Top 10 Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2016The Weeknd scores the third-largest debut week of 2016 as Starboy bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with equivalent album sales of 348,000, according to Nielsen Music. The Weeknd’s tally measures traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming equivalent albums. Starboy’s streaming was particularly strong, as streaming equivalent units contributed 117,000 of its 348,000 total, the second highest amount this year behind Drake’s 163,000 streaming units. Pentatonix’s A Pentatonix Christmas climbs 4-2, while the a cappella group’s previous holiday set, That’s Christmas To Me climbs 12-7, and Michael Buble’s Christmas moves 19-8.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2016 02:59 UTC