Cue the tears of joy. The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears†hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, boosted by a remix with friend Ariana Grande. The No. 1 is credited to both artists, making it the sixth for each. The Grande remix gave the song a massive bump in both streaming and sales, pushing it from No. 6 to the top spot. The song makes the Weeknd the first artist to earn three No. 1s off an album released this decade, after “Heartless†and record-breaker “Blinding Lights†previously topped the chart. (The last artist to accomplish the feat was fellow Canadian Drake in 2018, with Scorpion.) Meanwhile, the track is Grande’s first No. 1 of 2021, giving her chart-toppers in each of the past four years. “Save Your Tears†is also Grande’s third duet to hit No. 1, tying her with Paul McCartney for the record of most No. 1 duets; she earned all three (also “Stuck With You,†with Justin Bieber, and “Rain on Me,†with Lady Gaga) in less than a year. Grande and the Weeknd previously peaked at No. 7 with their 2014 team-up “Love Me Harder.â€
The rest of the Hot 100 is relatively stagnant. Following “Save Your Tears†are former chart-toppers “Leave the Door Open,†by Silk Sonic, “Peaches,†by Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar and Giveon, and “Rapstar,†by Polo G — the only one of the three that earned a second week up top. Doja Cat and SZA’s “Kiss Me More†rises to No. 6, becoming SZA’s highest-charting song ever. Over on the Billboard 200, rapper Moneybagg Yo earned his first No. 1 with A Gangsta’s Pain. Eric Church, meanwhile, charted a second top-five album in as many weeks, thanks to his triple-album project Heart & Soul. Soul debuted at No. 4 on the current chart, after Heart entered at No. 5 the previous week; & was only available to Church’s fan club, leading it to No. 83. The last musician to chart two top-five albums in subsequent weeks was Future, with his 2017 No. 1s Future and HNDRXX.