The Weeknd: 10 Chart Highlights From 2020

In 2020, the continued success of single “Blinding Lights” helped The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ album break a string of records at streaming services upon its March release. In the latter half of the year, the track would be crowned the biggest hit of the year on the Hot 100. Here’s a quick recap of some of The Weeknd’s most notable chart achievements this year, in chronological order.

.@theweeknd's "After Hours" reaches a new peak of #4 on the global Spotify chart with 5,999,269 streams. It earns the biggest streaming peak for a 2020 track by any male artist.
— chart data (@chartdata) February 22, 2020

.@theweeknd's 'After Hours' has broken the record for most pre-saves in Apple Music history

It has been added over 975K times worldwide, could be first album to hit 1 MILLION ahead of release.
— chart data (@chartdata) March 19, 2020

.@theweeknd’s #AfterHours earns the biggest US streaming week ever for an R&B album, with 220.7 million listens (passing The Weeknd’s own 'Starboy').
— chart data (@chartdata) March 29, 2020

.@theweeknd is the first artist to ever rank at #1 on the Billboard 200, Hot 100, Artist 100, Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts simultaneously.
— chart data (@chartdata) April 1, 2020

.@theweeknd's 'After Hours' is the first 2020 album to sell over 1 million units in the US this year.
— chart data (@chartdata) April 21, 2020

.@theweeknd’s "Blinding Lights" has now spent a full year on the Hot 100. It ranks in the top 10 for a record extending 41st week.
— chart data (@chartdata) November 30, 2020

.@theweeknd’s "Blinding Lights" is officially crowned @Spotify’s #1 most streamed song globally in 2020.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 1, 2020

.@theweeknd’s "Blinding Lights" is #1 on the Hot 100 Year End 2020 chart.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 3, 2020

.@theweeknd and Daft Punk's "I Feel It Coming" has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It’s The Weeknd’s fifth song to hit this milestone.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 9, 2020

.@theweeknd’s 'Starboy' is now the album with the most songs with over 100 million streams on Spotify. All 18 of its tracks have hit the milestone.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 16, 2020

Stay tuned for recaps from other artists, coming soon to chartdata.org. Follow @chartdata on Twitter for more chart coverage.