Six of the top 10 songs on the Aug. 27-dated Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart are performed in Spanish, by acts hailing from Argentina, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Spain. The international breadth of the chart is extended further by Ado, who vaults from No. 18 to No. 8 with “New Genesis,” one of seven songs by the Japanese singer on the survey.
“New Genesis” debuted on the June 25-dated tally at No. 78. As it leaps into the top 20, Ado also surges with “Backlight” (80-38), “I’m Invincible” (92-40) and “Fleeting Lullaby” (127-49), all in their sophomore frames.
Ado additionally scores three debuts: “Tot Musica” (No. 91), “Where the Wind Blows” (No. 121) and “The World’s Continuation” (No. 165). With seven titles total, she ties YOASOBI for the most simultaneously charting Japanese-language songs by any act since the list began in September 2020.
All seven of Ado’s current chart entries are from One Piece Film: Red, the anime movie that stars Ado as the singing voice for the character Uta. The film’s soundtrack was released Aug. 10, thus, making its full impact on the latest list, which reflects streams and sales in the Aug. 12-18 tracking week.
Charting via an animated character isn’t totally foreign territory for Ado. Like many Japanese singers, she made inroads online singing behind a faceless avatar on the social networking platform Niconico.
Ado’s seven charting songs combined for 83.8 million streams and 47,000 downloads sold worldwide in the tracking week, according to Luminate, with 99% from outside the U.S. Her near-monopoly on the top 10 of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and their absence from any of Billboard‘s other Hits of the World charts indicates that the bulk of their consumption stems directly from her native Japan.
“New Genesis” surpasses “Usseewa” to become Ado’s highest charting entry on Global Excl. U.S., as the latter reached No. 16 in February 2021. “New Genesis” is just the fourth Japanese-language song to crack the top 10, following LiSA’s “Homura” (No. 2; Oct. 31, 2020); YOASOBI’s “Yoru Ni Kakeru” (No. 6; Jan. 30, 2021); and BTS‘ “Film Out” (No. 3; April 17, 2017).
