The Weeknd has a lot to celebrate because his latest album “Beauty Behind the Madness” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The Weeknd sold 412,000 equivalent album units. Of that number, 326,000 were pure album sales. The Weeknd earns the second-largest weekly total and pure sales week for an album this year, following Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (535,000 units; 495,000 in album sales). Check out the rest of the list below.
NUMBER 1 ALBUM, THANK YOU XO : theweeknd.co/BeautyBehindTh…
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The Weeknd (@theweeknd) September 06, 2015
BILLBOARD 200 TOP 10
1. The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness – 412,000
2. Halsey – Badlands – 115,000
3. Luke Bryant – Kill the Lights – 50,000
4. Taylor Swift – 1989 – 44,000
5. Dr. Dre – Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre – 32,000
6. Ed Sheeran – x – 28,000
7. Maddie & Tae – Start Here – 28,000
8. Beach House – Depression Cherry – 27,000
9. Ben Rector – Brand New – 26,000
10. Disturbed – Immortalized – 26,000
