The Weeknd claims four U.K. charting albums this week, as After Hours, Starboy, The Highlights, and Hurry Up Tomorrow all return together. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 13: Abel Tesfaye attends Lionsgate’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” World Premiere on May 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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It’s common for The Weeknd to see multiple albums chart in many of the largest music economies in the world at the same time. In some cases, it’s just two or three projects, while in other instances, half a dozen or more full-lengths and EPs can sit near one another on various rosters.
In the United Kingdom at the moment, four albums by the Canadian superstar take up space on at least one list – and amazingly, three of them manage to return.
After Hours Returns
Among all of his comebacks, After Hours is the only full-length by The Weeknd to appear on just one list. The singles-laden full-length returns at No. 31 on the Official Hip Hop & R&B Albums tally. The set recently passed 260 weeks — half a decade — on that genre-specific ranking.
Starboy Doubles Up
Starboy doubles the total number of lists it appears on this frame in the U.K. The blockbuster rises from No. 39 to No. 36 on the Official Hip Hop & R&B Albums chart and breaks back onto the Official Albums Streaming tally at No. 98.
The Highlights Surges
The Highlights, The Weeknd’s massively popular compilation of many of his most successful singles, breaks back onto the Official Hip Hop & R&B Albums chart, sneaking in at No. 37 just beneath Starboy.
The set can also be found on two other tallies, and it’s performing significantly better on both of them. The Highlights climbs three spaces to No. 5 on the Official Albums Streaming list and reenters the top 10 on the Official Albums chart, jumping from No. 12 to No. 6.
Hurry Up Tomorrow Climbs Again
Just one other full-length from The Weeknd appears in the U.K. at the moment. Hurry Up Tomorrow, which he released earlier in 2025, surges from No. 17 to No. 10 on the Official Hip Hop & R&B Albums chart.
The Weeknd has sent 10 titles to that list throughout his career, and all but two of them have ruled. Trilogy stalled one rung shy of becoming a champion, while House of Balloons peaked at No. 15. All four of the Grammy winner’s projects that land on the roster at the moment have dominated in the past.