The Weeknd Holds At #1 On Album Chart; Travis Scott Opens In Top 3

THE R&B STAR JOINS AN EXCLUSIVE 2015 LIST

(AllHipHop News) The Weeknd’s takeover of pop culture continues. The R&B star’s Beauty Behind The Madness spends a second week at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.

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According to Billboard, Madness pushed another 145,000 equivalent album units bringing its total to 556,000 sps. Texas rapper Travis Scott will open at #3. His debut studio album Rodeo moved 85,000 units (70,000 sales).

With two consecutive weeks in the top spot, The Weeknd joins Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill, and Luke Bryan as the only artists to spend more than one week at #1 on the Billboard 200 in 2015. The Canadian singer-songwriter saw Beauty Behind The Madness open with 411,000 units in its inital week.

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