Drake newly release Album "Views" recorded a massive sales of 851,000 copies in its first week making it the largest sales week for ANY artist in 2016. That's actually massive ...
According to Billboard, once streams are added to that total we could see Drake pushing upwards of 1.2 million equivalent album units.
The official first-week sales figure for Drake’s Views album has arrived. Views sold 851,000 copies in the week ending May 5 in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. That’s the best sales week ever for Drake, the biggest for any album in 2016, and the biggest for an album by a male artist in over three years.