Can't Feel My Face (2015)Ĭan't Feel My Face was the start of a considerable shift in The Weeknd's trajectory. Even better, its inclusion opened The Weeknd up to a wider fanbase, earning him his first UK Top 10 single and a Grammy for Best R&B performance. The lavish strings and classical underpinnings of Earned It made it a natural fit for Fifty Shades Of Grey film soundtrack. I Feel It Coming, his fouth UK Top 10, drew comparisons to Daft Punk's 2013 global smash Get Lucky, as well as disco-era Michael Jackson. The Weekend infused his sound with disco-funk on 2016's Starboy album, aided by kings of the genre Daft Punk. The song narrowly missed out on becoming his second Number 1 in the UK, boosted to the upper echelons by an exquisite rework with Ariana Grande. The track is one of the most pop-driven from his After Hours album, though its hefty dose of dark melancholy is signature Weeknd stuff. The most recent addition to his all-time Top 10, Save Your Tears has quickly established itself in The Weeknd's hall of fame. The lead release from his second album Beauty Behind The Madness, the trap-influenced Often, which samples Ben Sana Vurgunum by Turkish singer Nükhet Duru, may not be his most radio friendly single, but it served as the perfect bridge between his atmospheric R&B sound and the Big Pop productions that would soon follow. MORE: All the big albums confirmed for release in 2021 8.
Over a sample of Nicolas Jaar's 2016 song Killing Time he sings in typical angst: "I almost cut a piece of myself for your life." The trailer single from his My Dear Melancholy EP was a reminder of The Weeknd's alt-R&B beginnings after 2016's pop-heavy Starboy. Love Me Harder with Ariana Grande (2014)ĭespite missing the Top 40 (thus becoming an underrated favourite of fans), Ariana Grande collaboration Love Me Harder was one of the key turning points in The Weeknd's shift from cult favourite to mainstream star, bringing his moody R&B sound to this highly charged midtempo banger.
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In the UK, the Canadian singer-songwriter has racked up over 27.1 million chart sales - including a mighty 2.7 billion streams - across his biggest songs, currently totaling at 52 Top 100 hits.īelow we dive into The Weeknd's Top 10 biggest tracks, before revealing the full list at the bottom of the page. 2020 saw him finally, after several close calls, land his first Number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart with Blinding Lights, while his Super Bowl halftime show, an impending album and year-long world tour in 2022 look set to propel him to even greater heights.
The Weeknd may have almost a decade of chart success under his belt, but it feels like he's only just getting warmed up.