As we reported here, The Weeknd is riding high on the Hot 100 with three concurrent top 20 singles – ‘Heartless’ (#13), ‘Blinding Lights’ (#8), and ‘After Hours’ (#20).
Acting as the leading trio of releases from his forthcoming album, ‘After Hours’ (March 20), the cuts are not only seeing him dominate Billboard’s main singles chart but also genre-specific tallies to a historic measure.
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This week ‘Blinding Lights’ replaced Justin Bieber‘s ‘Intentions’ as ruler of the ‘R&B Songs’ chart. Coming as his 7th trip to its summit, the ascent is accompanied by news the singer (born Abel Tesfaye) has broken the tie with his ‘Live For’ co-star Drake for most #1 hits on the tally.
Established in 2012, the ‘R&B Songs’ chart – not to be confused with the ‘Hot R&B/Hip-Hop’ chart – lists the 25 most popular R&B songs in the United States. Refreshed weekly, rankings are calculated by a formula comprised of radio airplay counts on Rhythmic and Urban radio stations as well as digital download sales and streaming data.
Look below to see who joins Tesfaye in this week’s top 10: