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"Views" first took the No.1 spot in April and has now topped
the Billboard charts for 13 non-consecutive weeks. About 53,000
units of the album were sold last week, according to Nielsen
Soundscan, which tracks sales of music and music video products.
Billboard said "Views" now has the longest non-consecutive run
at No.1 on the album chart since the soundtrack for the animated
Disney movie "Frozen" in 2014.
The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales,
song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity
(1,500 streams equal one album).
The enduring popularity of "Views" meant hip hop artist Mac
Miller's new release, "The Divine Feminine," had to settle for
second spot on the Billboard 200, with 48,000 units sold.
New releases from country singer Aaron Lewis ("Sinner") and
Usher ("Hard II Love") debuted in the No.4 and No.5 spots
respectively.
On the digital songs chart, which measures online single
download sales, summer hit "Closer" by American duo The
Chainsmokers reigned once again with some 162,000 sales for the
week.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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