Canadian rapper Drake leads global music sales, ahead of Bowie

Canadian rapper Drake was the best-selling recording artist of 2016, beating the late rock icon David Bowie to the top spot, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said on Wednesday. The ranking by the global industry body showed Drake scored worldwide success with his fourth album "Views" -- an ode to his native city of Toronto. "'Views' became the first album to reach one billion streams on Apple Music, while 'One Dance', the album's second single, w...

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