The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Set for Smashing No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart

billboard.com:

The Weeknd is on course for his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as industry forecasters suggest his latest release, After Hours, should make a splashy debut atop next week’s tally.

Those in the know indicate the album could bow with more than 425,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 26.

If the set starts with over 425,000, it would mark a career-high week for the artist and 2020’s largest week for any album. After Hours was released March 20 via XO/Republic Records.

It’s The Weeknd’s first release since the six-song EP My Dear Melancholy in 2018 and his first full-length effort since 2016’s Starboy.