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'More Life' is Drake's second album to stay atop the chart for more than a week after his previous album 'Views' which spent 13 non-consecutive weeks atop the list.

• Apr 3, 2017

AceShowbiz - Drake's "More Life" spends its second week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart. According to Nielsen Music, the record sold 225,000 units in the week ending March 30. The set racked up 43,000 in traditional album sales and 169,000 streaming equivalent album units.

"More Life" is Drake's second album to spend more than a week at No. 1 on the list, following "Views" which spent 13 non-consecutive weeks atop the list. This marks Drake's 20th cumulative week at No.1 on Billboard 200. Hip-hop artists who have more weeks than him are only Jay-Z (23 weeks) and MC Hammer (21 weeks).

Ed Sheeran's "Divide (division sign)", stays at No. 2 with 98,000 units. Meanwhile, new arrival, Trey Songz's "Tremaine The Album", debuts at No. 3 with 67,000 units. Following "Tremaine", soundtrack of live action movie "Beauty and The Beast (2017)" is a non-mover, staying steady at No.4 with 64,000 units.

Meanwhile, Metallica's "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" rises to No. 5 with 50,000 units, including 48,000 in traditional album sales, thanks to its concert ticket/album bundle sale redemption promotion from the band's upcoming tour. At No.6, Bruno Mars' "24K Magic" stays still with 49,000 units, followed by the soundtrack of animated movie "Moana" at No. 7 with 46,000 units.

Other titles making up this week's top 10 include Rick Ross' "Rather You Than Me", which falls to No. 8 with 40,000 units, Future's self-titled album, "Future", which descends to No. 9 and The Weeknd's "Starboy", which dips to No.10.

1. "More Life" - Drake (505,000)
2. "Divide (division sign)" - Ed Sheeran (98,000)
3. "Tremaine The Album" - Trey Songz (67,000)
4. "Beauty and The Beast (2017)" Soundtrack - Various Artists (64,000)
5. "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" - Metallica (50,000)
6. "24K Magic" - Bruno Mars (49,000)
7. "Moana" Soundtrack - Various Artists (46,000)
8. "Rather You Than Me" - Rick Ross (40,000)
9. "Future" - Future (39,000)
10. "Starboy - The Weeknd (36,000)