Drake’s ‘Views’ is Nielsen Music’s Top-Selling Album of 2016

According to Billboard, Drake‘s album Views is Nielsen Music’s Top Album of 2016 within the United States, selling 4.14 million equivalent albums, with 1.61 million of those sales being traditional, (Actual CD's).

Many critics and fans didn’t care for Views, which was evident when people took to social media to comment on the LP being nominated for Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy’s.

Billboard also states that Views was streamed in the equivalent of 2.02 million albums. Plus, the release itself hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 245.1 million units in the U.S. alone.
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Other albums that made Neilsen’s 2016 top 10 list in terms of sales include Beyoncé‘s Lemonade, which landed at No. 3, Rihanna‘s Anti, which took the No. 4 spot and Ariana Grande‘s Dangerous, which was No. 10 on the list.