Drake has been named by IFPI as the world's best-selling recording artist of 2016, highlighting the huge success of his fourth album, Views, which was released last year.
Drake is the fourth recipient of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award that reflects an artist’s worldwide success across physical and digital formats, including downloads and streams.
Views became the first album to reach one billion streams on Apple Music, while One Dance, the album’s second single, was the first song to be played one billion times on Spotify. The follow-up singles Pop Style, Controlla and Too Good also all found huge success across the globe.
IFPI chief executive Frances Moore said: "I'm delighted to be able to honour Drake as the IFPI Global Recording Artist 2016. Drake’s phenomenal success reflects how deeply his unique sound appeals to an enormous global audience. The Global Top 10 list features a number of amazing artists, and the variety and vibrancy of their art speaks volumes about the exciting state of music today."
In conjunction with the Global Recording Artist award, IFPI issued its annual Global Top 10 list. David Bowie, who took second place on the global chart, had released his album Blackstar two days before his death in January 2016. The album reached number one in 24 countries.
In third and fourth place on the chart, respectively, were Coldplay and Adele whose 2015 albums A Head Full of Dreams and 25 remained immensely popular throughout 2016.
The IFPI Global Recording Artist award and Top 10 chart captures the global sales of artists’ music across streaming channels, as well as sales of digital and physical albums, and digital and physical singles. The previous recipients of this prestigious award are One Direction (2013), Taylor Swift (2014) and Adele (2015). The full 2016 list includes:
| 1 | Drake |
| 2 | David Bowie |
| 3 | Coldplay |
| 4 | Adele |
| 5 | Justin Bieber |
| 6 | Twenty One Pilots |
| 7 | Beyoncé |
| 8 | Rihanna |
| 9 | Prince |
| 10 | The Weeknd |
The World's best-selling Album and Highest debut of the week is the
fourth studio album by American rapper Big Sean, 'I Decided'. The Album
sold 176,000 copies, 151,000 in the US & 8,200 in Canada.
Lady GaGa's Super Bowl halftime show boosted 'Joanne' and the Album
rocketed to no.2 this week with 96,000 equivalent sales. Her album 'The
Fame (Monster)' is also back at no.10 with sales of 47,000. The LP has
sold nearly 14,7 million copies so far! 'Joanne' breaks through the
million border this week with a total of 1,031,000 sales. 'Starboy' by
The Weeknd is at no.3 with 87,000 sales.
WORLD'S TOP 10 BEST-SELLING ALBUMS
1. BIG SEAN - I Decided - 176.000 (1st week)
2. Lady Gaga - Joanne - 96.000 this week - 1.031.000 (total sales)
3. The Weeknd - Starboy - 87.000 - 1.379.000
4. Migos - Culture - 84.000 - 239.000
5. Soundtrack - La La Land - 80.000 - 410.000
6. Bruno Mars - 24k Magic - 65.000 - 1.621.000
7. Elbow - Little Fictions - 62.000 - 62.000
8. Reba McEntire - Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope - 55.000
9. Adele - 25 - 48.000 - 19.939.000
10. Lady Gaga - The Fame (Monster) - 47.000 - 14.653.000
It's the fifth straight big week at no.1 on the Global Track Chart for
Ed Sheeran's smash 'Shape Of You'. The song is also the No.1 Song of
2017 so far!
Clean Bandit's 'Rockabye' ranks at no.3 behind 'I Don't Want To Live
Forever' by Zayn & Taylor Swift at No.2.
The Highest riser of the week is Lady Gagas 'Million Reasons'. The song
benefits from her Super Bowl halftime show performance and rockets to
no.7. 'Million Reasons' debuted at no.37 in week 50, 2016 and left the
Top 40 already one week later.
It's the fourth big week at no.1 on the Global Track Chart for Ed
Sheeran's smash 'Shape Of You'.
Just behind at No. 2 is Zayns 'I Don't Want To Live Forever' with Taylor
Swift.
'Rockabye' by Clean Bandit's feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marieslips one slot
to no.3. Castle On The Hill' is back again at no.4 and The Chainsmokers'
new Song 'Paris' closes the top 5!
Ed Sheeran holds the number one position for a third straight week.
Sheeran's second Single, 'Castle On The Hill', slips to no.3, behind
Clean Bandit's Rockabye feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie.
Zayn & Taylor Swift's 'I Don't Want To Live Forever' climbs another two
slots to no.4.
Closing the top five is Bruno Mars '24K Magic'.
WORLD'S TOP 20 SINGLES
1. Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
2. Rockabye - Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
3. Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
4. I Don't Wanna Live Forever - Zayn & Taylor Swift
5. 24k Magic - Bruno Mars
6. Paris - The Chainsmokers
7. I Feel It Coming - The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
8. Don't Wanna Know - Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar
9. Starboy - The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
10. Closer - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
11. Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
12. Bad And Boujee - Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert
13. Let Me Love You - DJ SNAKE feat. Justin Bieber
14. Bad Things - Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello
15. Human - Rag’n’Bone Man
16. Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane
17. Scars To Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara
18. Side To Side - Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj
19. Fake Love - Drake
20. The Greatest - Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar
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