The Weeknd has once again claimed the top spot on the Billboard 200, with his album Hurry Up Tomorrow debuting at No. 1 on the chart dated February 15, 2025.
The album earned an impressive 490,500 equivalent album units in its first week, marking the largest week for any album since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department debuted at No. 1 in May 2024 with 2.61 million units.
Breakdown of First-Week Sales
- Album Sales: 359,000
- Streaming Equivalent Albums (SEA): 130,500 (171.5 million on-demand streams)
- Track Equivalent Albums (TEA): 1,000
The launch also saw the biggest sales week for an R&B/hip-hop album since Travis Scott’s Utopia debuted at No. 1 in August 2023.
Hurry Up Tomorrow has been released in multiple formats, including a nine-song standard album, an 11-song edition across physical formats (CD, vinyl, cassette), and a 22-track deluxe edition.
The album’s availability across numerous variants—such as signed editions, vinyls, CDs, and cassettes—helped fuel its robust first-week performance.
Notable Chart Activity
- Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess surged to No. 6 after her Grammy win for Best New Artist.
- Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft saw a 47% increase in sales, jumping to No. 5 following her performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Additionally, Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos dropped to No. 2, while SZA’s SOS slipped to No. 3, marking a slight dip in their popularity after the Grammy exposure.
The Weeknd’s Previous No. 1 Albums
This marks The Weeknd’s fifth No. 1 album, following his previous chart-toppers:
- After Hours (2020)
- My Dear Melancholy (2018)
- Starboy (2016)
- Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)
The Weeknd continues to solidify his place as one of the most prominent artists in the music industry, with Hurry Up Tomorrow becoming the latest milestone in his already successful career.
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