Drake's 'Scorpion' Album Becomes The First Ever To Hit 1 Billion Streams In One Week

The new album of popular Canadian rapper, Drake, has set him a new record by becoming the first album to surpass 1 billion streams worldwide across all streaming platforms in one week.  

Before Drake's accomplishment, Post Malone’s album Beerbongs & Bentleys previously owned the worldwide record with almost 700 million streams.

The rapper took to Instagram to celebrate the achievement. "New era. New platinum.  Thank you a billion times over (a billion plus)," he wrote.

New era. New platinum. Thank you a billion times over (a billion plus). 🦂

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