The Weeknd debuts at number one in the album charts

Written by . Published: December 05 2016

The Weeknd has shot to the top of the album charts with the third biggest debut of 2016.


Starboy debuts at number one with sales of 348,000, with only Drake and Beyonce enjoying bigger sales weeks this year (16).


The Canadian star's big chart news comes days after he performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris, France, as his ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid walked the runway.


Pentatonix's festive album A Pentatonix Christmas jumps up two spots to two, while last week's number one debut, Metallica’s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, drops to three.


Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic and the soundtrack to North America's number one film Moana round out the new top five.