Via Billboard –
The surging R&B/pop star makes history on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, among other chart feats, including on the Hot 100, all powered by the monster start of his new album, “Beauty Behind the Madness.”
Following the No. 1 arrival of The Weeknd‘s Beauty Behind the Madness on theBillboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (326,000 copies sold in the week ending Sept. 3, according to Nielsen Music), 10 of the set’s tracks debut on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated Sept. 19. Those 10 songs combine with two other smashes by The Weeknd, bringing him to a total of 12 concurrently charting songs on the 50-position chart. That’s the most songs ever tallied by a non-rapper in a single week.
The 10 new entries complete the total 14 Madness album tracks that have hit Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, joining two already-charting tracks, as well as the since-departed “Often” and “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” which previously spent 27 and 31 weeks on the list, respectively. “Often” was the first of the set’s charted songs, debuting more than a year ago (Aug. 16, 2014). “Earned It” concluded its 31-week run on the chart on Aug. 8, which included a two-week stint at No. 1.
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