The Weeknd places five albums on the Billboard 200 this week, with House of Balloons reentering at No. 196, more than a decade after its release CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye attends “The Idol” photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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The Weeknd is one of a handful of musical acts so popular that they regularly occupy multiple spaces on the Billboard 200. That tally ranks the most consumed albums in America, and it’s the most competitive and busiest of all lists dedicated to full-lengths, but that doesn’t faze the Canadian hitmaker.
This current frame is an exciting one for the Grammy-winning superstar. As multiple collections climb, one of his earliest career-making sets manages a comeback.
The Weeknd Claims Five Billboard 200 Wins
The Weeknd fills five spaces on the Billboard 200, making him one of the most successful names on the tally at the moment. Four of those projects climb from where they sat last time around.
Hurry Up Tomorrow, his 2025 effort, is his highest-rising, as it returns to the top 40, lifting from No. 44 to No. 40. Three other blockbusters — Starboy, After Hours, and The Beauty Behind the Madness — descend from where they sat just a few days ago and settle at Nos. 101, 109, and 126, respectively.
House of Balloons Returns to the Chart
The Weeknd adds to his list of current favorites, as House of Balloons finds its way back to the Billboard 200. The Weeknd’s debut mixtape, which arrived in the spring of 2011, reenters the tally at No. 196.
Despite the fact that House of Balloons was first unveiled more than a decade ago, it has only spent 24 weeks on the Billboard 200, and it’s never entered the top 100.
Hurry Up Tomorrow, Starboy and After Hours
All five albums by The Weeknd appear on multiple Billboard charts, but their performances are mixed beyond the Billboard 200. Hurry Up Tomorrow, Starboy, After Hours, and The Beauty Behind the Madness decline on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, while the latter of that bunch increases one spot on the Top R&B Albums. House of Balloons is steady at No. 24 on the Top R&B Albums chart, and though it’s his lowest performer this time around, at least it doesn’t step back.
“Baptized in Fear” Debuts on One Billboard List
The Weeknd claims even more hit songs on the Billboard charts this week. Several recent tracks like “Rather Lie” and “Timeless” rise on multiple lists and fall on some, while “Baptized in Fear” from Hurry Up Tomorrow debuts on the Adult R&B Airplay ranking, giving The Weeknd his lucky thirteenth career placement on the list.
Several other tunes from past projects — like “Save Your Tears” with Ariana Grande, “One of the Girls” with Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp, “Blinding Lights,” “Die For You” (another collaboration with Grande), and “Starboy” with Daft Punk — also live on Billboard’s two global rosters.