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Blink-182's 'California' Dethrones Drake's 'Views' From No.1 at Billboard 200
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'California' is the punk group's new album since 2011's 'Neighborhoods' and the first album with new guitarist Matt Skiba.

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After a nine-week reign at Billboard 200 chart, Drake's "Views" is dethroned from the top slot by Blink-182's "California". The punk group's first album with new guitarist Matt Skiba debuts at No. 1 with 186,000 total copies sold this week.

172,000 of the total copies of "California" are from traditional album sales, making it the third-largest sales week for a rock album in 2016, behind Radiohead's "A Moon Shaped Pool" and David Bowie's "Blackstar". The record is the band's second No. 1 album, following their 2001 LP "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket".

Drake's "Views" slips to No. 2 with 117,000 units. Maxwell's "blackSUMMERS'night", a follow-up to 2009's "BLACKsummers'night", debuts at No. 3 with 59,000 units. Beyonce Knowles' "Lemonade" lands at No. 4 with 39,000 units, while Twenty One Pilots' "Blurryface" descends to No. 5 with 38,000 units.

Other titles making up this week's top 10 include Rihanna's "Anti" which falls to the sixth spot with 36,000 units, Adele's "25" which stays at No. 7 with 32,000 units, the original Broadway cast recording of "Hamilton" which slips to No. 8 with 32,000 units, the "Epic AF" compilation that plunges to No. 9 with 28,000 units, and Blake Shelton's "If I'm Honest" that rounds out the top 10 with 27,000 units.

  1. "California" - Blink-182 (186,000)
  2. "Views" - Drake (117,000)
  3. "blackSUMMERS'night" - Maxwell (59,000)
  4. "Lemonade" - Beyonce Knowles (39,000)
  5. "Blurryface" - Twenty One Pilots (38,000)
  6. "Anti" - Rihanna (36,000)
  7. "25" - Adele (32,000)
  8. The "Hamilton" Soundtrack - Various Artists (32,000)
  9. "Epic AF" - Various Artists (28,000)
  10. "If I'm Honest" - Blake Shelton (27,000)

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