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The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Is The First New Canadian No. 1 Album In 2025

The final release in Abel Tesfaye's trilogy has scored the top spot on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart this week, bumping SZA's SOS to No. 2 — the only record able to do so this year.

The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Eddy Chen

Tomorrow has arrived — and it's topping the charts.

The Weeknd's latest LP, the hotly anticipated Hurry Up Tomorrow, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart dated Feb. 15, 2025. It becomes the first new record to do so this year, bumping SZA's SOS to No. 2.


The album marks the conclusion of a trilogy that began with 2020's After Hours and continued through 2022's Dawn FM. The Weeknd kicked off the album's release with a surprise Grammys performance, marking the end of a boycott he began when After Hours was snubbed. Hurry Up is another dose of his patented dark pop — with a riveting pivot into Brazilian funk on "São Paulo" —and the paranoia is ramped up this time around.

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In addition to the No. 1 spot, The Weeknd has a few more entries on the Albums chart. His greatest hits collection The Highlights is at No. 3 and After Hours re-enters at No. 43. Hurry Up Tomorrow is his 7th No. 1 on the Canadian Albums chart and his fifth on the Billboard 200, where it also leads this week.

Meanwhile, he has 21 songs currently charting on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The sulking synth-led "Cry For Me" is his highest track, debuting at No. 8, while the Playboi Carti-assisted "Timeless" is at No. 9. While those are both strong placements, Hurry Up Tomorrow has yet to produce an inescapable hit like After Hours' "Blinding Lights" or "Save Your Tears." With a film inspired by the album yet to come out, there's definitely still time.

Elsewhere on the charts, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars continue to "Die With a Smile" for a sixth week atop the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.

B.C. singer Cameron Whitcomb debuts a third song on the Canadian Hot 100, "Hundred Mile High" at No. 88, making him the most prominent Canadian on the chart after The Weeknd. The song joins his "Quitter" at No. 68 and "Medusa" at No. 74 and is another high-intensity entry in Whitcomb's anthemic folk catalogue.

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Check out the full charts here.

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GOYANG, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 09: Fans of K-pop boy band BTS wait in line for the BTS World Tour 'Arirang' at Goyang stadium on April 09, 2026 in Goyang, South Korea.
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GOYANG, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 09: Fans of K-pop boy band BTS wait in line for the BTS World Tour 'Arirang' at Goyang stadium on April 09, 2026 in Goyang, South Korea.

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BTS Announce ‘City Las Vegas’ and ‘City Busan’ ARIRANG Immersive Experiences

The events will take place in Nevada from May 20-31 and in South Korea from June 5-21.

BTS are setting up another pair of citywide festivals in Nevada and South Korea to celebrate their comeback album, ARIRANG. On Monday morning (April 20), the K-pop supergroup announced the dates for “BTS The City ARIRANG Las Vegas” and “BTS The City ARIRANG Busan” as an expansion of their urban concert playground event bringing their fan experience beyond the concert venue with citywide attractions and immersive events. According to a statement, the two pop-ups will “combine the music and story of BTS’s fifth studio album ARIRANG with each city’s iconic landmarks.”

“The City Las Vegas” will take place from May 20-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada, while “The City Busan” will set up shop from June 5-21. The U.S. dates will coincide with the band’s upcoming run of shows at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on May 23, 24, 27 and 28.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.
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