He predicted it with his lyrics, not that he wasn't already a huge star before, but after charting every single song from 'Starboy' on the Hot 100 US singles chart, it's definitely set in stone.
The 'Starboy' album is no.1 on the Billboard 200 album charts, in the first week of it's release. It also sold 348 000 units, and it broke the record of the most Spotify streams in a single day. This makes the Weeknd's 'Starboy' album the third-largest debut of the year behind Drake and Beyoncé.
In the UK, the Weeknd enjoyed similar success with the 'Starboy' album, charting at number five.