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Drake’s ‘Views’ returns to top of Billboard charts for 13th time
Views has now spent 13 non-consecutive weeks in the top spot. PHOTO: FILE
Fans of Canadian heartthrob Drake can rejoice! The rapper has returned to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with Views once again, after a seven-week break from the spot, reported Reuters.
Views first took the top spot back in April and it now has topped the Billboard charts for 13 non-consecutive weeks. According to Nielsen Soundscan, which tracks sales of music and music video products, about 53,000 units of the album were sold last week, bringing it back on the throne.
The Billboard 200 album charts tally units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album). According to the chart, Drake’s album now has the longest non-consecutive run at number one on the album charts since the soundtrack of the animated Disney movie Frozen in 2014.
The enduring popularity of Views meant hip hop artist Mac Miller’s new release, The Divine Feminine, had to settle for the second spot, with 48,000 units sold. New releases like Sinner from country singer Aaron Lewis and Hard II Love by Usher debuted on the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
On the digital songs front, Closer by American duo The Chainsmokers reigned supreme once again, with some 162,000 sales for the week.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2016.
Views first took the top spot back in April and it now has topped the Billboard charts for 13 non-consecutive weeks. According to Nielsen Soundscan, which tracks sales of music and music video products, about 53,000 units of the album were sold last week, bringing it back on the throne.
The Billboard 200 album charts tally units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album). According to the chart, Drake’s album now has the longest non-consecutive run at number one on the album charts since the soundtrack of the animated Disney movie Frozen in 2014.
The enduring popularity of Views meant hip hop artist Mac Miller’s new release, The Divine Feminine, had to settle for the second spot, with 48,000 units sold. New releases like Sinner from country singer Aaron Lewis and Hard II Love by Usher debuted on the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
On the digital songs front, Closer by American duo The Chainsmokers reigned supreme once again, with some 162,000 sales for the week.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2016.