The Weeknd's Catalog Benefits From His Movie, Even As It Underperforms
The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow album — as well as Starboy, After Hours, Beauty Behind the ... More Madness, and House of Balloons — climb the Billboard charts as the movie flops. SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 7: Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye performs on stage during the 'After Hours Til Dawn Tour' at MorumBIS on September 7, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by)
When it comes to The Weeknd's career at the moment, everything is pointing toward Hurry Up Tomorrow. His album by that name was released in January and has been rising and falling on the charts, churning out hit singles ever since. The movie of the same name, built around the music featured on the full-length, hasn't been quite as warmly welcomed. The title has proved to be a disappointment at the box office globally, though it's not quite done with its theatrical run just yet.
The Weeknd's promotional might around the feature has helped the music, and as Hurry Up Tomorrow rises on the charts in the United States, several of his other collections are benefiting as well. Even as his movie fails, his music soars.
Five of The Weeknd's albums appear on the Billboard charts this week. They're all climbing, and manage to find space on multiple rankings.
The excitement generated by Hurry Up Tomorrow — the movie — seems to be having a positive effect on his past musical collections, even though it didn't generate the drive to visit cinemas that he was hoping for.
Of course, Hurry Up Tomorrow the album is The Weeknd's top performer this frame. It rises on four lists, while also returning to the No. 3 spot on the Vinyl Albums ranking and at the same time holding in that position on the Top R&B Albums chart. Hurry Up Tomorrow lives inside the top 10 on all but one list, as it ascends to No. 20 on the Top Streaming Albums roster.
The multi-genre project rises farthest on the Top Album Sales tally, jumping from No. 35 to No. 4. That growth is thanks not just to all of the marketing and promotion around The Weeknd's new movie, but also a physical re-release of the set.
Starboy, After Hours, Beauty Behind the Madness, and House of Balloons all manage to appear on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B Albums chart this week. Each of those blockbuster releases climb — except for Starboy, which lifts on the Billboard 200 and holds steady on the Top R&B Albums ranking, keeping put at No. 8.
All of those titles except for House of Balloons also find space on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums roster. Meanwhile, eight different tunes by The Weeknd appear on at least two Billboard songs tallies apiece.
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