The Weeknd released three mixtapes in 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, the first of which was certified silver in the UK.[3] He signed with Republic Records in 2012, and released Trilogy, a compilation album of the three mixtapes he had released the previous year plus three new bonus tracks.[4][5]Trilogy peaked within the top five on albums charts and was certified multi-platinum in Canada and the US.[6][7] The album spawned three singles, all of which were certified platinum or more in the US: "Wicked Games", "Twenty Eight", and "The Zone" (featuring Drake).[8] His debut studio album, Kiss Land, reached number two on the albums charts of Canada and the US.[6][7]
In 2014, The Weeknd released a collaboration with Ariana Grande titled "Love Me Harder" and the single "Earned It", in which the latter was recorded for the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, with both singles becoming top-ten entries on both the singles charts of Canada and the US.[9][10] His second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness, released in 2015, reached number one of the albums charts of Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK, and the US respectively.[6][11][12] Supported by the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face", the album has sold over one million copies in the US and 3.6 million copies worldwide as of 2017. "The Hills" has been certified 11× Platinum in the US.[8] The Weeknd also found success with his features on the singles "Might Not" by Belly in 2015 and "Low Life" by Future in 2016, as well as Beyoncé's 2016 song, "6 Inch".
The Weeknd released his third studio album, Starboy, on November 25, 2016. The album peaked atop the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, and the US.[6][7][11] It was supported by the international top-ten singles "Starboy", "I Feel It Coming", and "Die for You", the former two of which feature the duo Daft Punk and peaked atop the singles chart and has received diamond certifications in France.[13][14] The former and latter singles both reached number one in the US and all three singles also received multi-platinum certifications in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the US, with the album's other singles also obtaining moderate success.[15][8] In 2017, The Weeknd found success with his features on the singles "Some Way" by Nav, "Lust for Life" by Lana Del Rey, and "A Lie" by French Montana, the latter of which also features Max B. In 2018, he released a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar titled "Pray for Me" for the Black Panther soundtrack, with the song receiving multi-platinum certifications in Canada and the US.[15] Later that year, he released his debut extended play My Dear Melancholy, which spawned the Canada number-one single "Call Out My Name".[9] In 2019, The Weeknd found success with his features on the singles "Price on My Head" by Nav and "Wake Up" by Travis Scott.
On March 20, 2020, The Weeknd released his fourth studio album, After Hours. The hit single, "Blinding Lights", reached the top in Canada and the US and broke the record for the most weeks in the top five (43), top ten (57), and top 100 (90) of the Billboard Hot 100 at the time of its release, and finished 2020 as the year's top Billboard Hot 100 song.[16] The song was later ranked as the No. 1 Greatest Hot 100 Hit of All Time by Billboard.[17]After Hours peaked atop the albums charts of multiple countries including Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, and the US,[6][7][11] and also spawned the US number-one and Canada top-ten singles "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears".[9][10] Later that year, The Weeknd found success with his collaboration with Ariana Grande on the song "Off the Table". In 2021, he released a collaboration with Post Malone titled "One Right Now", which debuted and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
On January 7, 2022, The Weeknd released his fifth studio album, Dawn FM. The lead single, "Take My Breath", which was released on August 6, 2021, debuted and peaked at number six of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Other singles, achieving moderate success of their own from the album include "Sacrifice", "Out of Time". Later in the year, The Weeknd released a collaboration with Metro Boomin and 21 Savage titled "Creepin'", which debuted and peaked at number one in his home country of Canada and reached number three on the Hot 100. In 2023, he released a collaboration with Travis Scott and Bad Bunny titled "K-pop", which debuted and peaked at number seven on the Hot 100. Very shortly after, he also found success with his feature alongside Swae Lee on the song "Circus Maximus" by Travis Scott. In 2024, he released a collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin titled "Young Metro", which debuted and peaked at number nine on the Hot 100.
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
^US sales figure for Beauty Behind the Madness as of August 2017[27]
^United Kingdom sales figures for Behind the Madness as of January 2023.[28]
^US sales figure for Starboy as of December 2017[35][36]
^United Kingdom sales figures for Starboy as of January 2022.[37]
^US sales figure for After Hours as of January 2022[44][45]
^Worldwide sales figure for Trilogy as of August 2015[62]
^US sales figure for My Dear Melancholy as of July 2018[69]
^After Hours (Remixes) did not enter the Billboard 200 but peaked at number 89 on the Top Album Sales chart.[72]
^The music for the television series The Idol was initially planned to be released as a soundtrack album entitled The Idol, Vol. 1 on June 30, 2023, but was instead released in six individual extended plays released following every episode:
The intended second single of the soundtrack "Popular" (with Playboi Carti and Madonna; released June 2, 2023) would remain a standalone single release. It and the extended plays were considered as one combined soundtrack album on record charts.
^"Twenty Eight" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 49 on the R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales chart.[77]
^"The Zone" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 50 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[77]
^"False Alarm" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[103]
^"Reminder" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[108]
^"Rockin'" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[110]
^"Lost in the Fire" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[119]
^"Power Is Power" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[122]
^"Hawái" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[132]
^"Better Believe" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[134]
^"Better Believe" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[135]
^"Die for It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[80]
^"Out of Time" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[145]
^"Out of Time" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 42 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Less than Zero" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 57 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[147]
^"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 79 on the Official UK Single Downloads chart.[148]
^"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[80]
^"Another One of Me" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[153]
^"Young Metro" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[156]
^"Young Metro" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 47 on the UK Streaming Chart.[157]
^"We Still Don't Trust You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[159]
^"We Still Don't Trust You" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[160]
^"São Paulo" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[161]
^"Drinks On Us" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[171]
^"Dawn FM" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 60 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Gasoline" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[145]
^"Gasoline" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 32 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"A Tale by Quincy" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 91 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Here We Go... Again" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 59 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Best Friends" (Remix) did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[209]
^"Best Friends" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 54 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Is There Someone Else?" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[145]
^"Starry Eyes" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 65 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Every Angel Is Terrifying" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[210]
^"Don't Break My Heart" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[210]
^"Don't Break My Heart" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 92 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"I Heard You're Married" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 67 on the Official UK Streaming chart.[146]
^"Phantom Regret by Jim" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[210]
^"Fill the Void" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[211]
^"Like a God" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[212]
^"False Idols" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[212]
^"Dollhouse" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[213]
^"Circus Maximus" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[214]
^"Circus Maximus" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 85 on the UK Streaming Chart.[215]
^"Always Be My Fault" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart
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"False Alarm": "ARIA Chart Watch #397". auspOp. December 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
All peaks below 50 from Dawn FM: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 January 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1663. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 17, 2022. pp. 3–4.
"We Still Don't Trust You": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 April 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1781. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 22, 2024. p. 4.
For "Angel", "As You Are", "In the Night" and "Shameless": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 05.09.2015 (wk36)". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^"Where We Came From" samples a recorded 2012 the Weeknd song titled "Marylyn (Witches and Panthers)"; "Marylyn (Witches and Panthers)" lacks an official release.
