Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is the biggest song in the world, as it rebounds for a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and adds a third week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey.
Meanwhile, SZA’s “Saturn” launches at No. 5 on the Global 200, and two songs are new to the Global Excl. U.S. top 10: LE SSERAFIM’s “Easy” (47-6) and YG Marley’s “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” (11-10).
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.
Boone Tops Global 200, ‘Saturn’ Rockets In
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” released on Night Street/Warner Records, rebounds 2-1 for a third week atop the Billboard Global 200, with 71 million streams (up 12%) and 30,000 sold (up 148%, aided by the Feb. 23 release of new a cappella, acoustic, instrumental, piano instrumental, slowed down and sped-up mixes) worldwide Feb. 23-29.
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” dips to No. 2 after a week atop the Global 200; Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival,” featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, holds at No. 3, after reaching No. 2; and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” repeats at its No. 4 high.
SZA’s “Saturn” blasts onto the Global 200 at No. 5, with 43.3 million streams and 2,000 sold worldwide in its first week, following its Feb. 23 release (after she teased the track in a Mastercard commercial that aired during CBS’ broadcast of the Grammy Awards Feb. 4). SZA scores her sixth top 10 on the tally.
‘Beautiful Things’ Leads Global Excl. U.S., 2 New Top 10s
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” also logs a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 48.6 million streams (up 13%) and 5,000 sold (up 3%) outside the U.S. Feb. 23-29.
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is steady at its No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. best; Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” leaps 8-3 for its first week in the top five; Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” lifts 5-4, after hitting No. 3; and Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” falls 3-5 after hitting No. 2.
LE SSERAFIM’s “Easy” soars 47-6 on Global Excl. U.S., with 33.1 million streams (up 104%) and 2,000 sold (up 26%) outside the U.S., as the South Korean group’s new collection of the same name debuts at No. 8 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200. The act notches its second total and consecutive Global Excl. U.S. top 10, after “Perfect Night” hit No. 8 in January.
Plus, YG Marley’s “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” rises 11-10 on Global Excl. U.S., with 27.2 million streams (essentially even week-over-week) and 1,000 sold (up 11%) outside the U.S. Born in Beverly Hills, Calif., Marley is extending the chart legacy of his famous family, as he is the son of Lauryn Hill and grandson of late reggae legend Bob Marley.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated March 9, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, March 5. 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.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
