Insane longevity, I wonder if he can crack the 2010s top 10 albums:

Adele - 21 51m
Ed Sheeran - Divide 33m
Adele - 25 32m
Taylor Swift - 1989 28m
Ed Sheeran - Multiply 28m
Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 27m
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 25m
Taylor Swift - Red 24m
Justin Bieber - Purpose 22m
Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour 22m

Possible contenders with rough estimates of when they would reach the top 10 at the current rate:

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 18m (3 years)
The Weeknd - Starboy 16.5m (1.5 years)
Taylor Swift - Lover 14.5m (1.5 years)

Also he basically has the #1 album of the 2020s ex aequo with... 3 other albums:

Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti 15.5m
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia 15.5m
The Weeknd - After Hours 15.5m
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 15m
Taylor Swift - Midnights 13m

sorry but out of time by the weeknd is a plagiarism of close the door by Teddy Pendergrass, listen carefully

The Weeknd's Billboard 200 entries, ranked by weeks in top 10:

1. 42, The Highlights (2021)

2. 31, After Hours (2020)

3. 26, Beauty Behind The Madness (2015)

4. 19, Starboy (2016)

5. 5, Dawn FM (2022)

6. 4, My Dear Melancholy, ( EP ) (2018)

7. 2, Kiss Land (2013)

8. 1, Trilogy (2012)

Total: 130 weeks

The Weeknd’s Billboard 200 entries, ranked by weeks in top 10 ( April 2 , 2024 ) :

1. 42, The Highlights (2021)
2. 31, After Hours (2020)
3. 26, Beauty Behind The Madness (2015)
4. 19, Starboy (2016)
5. 6, Dawn FM (2022)
6. 4, My Dear Melancholy, ( EP ) (2018)
7. 2, Kiss Land (2013)
8. 1, Trilogy (2012)

Total: 131 weeks .

His global smashes especially in Europe is amazing considering how tough of market it was for black artist unless u were mj or whitney . Biggest hitmaker of decade and will have three albums over 20 million eas soon

26 months back he was at 60 million eas and now 100 million with updates. He paced up during European success!