The Weeknd Hits Two Milestones in the 2017 Guinness World Book of Records

Earlier this year, The Weeknd won  Grammy’s for the Best Urban Contemporary Album and the Best R&B Performance for Earned It.  As the one year anniversary to Beauty Behind the Madness winds down, the Weeknd has more to celebrate: a spot in the Guinness World Records 2017 Edition set for release on September 8th.

The  first milestone coming for Beauty being the most streamed album on Spotify in one year. Between December 1, 2014 and December 1, 2015, Beauty Behind the Madness amassed 60 million listeners on the streaming service. For perspective, the album’s third single Can’t Feel My Face had accumulated 448,334,867 streams alone by January 13 this year.

The Weeknd’s second milestone was awarded for the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 by a solo male artist. Abęl Tesfaye maintained his spot in the Top 10 for 45 consecutive weeks between March 7, 2015 and January 9, 2016. This historic run is attributed to the success of album singles “Earned It,” “Can’t Feel My Face,” and “The Hills,” with the latter two reaching Billboard’s No. 1 spot.