06-06-2016 21:19 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Streaming activity keeps Drake on top of Billboard 200 chart

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian R&B artist Drake continued his reign atop the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday for a third consecutive week on the strength of streaming activity, holding off country singer Dierks Bentley and R&B singer Beyonce. Drake's "Views" sold 152,000 units for the week ending June 2, comprising album and song sales and 137 million streams, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from
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