Simply put, The Weeknd is on fire. As we’re more than halfway through the year, it seems that The Weeknd’s name has been on everyone’s lips and across all media platforms for all the right reasons. With three records in rotation across radio, the singer is effortlessly topping charts left and right. With that said, Abel has set a brand new record as he becomes the first artist to 3 songs in the top 3 of Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart.
The Weeknd becomes the first artist to claim the top three slots on the nearly three-year-old Hot R&B Songs chart as “The Hills” hops 4-2 on the chart dated July 25, joining “Earned It” (stationary at No. 3) and “Can’t Feel My Face” (No. 1) at the top. “Hills” reaches a new weekly streaming high of 11.8 million domestic streams during the week ending July 9 (a 15 percent increase, according to Nielsen Music), aiding in its chart rise.
Celebration is definitely on the menu for the singer. What’s more astounding is that this massive success is all before the release of his upcoming album, Beauty Behind The Madness, due out in August. Without a doubt, The Weeknd is dominating the music industry at the moment.
