The pop/R&B superstar scores a first thanks to "After Hours" and "Blinding Lights." The Weeknd's week has been dominant like no one else's before, as he becomes the first artist to lead the Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Artist 100, Hot Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts simultaneously.
After Hours, released on XO/Republic Records, launches atop the Billboard 200 albums chart with the top weekly total this year, while single "Blinding Lights" takes over at No.
1 on the Hot 100. Thanks to the presence of all 14 songs, which The Weeknd co-wrote and co-produced, from the set's original version on the Hot 100, he also dominates the Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers tallies (which launched last June).