Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, remains the biggest song in the world, as it scores a second week at No. 1 both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. The song is from her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which logs a second week at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200.
Plus, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” and ZICO’s “Spot!,” featuring JENNIE, of BLACKPINK, all make top 10 moves on the global surveys.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
“Fortnight” notches a second week atop the Global 200, with 99.8 million streams (down 44%) and 10,000 sold (down 63%) worldwide April 26-May 2.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” percolates 17-2 on the Global 200, two weeks after it entered the chart at No. 10, becoming her first top 10. It drew 85.8 million streams (up 35%) and sold 6,000 (up 18%) worldwide in the latest tracking week.
Artemas’ “I Like the Way You Kiss Me” jumps 10-3 on the Global 200, after previously reaching No. 2; Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” bounds 12-4, following seven weeks on top beginning in February; and Hozier’s “Too Sweet” soars 13-5, rebounding two weeks after hitting No. 1.
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” roars 33-6 on the Global 200 with 56.4 million streams (up 68%) and 25,000 sold (up 48%) worldwide, marking his first top 10. The single interpolates J-Kwon’s 2004 hip-hop hit “Tipsy.”
Also new in the Global 200’s top 10, Tommy Richman’s first entry on the chart, “Million Dollar Baby,” launches at No. 10 with 50.5 million streams and 4,000 sold worldwide following its April 26 release, after the signee to Brent Faiyaz’s imprint had teased it on TikTok.
On the Global Excl. U.S. chart, “Fortnight” leads for a second week, with 62.7 million streams (down 38%) and 4,000 sold (down 51%) outside the U.S.
Artemas’ “I Like the Way You Kiss Me” keeps at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., after a week at No. 1 two weeks earlier, and Carpenter’s “Espresso” becomes her first top 10 on the chart (14-3) with 55.6 million streams (up 40%) and 2,000 sold (up 26%) outside the U.S.
FloyyMenor and Cris Mj’s “Gata Only” descends to No. 4 from its No. 3 Global Excl. U.S. high and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” holds at No. 5, after eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 starting in February.
Plus, ZICO’s “Spot!,” featuring JENNIE, premieres at No. 8 on Global Excl. U.S. with 44.5 million streams and 4,000 sold outside the U.S. Rapper/producer ZICO earns his first entry on the chart as a recording artist — while JENNIE, also from South Korea, adds her third top 10 as a soloist, after “One of the Girls,” with The Weeknd and Lily Rose Depp, reached No. 5 in February and “You & Me” opened at No. 1 last October. BLACKPINK, with JENNIE as a member, has tallied four top 10s, including three No. 1s.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated May 11, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, May 7. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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