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Drake Remains King, But Adele Is Set For Another Coronation

Just the whisper of a new song from Adele and two of her albums rocket back onto the Albums chart.

Drake Remains King, But Adele Is Set For Another Coronation

By FYI Staff

Drake’s Certified Lover Boy remains No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the fifth straight week, once again picking up the highest on-demand streams for the week.


Lil Nas X’s Montero holds at 2, The Kid Laroi’s F*ck Love stays at 3 and Doja Cat’s Planet Her remains at 4.

The top debut of the week belongs to Meek Mill’s Expensive Pain at 5. It is his first release since Championships reached No. 1 in November 2018.

With the release of a new vinyl edition of the album, Taylor Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) rockets 102-9, earning the highest album sales total for the week.

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Two more new releases debut in the top 50, with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga’s Love for Sale at 33, and Brandi Carlile’s In These Silent Days at 43.

Mario Pelchat’s Comme Un Premier Rendez-Vous bullets 71-27 with the second-highest album sales total of the week.

With all the attention around the announcement of a new Adele single, her previous two albums make big gains on the chart, with 25  rocketing 143-67 and 21 bulleting 150-85.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by MRC Data's Paul Tuch

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Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
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Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas.

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Drake Becomes First Act to Surpass 350 Million RIAA-Certified Units, With 30 New Certifications

Drake also extends his record with 18 diamond plaques.

The diamonds keep on dancing on Drake. Ahead of The Boy’s 40th birthday this weekend, Drizzy earned 30 new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America on Friday (Oct. 23).

Leading the pack are diamond certifications for VIEWS, “In My Feelings” and “Marvin’s Room,” while “God’s Plan” is now double-diamond.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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