The Weeknd's Top-selling Single Contributes to a Personal Achievement
The Weeknd's latest album, After Hours, has continued its impressive run on the Billboard charts, reaching a milestone of 200 weeks on the Billboard 200. This achievement places After Hours among the most enduring R&B, rap, and hip-hop projects in the U.S.
Currently, After Hours is positioned at No. 132 on the Billboard 200, No. 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ranking, and No. 11 on the Top R&B Albums tally. The album's success has also earned it a spot on the R&B-only chart, where it stands at No. 111.
In the most recent tracking week, After Hours moved 11,500 equivalent copies, with most of the copies coming from streams of its popular songs. This surge in consumption resulted in a seven-space climb on the Billboard 200 this frame.
This is not the first time one of The Weeknd's albums has reached the 200-week milestone on the Billboard 200. The Highlights, a compilation album, passed this mark relatively recently, having spent 211 weeks on the chart. Starboy, another album by The Weeknd, has spent over 400 weeks on the Billboard 200, while Beauty Behind the Madness has spent an impressive 356 weeks.
Moreover, four albums by The Weeknd are currently on the Billboard 200, with Hurry Up Tomorrow above Starboy at No. 44 and Trilogy, another compilation album, having spent 197 weeks on the chart.
In about a month, After Hours will reach 200 frames on the ranking of the most consumed R&B, rap, or hip-hop projects in the U.S., further cementing its place among The Weeknd's most successful albums.
The Weeknd's music entertainment empire continues to dominate, with After Hours marking a third 200-week album for him on the Billboard 200, after Starboy and Beauty Behind the Madness. The prolonged success of his albums contributes to The Weeknd holding multiple entries on the Billboard 200, such as Hurry Up Tomorrow and Trilogy. The streaming success of After Hours, particularly its hit song "Blinding Lights", has contributed to an impressive run in music charts, making it one of the top R&B albums and setting new R&B-only chart and streaming success history.
