalent units in the United States and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, marking PartyNextDoor's first chart-topper and Drake's fourteenth, tying him with Jay-Z and Taylor Swift for the most number-one albums on the chart by solo artists. Internationally, it peaked in the top ten in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Upon its release, the album received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the runtime and lyricism.
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 54/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 5/10 |
| Exclaim! | 5/10 |
| Financial Times | |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Sputnikmusic | 1.0/5 |
| Organization | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
| American Music Awards | 2025 | Favorite R&B Album | Nominated |
| Chart (2025) | Peakposition |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 2 |
| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) | 1 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 9 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 2 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 4 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 36 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 31 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 10 |
| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) | 3 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 34 |
| Japanese Dance & Soul Albums (Oricon) | 11 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 88 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) | 10 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 2 |
| Nigerian Albums (TurnTable) | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 2 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 98 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 14 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Chart (2025) | Position |
| Japanese Dance & Soul Albums (Oricon) | 21 |
| Chart (2025) | Position |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 14 |
| US Billboard 200 | 12 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 4 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Label(s) | Format(s) | Edition(s) | Ref. |
| Various | February 14, 2025 | OVOSanta AnnaRepublic | Digital downloadstreaming | Standard | |
| United States | February 16, 2025 | CD | |||
| Various | February 18, 2025 | ||||
| May 9, 2025 | LPCassette |
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