The rapper Drake cruised to number one on the US charts Wednesday with his new album, even though he released it only digitally and with no prior publicity. The Canadian hip-hop artist and actor last Thursday suddenly dropped on iTunes and streaming services "If You're Reading This, It's Too Late," which features collaborations with Madonna and Lil Wayne. Drake has not announced any physical release for the work, which he described as a mix-tape as he works on a full-length album. Nonetheless, "If You're Reading This, It's Too Late" sold nearly 500,000 copies even without bricks-and-mortar store sales, the strongest first-week showing since Taylor Swift's blockbuster "1989" last year, according to tracking service Nielsen SoundScan.
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