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Drake Reigns Strong, In His 2nd Week With Scorpion Release

Drake’s Scorpion holds at number one for the second straight week on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, with 34,000 total consumption units, the third highest weekly total so far in 2018

Drake Reigns Strong, In His 2nd Week With Scorpion Release

By FYI Staff

Drake’s Scorpion holds at number one for the second straight week on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, with 34,000 total consumption units, the third highest weekly total so far in 2018.


The album again picks up the highest sales, song downloads and audio on-demand stream total for the week. It is his third straight album to score multiple weeks at the top of the chart. The single “In My Feelings” holds at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart and bullets 37-2 on the Digital Songs chart.

Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys rebounds 3-2, XXXtentacion’s ? moves 5-3, Cardi B’s Invasion Of Privacy jumps 6-4 and Shawn Mendes’ self-titled album moves 9-5.

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Future’s streaming only album Beast Mode 2 is the top new entry of the week, landing at No. 13. It is his first release to not debut in the top ten.

In a quiet week for new releases, only two other albums enter in the top 60. Meek Mill’s Legends of the Summer lands at 37 and Years & Years’ Palo Santo debuts at 52.

— All data courtesy of SoundScan with colour detail provided by Nielsen Music Canada Director Paul Tuch.

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Billboard Canada 2025 Power Players List Revealed

By Richard Trapunski, Rosie Long Decter, Peony Hirwani, Stefano Rebuli and Heather Taylor-Singh

Billboard Canada Power Players is back for a second year, and it comes at a pivotal time for Canadian music. Canadian Content regulations – a principle that built the domestic industry – are up for review for the first time in a generation, with ongoing hearings taking place with the CRTC. The Online Streaming Act, meanwhile, is attempting to regulate major foreign streaming services to contribute to CanCon as the CRTC once did for radio, but companies like Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music aren't taking it without a fight.

Those issues shadow the industry, which has both struggles and successes. The country was recently named the 8th largest music market in the world by the IFPI and Toronto has emerged as a marquee live music market. That's been reflected in the successes and investments in new venues by companies like Live Nation Canada, MLSE and Oak View Group, though some festivals and promoters outside of their orbit have gone public with their own struggles.

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