The Weeknd has landed his fourth No. 1 album in the U.K. with Hurry Up Tomorrow (Feb. 7).
The Canadian megastar (real name Abel Tesfaye) has previously topped the Official Albums Chart with Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022). His greatest hits compilation The Highlights (2021) peaked at No. 2, and has been a chart mainstay ever since.
The 22-track Hurry Up Tomorrow features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Justice, Lana Del Rey, Florence + The Machine, Anitta, Future and Playboi Carti, and rounds out the After Hours Til Dawn trilogy. In the build-up to its release, Tesfaye teased that it could be the final album he releases under The Weeknd moniker.
The Weeknd also appeared at the Grammys for a live performance on Feb. 2, returning to the institution after vowing to boycott the ceremony due to a lack of recognition for his After Hours campaign. On Tuesday (Feb. 4), the first trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow’s accompanying film was shared; Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan both star alongside Tesfaye in the flick, directed by Trey Edward Shults.
With The Weeknd taking the top spot, the Island EMI label group have scored a grand slam with four No. 1s across the U.K.’s Official Albums, Singles, Compilations and Radio Airplay Charts this week. The feat was achieved as Lola Young’s “Messy” has scored a third week at No. 1 on the Official Singles and Radio Airplay Charts, while the Wicked soundtrack rules the Compilations Chart. It’s the first time the feat has been achieved by any label group in over 10 years.
Central Cee’s Can’t Rush Greatness slips one spot to No. 2, and follows his No. 9 placing on the Hot 100, the highest charting U.K. rap LP ever in the U.S. Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet (No. 3), The Weeknd’s The Highlights (No. 4) and Ed Sheeran’s +–=÷× (Tour Collection) (No. 5) round out the top five.
Dance duo Maribou State lands its first top 10 record with third LP Hallucinating Love finishing at No. 9. Speaking to Billboard UK, the pair discussed the numerous health and personal issues they faced during the album’s production.
“It was a really important process for us to go through, personally and creatively,” said member Chris Davids. “We learned a lot about ourselves in that time. We’re grateful that we were in a position where we were able to press pause for a minute during the writing process, and to look after ourselves and not just push through and break ourselves when doing it.”