State Champ Radio Taylor Swift Makes History With Top 6 Songs, All From ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version),’ on Billboard Global 200 Chart
Written by djfrosty on November 6, 2023
Taylor Swift’s “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 songs chart (dated Nov. 11). Swift claims the top six songs on the survey – a first in the chart’s three-year-plus history. She one-ups the prior mark, which she also held, as she swept the top five on the Global 200 dated Nov. 5, 2022, when her album Midnights made its chart start.
The top six songs on the latest Global 200 are from Swift’s newest rerecorded album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which bounds in atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming her 13th No. 1 set, extending her mark for the most among women.
Swift also becomes the first artist to score new Global 200 No. 1s in consecutive weeks, as her new leader follows the coronation of her “Cruel Summer” a week earlier.
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.
Six-cess: Swift Scores Record on Global 200
“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” premieres at No. 1 on the Global 200 with 63.7 million streams and 7,000 sold worldwide in its first week (Oct. 27-Nov. 2). Swift earns her fourth No. 1 on the chart, following “Cruel Summer” a week ago and two songs that, like her latest, debuted on top: “Anti-Hero” led for four weeks beginning in November 2022 and “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” reigned for a week in November 2021.
Swift breaks out of a tie with Olivia Rodrigo for the most Global 200 No. 1s among women. Overall, she ties Bad Bunny for the most among all soloists; among all acts, their four each trail only BTS’ seven.
As noted above, “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” leads six songs from 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in the Global 200’s top six spots. Here’s a recap of their ranks, and worldwide streaming totals in the tracking week:
- No. 1: “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” 63.7 million streams worldwide
- No. 2: “Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” 55.9 million
- No. 3: “Slut! (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” 55 million
- No. 4: “Say Don’t Go (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” 53.4 million
- No. 5: “Style (Taylor’s Version),” 52 million
- No. 6: “Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version),” 46.3 million
Swift additionally starts at No. 9 on the Global 200 with “Blank Space (Taylor’s Version),” also from 1989 (Taylor’s Version), led by 45.2 million streams.
With seven new top 10 Global 200 hits, Swift ups her count to 24 top 10s since the chart began. She passes Bad Bunny (19) and ranks behind only Drake (35) for the most.
(Among the onslaught of Swift’s new top 10s, “Cruel Summer” falls to No. 11 on the Global 200.)
Quintero Continues Atop Global Excl. U.S.
Iñigo Quintero’s “Si No Estás” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 51.6 million streams (down 5%) and 1,000 sold (down 9%) outside the U.S. Oct. 27-Nov. 2. The piano-pop song is the first entry on the ranking for the Spanish singer-songwriter.
Jung Kook’s “Seven” featuring Latto keeps at No. 2 following nine weeks at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S. beginning in July; Tate McRae’s “Greedy” is steady at its No. 3 high; and Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” rebounds 5-4, following two weeks on top starting in September.
Plus, Swift debuts three songs in the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, all from 1989 (Taylor’s Version): “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” at No. 5 (32.1 million streams outside the U.S.); “Style (Taylor’s Version),” at No. 7 (30.7 million); and “Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” at No. 10 (27.9 million).
Swift now boasts 14 Global Excl. U.S. top 10s, moving her closer to Bad Bunny’s record 18 since the chart began.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Nov. 11, 2023) will update on Billboard.com Tuesday (Nov. 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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