Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds of a Feather’ Perches Atop Global Charts for Second Week
Written by djfrosty on August 19, 2024
Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” spends a second week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. A week earlier, the song became her first leader on each list.
Plus, Hanumankind and Kalmi’s “Big Dawgs” bounds to No. 9 on the Global 200 and No. 8 on Global Excl. U.S. It marks the first top 10 on the rankings for the respective rapper and producer, both from India.
The 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.
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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.
“Birds of a Feather” repeats atop the Global 200 with 85.5 million streams (up 9%) and 16,000 sold (up 129%) worldwide Aug. 9-15. Helping boost its profile, Eilish performed the song at the 2024 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony Aug. 11 in Los Angeles, where the next summer games will be held in 2028.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” holds at No. 2 on the Global 200, following three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in June; Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” returns to its No. 3 high, from No. 4; Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” rises 6-4, after spending two weeks on top starting in June; and Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” climbs 7-5, becoming the third of her six top 10s to go top five.
Hanumankind and Kalmi’s breakthrough hit “Big Dawgs” blasts 17-9 on the Global 200, as well as 13-8 on Global Excl. U.S. It drew 59.3 million streams (up 15%) and sold 5,000 (up 7%) worldwide in the tracking week, with 45.3 million streams and 2,000 sold outside the U.S. The track has also hit the top 10 on multiple tallies in Billboard’s Hits of the World charts menu, including India Songs, where it keeps at its No. 3 high.
“Birds of a Feather” concurrently flies highest on Global Excl. U.S. with 62.7 million streams (up 9%) and 7,000 sold (up 131%) outside the U.S. Aug. 9-15.
Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” reaches a new No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. best, jumping from No. 4; Carpenter’s “Espresso” holds at No. 3, following eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in May; Jimin’s “Who” slips 2-4 after logging two weeks at No. 1 earlier in August; and Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” pushes 6-5, following two weeks at the summit beginning in June.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 24, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 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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