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Drake / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 24

First released: 2015 (year verified)

Original 2015 studio recording

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First released: 2015 (year verified)

The selected original recording is documented in 2015. Only year precision is assigned; later album placements, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace that release year.

Recording: Original 2015 studio recording
Credit: Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Back to Back

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The original recording is identified in July 2015. Track and product day fields differ, so only the common 2015 year is assigned. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

In the yearly lists

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Reviewed original title and complete retained performer credit identify the same original studio performance. Original release year is independent of annual-list year.

Back to Back - original single
The original recording is identified in July 2015. Track and product day fields differ, so only the common 2015 year is assigned. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Drake

Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, worked as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation before his recording breakthrough. Best I Ever Had helped establish his rap career, followed by the debut studio album Thank Me Later and the subsequent Take Care. His catalog includes solo songs such as Hotline Bling and separately credited collaborations, including the album Her Loss with 21 Savage.

Artist background sources

Drake - Recording Academy artist biography
Toronto identity, earlier acting, Best I Ever Had, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Hotline Bling and documented Her Loss collaboration. Award-year metadata is not converted into release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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