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Drake is aiming for the best sales week of his career thanks to a massive response for his newly released Views.

As of Saturday, industry insiders are projecting the set will likely sell more than 800,000 copies for a total of more than 900,000 when streaming and album equivalent units are factored.

That would easily be a lock for next week's No. 1 album, while surpassing Drizzy's previous high mark with 2013's Nothing Was the Same, which sold 658,000 in its first week.

Sources at Republic Records reported Views, which is available exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music, moved 630,000 equivalent units just in its first 24 hours.

If the numbers hold, Views would be the first album to sell more than 800,000 copies in a week since Adele's 25 last fall. (Beyoncé's Lemonade is also expected to debut at No. 1 on Sunday, but with sales of around 700,000.)

The current tracking week ends on Thursday (May 5).