The Weeknd fans may have been worried about public reception of his forthcoming ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow‘ album after its first single, ‘Dancing in the Flames,’ made a lukewarm debut on the Hot 100 recently, but the out-of-the-gate performance of its successor is certainly cooling those concerns.

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As extensively reported on That Grape Juice, The Weeknd‘s gargantuan hit – 2019’s ‘Blinding Lights’ – was already etched in Hot 100 history books as it holds the records for the most weeks spent in the chart’s top 5, top 10, top 20, and top 40 respectively.

Now, just two months after the ‘After Hours’ cut became the longest-charting song ever by a solo artist, it now reigns as the achievement’s sole recordholder among all acts.

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The Weeknd‘s gargantuan hit, ‘Blinding Lights,’ shows no signs of dimming its shine on the Hot 100 any time soon.

As we previously reported, the Max Martin-produced tune – the second single from Weeknd’s 2020 #1 album ‘After Hours’ – is penciled in history books for being the longest-running top 5 and longest-running top 10 hit in Billboard history.

Now, thanks to endurance in the tally’s top 20 region, it’s listed for yet another seemingly untouchable feat.  Details inside:

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Ahead of his epic Super Bowl LV performance (click here to watch), The Weeknd was already scribbled in Hot 100 history books for the ongoing success of his 2019 ‘After Hours’ hit, ‘Blinding Lights,’ which is listed as the longest-running top 5 and longest-running top 10 hit ever.

Nearly three weeks after scoring a critical touchdown at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, the singer (born Abel Tesfaye) is enjoying continued gains on the streaming and digital download front of the songs he perormed that night.

In addition to watching his tune, ‘Save Your Tears,’ rocket into the Hot 100 top 5 for the first time (marking his third ‘After Hours’ song to reach the chart region), Tesfaye’s learned ‘Lights’ – at #4 on the refreshed tally – is shining in the top 10 for its 50th week.

It not only extends his record for longest-running top 10 (and top 5) hit, but also comes as the first time any artist has enjoyed as lengthy of a run inside the tally’s topmost dectet with one song.

Hop in to see who joins him on this week’s ‘TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100.’

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The Weeknd‘s colossal hit, ‘Blinding Lights,’ has outshone the competition once again.

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Since March 15, 2020, The Weeknd‘s megahit, ‘Blinding Lights,’ has managed to shine in the top 5 of the Hot 100 – a total of 28 weeks.

Eventually hitting #1 and staying there for four weeks total (his fifth chart-topper), the Max Martin-produced cut helped drive its parent album, ‘After Hours,’ to some of the biggest sales of the year.

Already a vehicle to Hot 100 history books on the Radio chart (as we reported here), the enduring hit has dimmed the reign of Ed Sheeran‘s monster smash ‘Shape of You’ (2017) to become the longest-running top 5 hit in history.

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Adele may be the name on everyone’s lips now, but if there is to be any other person we can say had ‘the best year ever,’ it would be The Weeknd.

The Canadian crooner not only topped the Hot 100 back-to-back with hits ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ and ‘The Hills,’ but also hoisted their parent album, ‘Beauty Behind the Madness,’ to equal height on the Billboard 200.  Making history as the first solo male artist to simultaneously top the Artist 100, Hot 100, and Billboard 200, his continued domination of the charts this week saw him add yet another history-making feat to a wildly growing list of accomplishments.

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If you had a feeling The Weeknd‘s latest hit ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ was set to ascend to #1 on the Hot 100 this week, you were right!

Dethroning longtime chart champion ‘Cheerleader’ by OMI, ‘Feel’ – found aboard his forthcoming project ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ (Aug. 28th) – comes as the first chart-topper of his career (after a slew of consecutive top 10s).

As he celebrates, we trust his ‘Trust Issues’ co-star Drake is doing the same.  For, in addition to notching the year’s first platinum plaque, his Meek Mill diss ‘Back To Back’ (which officially debuted on the singles chart this week at #21) sees the Canadian rapper nab his 91st Hot 100 hit!

The feat earned him a distinct honor. See it and this week’s full chart check below:

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Nearly two months after performing live alongside Anitta for over 70,000 fans at Estádio Morumbi (the largest privately owned stadium in Brazil), The Weeknd re-teams with the Brazilian superstar for the long-awaited music video to his new song ‘São Paulo.’

“Every time I try to run, you put your curse all over me / I surrender at your feet, baby, put it all on me / Every time I try to pray a way, you got me on my knees,” he sings over Mike Dean production.

A dark and haunting visual arriving just in time for Halloween, ‘Paulo’ is expected to be one of many gems found on The Weeknd’s forthcoming studio album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow‘ including ‘Timeless‘ and ‘Dancing in the Flames.’

Hop inside to see the Freeka-directed action.

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Unlikely duo ROSÉ and Bruno Mars have found quite the smash in their duet ‘APT.’

Released October 18, the infectious bop exploded on social media (namely Tik Tok) in the days that followed its release – a warm welcome that helped hoist it to the top of the real-time sales and streaming charts of Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes.

With its inaugural sales tracking period behind it, ‘APT.’ is seeing just how that international commercial performance has translated into Stateside success on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Thanks to his latest single, ‘Dancing in the Flames,’ Pop superstar The Weeknd has danced right into the Hot 100’s history books.

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At the top of 2024, only 15 hitmakers could boast having charted over 100 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 over its 65-year history.

In the nearly 8 months since the year kicked off, four more hitmakers have added their names to that hallowed list –  21 Savage, Beyonce, The Weeknd, and, this week, Eminem.

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