Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ Tops Both Billboard Global Charts
Written by djfrosty on May 19, 2025
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” is the biggest song in the world, as it adds a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, while topping the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey for the first time.
The Billboard 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.
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“Ordinary” leads the Global 200 with 69.5 million streams (up 5% week-over-week) and 12,000 sold (up 6%) worldwide May 9-15.
The entire Global 200’s top five holds in place from a week earlier: “Die With a Smile” at No. 2, after 18 weeks at No. 1 starting last September (second only to the 19 weeks at No. 1 for Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” since the chart began); ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 3, after 12 weeks at No. 1 starting in November; Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” at No. 4, following three weeks at No. 1 last August; and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” at No. 5, after it logged seven weeks on top beginning in February 2024.
Elsewhere in the Global 200’s top 10, The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s “Timeless” soars 28-10, thanks to a 35% surge to 37.9 million streams worldwide after a remix adding Doechii was released May 9. The song peaked at No. 3 upon its debut last October.
“Ordinary” ascends 2-1 on Global Excl. U.S. with 49.1 million streams (up 7%) and 5,000 sold (up 2%) outside the U.S. As on the Global 200, Warren earns his first leader on Global Excl. U.S.
“Die With a Smile” drops to No. 2 after 17 weeks atop Global Excl. U.S. starting last September. Only “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, which holds at No. 3, has led longer: 19 weeks, beginning in November.
“Birds of a Feather” rises 5-4 on Global Excl. U.S., following three weeks at No. 1 last August, and JENNIE’s “like JENNIE” slips 4-5, after hitting No. 3.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated May 24, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, May 20. 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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