It uses radio plays, sales and streaming to chart top songs. That’d be scary for me.”īlinding Lights was 2020’s biggest song in terms of sale and size, reinforcing the Canadian singer’s status as a global pop star a decade after first surfacing with introspective R&B and moody ballads.įor the last 63 years, Billboards rankings have been based on total weeks on the chart as well as exact chart positions, with adjustments made to account for chart turnover rates during various periods. “So I’m glad Blinding Lights happened when it happened as opposed to it being the first single I’ve ever dropped. “By the time Blinding Lights happened, I was 10 years into my career and established as a music figure in the industry,” he said. I just count my blessings, and I’m just grateful.” Speaking on the song’s new status, The Weeknd told Billboard, “I don’t think has hit me yet.” “I try not to dwell on it too much. Real name Abel Tesfaye, The Weeknd released Blinding Lights in November 2019, and one year later, the single had been streamed more than 2.5 billion times on Spotify.Ī viral TikTok dance challenge further boosted the song’s popularity during the pandemic and The Weeknd’s performance at the Super Bowl half-time show in 2021. Other artists seem to be influenced by The Weeknds new album Star Boy, 50 Cent and the Wu-tang clan were heavily influenced by the project.The artists thought that the vibe on Star Boy brought them back to their older days.

The instant synth-pop-classic debuted in November 2019, topped the weekly Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in April and May 2020, and has spent a record-shattering 90 consecutive weeks on the chart. The Weeknd tops 100 billboard chart for the 10th week.

Billboard revealed that The Weeknd’s single Blinding Lights had spent 90 weeks in the top 100 chart since it ousted Chubby Checker’s 1960s hit The Twist to clinch the spot.

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