Drake’s “Views” Breaks First Week Streaming Music Record
Drake’s new release "Views" set an all-time record for weekly album streams with an impressive 247 million in the US and 23 million in Canada. "Views" finished the week of 4.29.16 at #1 on the BuzzAngle charts with an impressive 1,040,842 album units in the U.S and 110,678 in Canada. The full Top 10 charts:
The majority of Drake's streams occurred on Apple Music, which retains the full album streaming exclusive for one more week. S"otify and other on demand services only have access to two singles. Beyonce's Lemonade was still very strong with 326K album project units in the U.S. and 21K in Canada. Prince dropped off a bit but remained strong, as well.
UNITED STATES: BuzzAngle Music Final Album Project Top 10 Chart- April 29, 2016 – May 5, 2016
| Rank | Title | Artist | Total Project | Album Sales | Song Sales | Song Streams |
| 1 | Views | Drake | 1,040,842 | 851,670 | 239,031 | 247,902,921 |
| 2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | 325,937 | 203,852 | 599,266 | 93,236,973 |
| 3 | Purple Rain | Prince & The Revolution | 69,025 | 54,096 | 143,685 | 840,438 |
| 4 | The Very Best Of Prince | Prince | 51,780 | 51,780 | 0 * | 0 * |
| 5 | Anti | Rihanna | 45,688 | 12,465 | 110,087 | 33,320,788 |
| 6 | NOW 58 That’s What I Call Music | Various Artists | 36,420 | 36,420 | 0 * | 0 * |
| 7 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 28,632 | 22,486 | 34,802 | 3,998,400 |
| 8 | 1999 | Prince | 28,535 | 22,442 | 58,514 | 362,428 |
| 9 | The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser | Rob Zombie | 27,577 | 26,424 | 5,401 | 918,631 |
| 10 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | 27,184 | 7,037 | 67,980 | 20,023,113 |
CANADA: BuzzAngle Music Final Album Project Top 10 Chart- April 29, 2016 – May 5, 2016
| Rank | Title | Artist | Total Project | Album Sales | Song Sales | Song Streams |
| 1 | Views | Drake | 110,678 | 92,285 | 31,554 | 22,856,860 |
| 2 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | 21,023 | 14,104 | 46,116 | 3,460,642 |
| 3 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | 4,267 | 1,388 | 9,883 | 2,836,571 |
| 4 | Anti | Rihanna | 4,076 | 1,275 | 8,692 | 2,898,228 |
| 5 | Cleopatra | The Lumineers | 3,536 | 2,389 | 3,475 | 1,199,557 |
| 6 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | 3,046 | 815 | 13,325 | 1,347,320 |
| 7 | The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser | Rob Zombie | 2,988 | 2,849 | 782 | 91,821 |
| 8 | Blurryface | twenty one pilots | 2,816 | 893 | 8,754 | 1,571,064 |
| 9 | Prayers for the Damned | Sixx:A.M. | 2,461 | 2,333 | 910 | 54,921 |
| 10 | This Is Acting | Sia | 2,332 | 660 | 8,566 | 1,222,917 |
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