Is there any stopping The Weeknd?
If first week sales generated by his new album ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ is anything to go by the answer to that question is no.
Find out why he and ‘Body On Me’ belle Rita Ora are fast becoming the envy of their Pop peers below…
326,000 music lovers picked up the star’s ‘Madness’ when it hit retailers on August 28th giving him his highest opening week number in his career thus far.
The project’s sales bagged him the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 and were pushed to the 412,000 units mark when streaming points where thrown into the moody maestro’s chart mix.
These numbers make him the only artist to top the R&B infused release to top the US albums chart this year and give him the second-highest first week figure this year, behind only Drake who topped the tally with ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.’
Abel isn’t the only musician with news to celebrate this week.
Rita Ora‘s ‘Body on Me‘ glides to higher ground with the help of a Clear Channel deal similar to the one responsible for turning Iggy Azalea’s ‘Fancy’ into a #1 single in 2014.
The single continues to see its spins on Rhythmic radio rise as views on its official music video crossed the 19 million milestone hours ago.
That isn’t all Ora has to smile about it.
For, the single is on its way to the U.K’s Top Ten after nabbing a peak position of #23!