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Drake’s ‘Views’ Streamed 250 Million Times

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  1. Melody Bot May 5, 2016
    Melody Bot

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    Drake’s new album, Views, has been streamed over 250 million times and has so far sold 1.2 million copies (this includes the streaming album equivalents).


    Over 200 million of Views’ streams have originated in the US, and the album has also sold more than 1 million digital copies through iTunes around the world. Its domestic sales totals aren’t clear yet, but Billboard forecasted over 850,000 digital album sales earlier this week. That’d be the highest total for a male artist since Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience was released over three years ago. When you add in its streaming figures and individual track sales, the album is on pace to move over 1 million equivalent album units in the US alone. (The international figure is closer to 1.2 million.)
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  2. Strikegently May 5, 2016
    Strikegently

    close cover, strike gently

    What did it sell without the stream equivalents?
     
  3. parkerxcore May 5, 2016
    parkerxcore

    Somebody's gonna miss us Supporter

    I just don't get it.
     
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  4. Ravelle17 May 5, 2016
    Ravelle17

    Newbie

    If only it were interesting.
     
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  6. tigereatsapple May 5, 2016
    tigereatsapple

    Newbie


    850,000 digital album sales
     
  7. tigereatsapple May 5, 2016
    tigereatsapple

    Newbie

    insane numbers and to think the physical/digital release is tomorrow... unbelievable.
     
  8. FTank May 5, 2016
    FTank

    Prestigious Prestigious

    That probably contributed to the streams being so high this week haha.
     
  9. CMilliken May 5, 2016
    CMilliken

    Trusted

    Wish I could get that hour of my life back.
     
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  10. FTank May 5, 2016
    FTank

    Prestigious Prestigious

    Yikes.
     
  11. jlinitz May 5, 2016
    jlinitz

    John Linitz @jlinitz

    I love this album. Was iffy on it after the first listen but now I can't stop. It grew on me for sure
     
  12. 182 Jack Mannequins May 5, 2016
    182 Jack Mannequins

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    I don't get the hype at all. Since Drake came out back in the late 00's, all I hear is monotone rapping over beats that could be made in Garageband.
     
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  13. shouts23 May 5, 2016
    shouts23

    Hi, I'm Negan ;)

    same. I get sick of the Drake rapping all the time, I need these slow songs bad. "Fire and Desire" might be one of my top Drake songs.
     
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  15. CMilliken May 6, 2016
    CMilliken

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    Same! I listen to every release by him in hopes something clicks, but I don't get it. Never will. His monotone rapping makes every song sound the same.