Date 08/02/2016 - News People
Rihanna's new album, "Anti," officially took the top spot on the Billboard 200 album charts on Monday, a week after 1 million giveaway copies made it ineligible for Billboard consideration. "Anti" sold 166,000 units, comprising album and song sales and streaming activity, in its second week of release. That was enough to unseat Adele's "25" from the No. 1 spot "Anti," Rihanna's eighth album, was released on Jan. 27 exclusively on online music platform Tidal. Through a deal with Samsung, a million copies were offered free to fans who signed up for Tidal membership, making "Anti" ineligible for Billboard charts rankings in the first week
