The hip-hopper’s fourth studio album, Views, posted the biggest first-week sales so far this year (1,039,000 in what Billboard calls “multi-metric consumption,” including 852K in traditional album sales). The album has held the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 for four straight weeks. It also spawned Drake’s first #1 hit as a lead artist on the Hot 100, “One Dance” (featuring WizKid & Kyla). (Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
With summer fast approaching, it’s a good time to look back at music’s chart winners and losers so far this year.