The Weeknd’s Starboy hits 400 weeks on the Billboard 200 — a first for the Canadian musician on … More
Starboy was a hugely important album for The Weeknd. The Canadian musician’s third full-length release, which arrived a little more than a year after Beauty Behind the Madness, helped him quickly follow up on the massive global success of his breakout project. It showed he was not just a flash in the pan or the hottest new thing in music, but a certified hitmaker — someone who knew what the public wanted and was able to change things up without losing his massive audience.
Nearly a decade after its release, Starboy still holds a special place in the Grammy winner’s discography, and this week it reaches a notable milestone, one which the powerhouse talent has never seen before.
Starboy Hits 400 Weeks on the Billboard 200
Starboy has now lived on the Billboard 200 for 400 weeks, as of this period. The full-length reaches that landmark figure this time around, as it dips two spots to No. 91.
While Starboy may fall ever so slightly on the Billboard 200, consumption of the project is almost equal to last frame, as it shifted fewer than 100 additional equivalent units from the previous span. In the past tracking period, Luminate reports that The Weeknd’s album moved 12,600 units in the U.S.
Starboy Beats Beauty Behind the Madness and The Highlights
Starboy has ranked as The Weeknd’s longest-charting title on the Billboard 200 for some time. As it adds to its growing total each frame, it may remain in the lead indefinitely. Less than a year behind Starboy is Beauty Behind the Madness, which is now up to 352 frames somewhere on the tally of the most consumed albums in the U.S.
Only The Highlights has also passed 200 appearances, as that compilation — which is no longer present on the roster — has racked up 211 stays throughout its lifetime. Americans are buying and streaming The Weeknd’s individual projects in large enough numbers to keep them on the Billboard 200, instead of all activity being consolidated into the hits-packed set.
Starboy Appears on Multiple Charts
Most of The Weeknd’s albums are sliding backward across the charts in America this week. Starboy, however, manages a small lift on the Top R&B Albums ranking, inching up one space to No. 8. It also holds steady at No. 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally.