''The Highlights'' is the second

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(and first released globally) by Canadian singer

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. It was released on February 5, 2021, and follows the release of his fourth studio album '' After Hours'' (2020) and his first greatest hits album ''

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'' (2018). It was released in anticipation of his performance at the

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. The track list is composed of songs from his three ''Billboard'' 200 number one studio albums: ''

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'' (2015), '' Starboy'' (2016), and ''After Hours'' (2020), his debut mixtape ''

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'' (2011), his EP ''

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'' (2018), and his two co-lead collaborations "

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" and " Pray for Me", with

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and

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respectively, from the albums '' My Everything'' (2014) and '' Black Panther: The Album'' (2018).

Artwork

The album's cover continues the usage of the red suit that The Weeknd donned throughout the promotional material for his fourth studio album ''After Hours'' (2020). The particular suit worn in the cover art is the same one that he wore in the music video for the song "

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", which served as the fourth single from the aforementioned album.

Commercial performance

''The Highlights'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 89,000

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s, including 10,000 pure album sales. It is the Weeknd's highest charting compilation album, and marks the biggest first week debut for a greatest hits set since

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's '' Fully Loaded: God's Country'' (2019), which peaked at number two on the chart dated December 28, 2019.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * denotes a vocal producer * signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Highlights, The 2021 greatest hits albums Republic Records compilation albums The Weeknd albums