Doja Cat, Jung Kook Lead Global Charts, V, Olivia Rodrigo Add Top 10s
Written by djfrosty on September 18, 2023
Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart (dated Sept. 16), while BTS member Jung Kook’s “Seven,” featuring Latto, adds a ninth week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, encompassing its entire run on the ranking so far.
Elsewhere, BTS’ V launches at No. 3 on Global Excl. U.S. and No. 4 on the Global 200 with “Slow Dancing,” while Olivia Rodrigo logs four songs in the Global 200’s top 10 and two in the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, sparked by the arrival her new album, Guts.
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.
Second Coat of ‘Paint’ Atop Global 200
Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” adds a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 88.7 million streams (up 6%) and 11,000 sold (down 5%) worldwide Sept. 8-14.
Jung Kook’s “Seven,” featuring Latto, holds at No. 2 on the Global 200, after spending its first seven weeks on the chart at No. 1.
Olivia Rodrigo claims four songs in the Global 200’s top 10: “Vampire” (10-3, after it debuted atop the chart and led for two weeks in July); “Bad Idea Right?” (32-5, surpassing its prior No. 7 best); “Get Him Back!” (No. 7 debut); and “All-American Bitch” (No. 9 debut). The songs drew 55.4 million, 46.2 million, 44.1 million and 38.1 million streams worldwide, respectively.
Rodrigo ups her total to eight career Global 200 top 10s, with her four latest from her new album Guts, which premieres at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200.
V’s “Slow Dancing” waltzes onto the Global 200 at No. 4 with 57.1 million streams and 54,000 sold worldwide in its first week. It’s his first solo top 10, after he hit a previous No. 12 best with “Love Me Again” in August.
V becomes the fifth member of BTS to hit the Global 200 top 10 solo. Here’s a recap, ranked by peak position, of BTS members’ eight top 10s (including one No. 1) on the chart outside the act, with BTS as a group having tallied 11 top 10s (including seven No. 1s):
- “Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, No. 1 (seven weeks), July 2023
- “Like Crazy,” Jimin, No. 2, April 2023
- “Slow Dancing,” V, No. 4, September 2023
- “Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 5, July 2022
- “That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 5, May 2022
- “Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8, April 2023
- “Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 9, December 2022
- “The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 10, November 2022
Nine Weeks for ‘Seven’ at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.
Jung Kook’s “Seven,” featuring Latto, tops the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a ninth week, with, fittingly for its title, 77.7 million streams (down 7%), as well as 2,000 sold (down 41%) outside the U.S. Sept. 8-14.
Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” notches a third week at its No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. high.
V’s “Slow Dancing” enters Global Excl. U.S. at No. 3 with 52.1 million streams and 35,000 sold outside the U.S.
As V achieves his second Global Excl. U.S. top 10 solo, here’s a rundown, ranked by peak position, of BTS members’ 12 top 10s (including one No. 1) on the survey outside the group – a total that one-ups BTS’ 11 top 10s (including seven No. 1s):
- “Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, No. 1 (nine weeks to date), July 2023
- “Like Crazy,” Jimin, No. 2, April 2023
- “Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 2, July 2022
- “That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 2, May 2022
- “Slow Dancing,” V, No. 4, September 2023
- “Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 4, December 2022
- “Love Me Again,” V, No. 6 (to date), August 2023
- “The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 6, November 2022
- “Rainy Days,” V, No. 8 (to date), August 2023
- “Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8, April 2023
- “Stay Alive,” Jung Kook, No. 8, February 2022
- “Vibe,” TAEYANG feat. Jimin, No. 9, January 2023
Myke Towers’ “LaLa” dips 3-4 after it led Global Excl. U.S. for a week in July, while Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” flies 12-5, following a week at No. 1 in July, and her “Bad Idea Right?” vaults 47-9, besting its prior No. 17 high and becoming her fifth top 10 on the chart. “Vampire” drew 33.4 million streams and “Bad Idea Right?” attracted 24.6 million outside the U.S.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Sept. 23, 2023) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Sept. 19). 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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