The Weeknd Tops Billboard 200 With 'After Hours' & Hot 100 With 'Blinding Lights'

The Weeknd has claimed the top spot on both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts.

Weeknd’s After Hours LP debuted at No. 1 after selling 444,000 album equivalent units in the U.S. for the week ending on March 26, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Concurrently, his “Blinding Lights” single continued its Hot 100 ascent and became the fifth No. 1 song of his career.

After Hours had the best-selling week of 2020 as well as the biggest week of the Republic Records singer’s career. The LP racked up 275,000 in pure album sales and 220.7 million on-demand streams.