With 1.04 million units moved the debut week of his latest album, Drake is undoubtedly enjoying the ‘Views’ from the top of the Billboard 200. Abruptly ending the reign of the Queen Bey’s ‘Lemonade,’ ‘Views’ rolled all up and over competition with a whopping 245.1 million streams in addition to its massive sales.
But, despite the onslaught this week, the prior week’s top performing acts – Prince, Rihanna, and, of course, Beyonce – have maintained buoyancy on the chart’s upper quintet of positions. While Prince fans continue to show their unwavering support for the artist after his untimely death, Rih – thanks in no small part to her ongoing ‘Anti’ tour – is showing some major staying power on the streaming front since its February debut.
Find out where these three, and all of your other faves from the day, landed on this week’s official Billboard 200 chart check:
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