The Weeknd‘s dominance in the commercial music space is only picking up more steam as he has broken a new record while setting himself up for another.
On Monday (April 1), his guest appearance on Future and Metro Boomin‘s WE DON’T TRUST YOU secured the No. 9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 tally.
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With that, “Young Metro” became his 99th song to make it on the chart.
“@TheWeeknd has now earned a new top 10 hit on the Hot 100 each year since 2014,” Chart Data reported soon after. “He has the longest active streak for any artist, with 11 consecutive calendar years.”
.@theweeknd is now one song away from earning 100 charting hits on the Hot 100.
"Young Metro" becomes his 99th charting song. pic.twitter.com/AribfYWR83
— chart data (@chartdata) April 1, 2024
Billboard Hot 100: #9(new) Young Metro, Future (@1future), @MetroBoomin & @theweeknd.
— chart data (@chartdata) April 1, 2024
.@TheWeeknd has now earned a new top 10 hit on the Hot 100 each year since 2014.
He has the longest active streak for any artist, with 11 consecutive calendar years. pic.twitter.com/J3KrEwIfkJ
— chart data (@chartdata) April 3, 2024
Last year, The Weeknd shattered another record while performing at London’s Wembley Stadium as part of his After Hours ‘Till Dawn Tour.
In mid-August, Live Nation UK revealed that the Grammy Award-winning artist “broke Wembley Stadium’s record for sales with their traditional concert set up with the stage at one end of the stadium with 87,000 tickets sold.”
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Upon learning about the achievement, the “Blinding Lights” hitmaker reposted the news on his Instagram Stories after XO co-founder Cash posted it on his first.
A few months prior, the Canadian superstar broke a different attendance record during a two-night stint at London Stadium, which drew in 160,000 fans.
At one point during the show, he convinced the packed crowd to sing along to his My Dear Melancholy cut “Call Out My Name.”
“It’s incredible to see the Weeknd hit this milestone less than halfway through his massive sold-out European run,” Live Nation’s touring president Omar Al-joulani told Variety soon after. “This historic moment in London shows the global fanbase he has cultivated over the years.”
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Darryl Eaton, CAA’s co-head of North American touring, added: “On the heels of an enormous, hugely successful U.S. tour, Abel continues to sell at an astounding level across Europe. Abel entertained 160,000 fans across two nights at London Stadium, with another show in London to come at Wembley in August. We couldn’t be more proud to work with him and his team on this incredible tour!”
At the time, the tour had already sold more than two million tickets for its forthcoming South America and Mexico dates. The North American leg of the stadium tour in 2022 raked in more than $148 million, making the global tour impact around $350 million.
