What is the best The Weeknd album?

Moody mixtapes, stadium-sized synth-pop and a late-career trilogy finale: this catalogue swings between candlelit and neon, and fans rarely agree where the peak is.

1. 1
   Beauty Behind the Madness

   The 2015 breakthrough with Can't Feel My Face and The Hills.
   1000pts
2. 2
   After Hours

   The 2020 synth-pop album behind Blinding Lights, among the biggest of the decade.
   965pts
3. 3
   Thursday

   The 2011 mixtape sequel, built around nocturnal hedonism and moody production.
   662pts
4. 4
   Trilogy

   The 2012 compilation of his three mixtapes, remastered as his major-label debut.
   529pts
5. 5
   House of Balloons

   The 2011 debut mixtape that introduced his dark, hazy R&B sound.
   529pts
6. 6
   Kiss Land

   His 2013 studio debut, a cinematic and claustrophobic record inspired by Tokyo.
   241pts
7. 7
   Starboy

   The 2016 pop-leaning album featuring Daft Punk and the title hit.
   241pts
8. 8
   Dawn FM

   The 2022 concept album framed as a purgatorial radio station.
   241pts
9. 9
   Hurry Up Tomorrow

   The 2025 album that closes the After Hours and Dawn FM trilogy.
   0pts
10. 10
    Echoes of Silence

    The 2011 mixtape that closed the trilogy with a Michael Jackson-tinged edge.
    0pts

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