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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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Les Cowboys Fringants Debut ‘Merci ben!’ on the Billboard Canada AC Airplay Chart

The track from the Quebec band enters at No. 30 over a year after its release, picking up steam on the radio airwaves. Ariane Moffatt's “Jouer” also reaches a new peak, marking the second consecutive week with two charting French songs.

French-language music makes its mark on the Canadian charts this week.

Les Cowboys Fringants have made their latest Billboard debut with their song “Merci ben!” which arrives at No. 30 on the Canada AC chart for May 10. The country-folk track finds the band thanking its fans while reminiscing on its beginnings and milestones, from playing small bars to sold-out arenas. The track’s title is Quebec jargon for “Thank you very much!”

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