The Weeknd Reaches A Career Milestone For The First Time As Multiple Favorites Return

The Weeknd recently made history as his seemingly never-ending After Hours Til Dawn Tour became one of only a handful in history to earn at least a billion dollars at the box office globally. The venture started in 2022 and has dates scheduled into the fall of 2026, by which point its total earnings will likely have climbed again.

The venture has now hyped three different albums, including his 2025 release . While promotion of that multi-genre set has largely quieted, it is one of multiple projects the Weeknd keeps on one specific chart in the United Kingdom this week.

The Canadian superstar sees three full-lengths return to the tally, joining his latest, showing that there is still huge interest in not just new music from the Grammy winner (and one of the top snubs of the year), but also in the tunes and studio efforts that made him a household name throughout the past decade.

Leads a Huge Week for The Weeknd

Three different full-lengths by the Weeknd reappear on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling projects in those genres, as well as related ones, throughout the United Kingdom. The trio of efforts all sit near one another, with , , and breaking back in at Nos. 36, 37, and 39, respectively.

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How Many No. 1 Albums Has The Weeknd Charted？

All three of those albums are counted among the Weeknds eight leaders on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums chart. He has spent at least one turn running the show with all of the following bestsellers:

, his first set to make it to the roster, came close to dominating, but instead peaked in the runner-up space. A handful of other early career recordings like , , and stalled just beneath the top 10.

Remains His Longest-Running Return

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Between the three returning classics, has spent the most time on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums chart, as it recently passed 260 weeks, or half a decade. Within his entire discography, only , with 292 turns on the genre-specific list, has hung around longer. is up to 138 weeks on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums ranking, while needs just one more period before it reaches 200 frames on the roster.

The Weeknds Is Still Going Strong

The Weeknd fills four spaces on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums chart this frame, with only one favorite that appeared last time around holding on. , which is nearing its first birthday, dips from No. 15 to No. 19.

Brings The Weeknd to a Special Milestone for the First Time

While , a compilation featuring many of the Weeknds most famous tunes, is about to crack 200 weeks on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums chart, it makes it to an even more impressive milestone on the other two tallies in the U.K. where it can be found. lives inside the top 10 on both the Official Albums and Official Albums Streaming charts, and it celebrates 250 weeks on those two competitive rankings.

is The Weeknds first album to reach 250 weeks on the main tally, and easily his longest-running success.

“Save Your Tears,” “Blinding Lights” and “Timeless” Chart Together

As four albums by the Weeknd take up space on the U.K. charts, the same number of songs appear on a handful of tallies. “Save Your Tears,” “Blinding Lights,” and “Timeless” with Playboi Carti all make space on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles roster, while “Cant Feel My Face” returns at No. 81 on the Official Physical Singles chart.