Nothing Was the Same

Nothing Was the Same (2013) is the third studio album by the Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on September 24, 2013, through OVO Sound, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records.

Nothing Was the Same debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 658,000 copies. The album has the second highest first week sales of any album in 2013, at the time of its release. It would also be the highest first week sales for a hip hop album since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV (2011). In its second week, the album sold 148,000 more copies. In its third week, the album sold 83,000 more copies. its fourth week, the album continued to remain in the top five on the Billboard 200, selling 58,000 more copies. The album sold 1,344,000 copies in 2013 in the United States, making it the seventh best-selling album of the year. On October 25, 2023, the album was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over six million units. As of August 2016, the album has sold 1,783,000 copies in the United States.