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David Friend, The Canadian Press
Published Monday, July 9, 2018 2:59 PM EDT
Last Updated on Monday, July 9, 2018 5:45 PM EDT
TORONTO – Drake once again takes the lead in Billboard standings with significant help from streaming music listeners.
The new album of the Toronto artist "Scorpion" became his eighth number 1 on the Billboard 200 in
And the album's songs are also in seven of the Top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100. Drake's new feat beats the Beatles' record in 1964, when five of their songs reached the Top 10 in The Same Week.
"Scorpion" was heavily promoted by a number of streaming companies, including Spotify, which filled its most popular playlists with album selections. The rapper and singer's debut album allowed "Scorpion" to become the first album to reach a billion streams in a week, Billboard said.
The 25 tracks of "Scorpion" come out online June 29 on the board Billboard Hot 100 singles.
Drake's former No. 1 hit, "Nice for What", returned to the top position, while "Nonstop" starts at No. 2. Drake's other songs in the Top 10 are "God". s Plan, "In My Feelings", "I'm Upset", "Emotionless" and "Do not Matter to Me", which includes previously recorded Michael Jackson songs.
In Canada, six songs have reached Top 10 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart. "Nonstop" grabbed first place
On albums, "Scorpion" sold 732,171 equivalent albums in the US – a chart that reports to the both digital sales and streaming games
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Drake now binds Kanye West, Eminem and the Beatles for eight consecutive albums No. 1.
" Scorpion "debuted on the same chart week Billboard has changed its functioning in streaming plays.The modified rules give greater value to listeners who listen on a paid subscription platform rather than to those who use a free streaming music service.
According to the new calculations, 1,250 paid platform games count for an album sale. three times that amount on a platform like Spotify's unpaid service with commercial breaks.
– with files from the Associated Press
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