The Weeknd bags a chart double in Australia, with After Hours (Universal) opening at the summit of the national albums survey and “Blinding Lights” reclaiming the singles title. “Blinding Lights” enters week No.
10 at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, making the Canadian R&B singer just the first artist in nearly a year to nab the singles and albums crowns simultaneously.
The last to do it was Billie Eilish in April 2019 with “Bad Guy” (Interscope/Universal) and its parent album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
The Weeknd also scores the highest new entry this week in Australia with “In Your Eyes” at No. 13, while “After Hours” leaps 48-17, and “Heartless” re-entered the Top 50 at No.