ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” tops the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a milestone 10th week apiece. In November, the song debuted as the stars’ second leader on each list.
Plus, as seasonal songs have been boxed up and brought back up to the attic, a host of year-round hits return to the top 10 on each ranking, while one reaches the region for the first time: Lola Young’s “Messy.”
The Global 200 and 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.
“APT.” rules the Global 200, rebounding 5-1, with 144.8 million streams (up 3% week-over-week) and 19,000 sold (up 11%) worldwide Dec. 27, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025. The track is the fifth to top the Global 200 for double-digit weeks, joining Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (19 weeks, since December 2020; it falls from No. 1 to No. 27 on the latest list), Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (15 weeks, 2022), Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (13 weeks, 2023) and The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” (11 weeks, 2021).
Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile” jumps 10-2 on the Global 200, following eight weeks at No. 1 beginning in September. It drew 130.1 million streams (up 3%) worldwide in the latest tracking frame and has tallied over 100 million streams globally in each of the last 18 weeks, the longest such streak since the chart began.
Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” wings 20-3 on the Global 200, after three weeks at No. 1 beginning in August; Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” roars 21-4, returning to its high; and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” reheats 40-5, after three weeks at No. 1 beginning last June.
Plus, Lola Young’s “Messy” blasts 56-8 on the Global 200 with 36.1 million streams (up 20%) and 6,000 sold (up 36%) worldwide. It’s the Londoner’s first top 10, after she charted as featured on Tyler, The Creator’s “Like Him” (No. 37 peak in November).
“What I’m realizing about myself as an artist is that I’m not about the glitz and the glam – I don’t scream ‘Hollywood’,” Young recently told Billboard. “For a long time, I wanted to represent this ideal of Westernized beauty – but then I realized I’m not that. I now choose to give realness and truth. I’ve got a bit of a belly out, I f—ing swear a bunch and I have fun. And that’s what people are resonating with.”
“APT.” concurrently crowns Global Excl. U.S. (3-1) with 125.7 million streams (up 1%) and 12,000 sold (up 6%) outside the U.S. Dec. 27-Jan. 2. It becomes the fourth song to dominate for 10 or more weeks, joining Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (14 weeks) and Cyrus’ “Flowers” and Styles’ “As It Was” (13 each).
The top five ranks on Global Excl. U.S. mirror that of the Global 200, as “Die With a Smile” climbs 6-2, following eight weeks at No. 1 starting in September; Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” soars 17-3, after three weeks at No. 1 beginning in August; Abrams’ “That’s So True” surges 22-4, revisiting its high; and Carpenter’s “Espresso” climbs 27-5, after eight weeks at No. 1 beginning last May.
Also as on the Global 200, Young’s “Messy” vaults to No. 8 (from No. 48), becoming her first top 10, with 23.8 million streams (up 19%) and 3,000 sold (up 30%) outside the U.S.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Jan. 11, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Jan. 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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