Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Tops Billboard Global Charts for Fourth Week Each
Written by djfrosty on March 11, 2024
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” remains the biggest song in the world, as it adds a fourth week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.
Meanwhile, “End of Beginning” by singer-songwriter/actor Djo bounds to the top 10 of the Global 200 (15-6) and Global Excl. U.S. (20-7), while FloyyMenor and Cris Mj’s “Gata Only” jumps to the Global Excl. U.S. top 10 (19-10).
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.
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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 Leads Global 200, Djo Hits Top 10
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” released on Night Street/Warner Records, logs a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 77.6 million streams (up 9%) and 16,000 sold (down 46%) worldwide March 1-7.
Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival,” featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, rebounds to its No. 2 Global 200 high, from No. 3; Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” drops 2-3, two weeks after spending a frame at No. 1; Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” keeps at its No. 4 best; and Tate McRae’s “Greedy” rises 7-5, after two weeks on top beginning in November.
Plus, Djo’s “End of Beginning” vaults 15-6 on the Global 200. The first global chart entry by the singer-songwriter and actor – real name Joe Keery, who has starred in Netflix’s Stranger Things and FX’s Fargo, among other roles – drew 47.3 million streams (up 43%) and sold 1,000 (up 57%) worldwide.
On Global Excl. U.S., the track soars 20-7, led by 33.6 million streams (up 54%) outside the U.S.
‘Beautiful Things’ Rules Global Excl. U.S., 2 New Top 10s
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” posts a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 54.2 million streams and 6,000 sold (up 11% in each metric) outside the U.S. March 1-7.
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” holds at its No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. best; Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” repeats at its No. 3 high; Tate McRae’s “Greedy” climbs 7-4, after five weeks at the summit beginning in December; and Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” dips 4-5, after hitting No. 3.
Additionally, FloyyMenor and Cris Mj’s “Gata Only” hits the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, surging 19-10 with 33.7 million streams (up 20%) outside the U.S. The song is the first top 10 on the chart for both Chilean artists, and leads the Chile Songs chart for a fourth week.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated March 16, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, March 12. 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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