Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Tops Global 200 Chart for Sweet 16th Week
Written by djfrosty on April 14, 2025
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” tallies a 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song also adds for a 13th week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey. The ballad first led both lists last September.
Plus Drake’s “Nokia” hits the Global 200’s top 10, rising 13-8, and W Sound, Beéle & Ovy On the Drums’ “La Plena (W Sound 05)” reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, thumping 14-9.
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.
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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.
“Die With a Smile” continues atop the Global 200 with 91.3 million streams (down 4% week-over-week) and 6,000 sold (down 3%) worldwide April 4-10. At 16 weeks, the song solely claims the second-longest No. 1 run since the chart began:
- 19 weeks at No. 1, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2020-25)
- 16 weeks, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
- 15 weeks, “As It Was,” Harry Styles (2022)
- 14 weeks, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus (2023)
- 12 weeks, “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
“APT.” holds at No. 2 on the Global 200; Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” keeps at its No. 3 high; Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” flutters 5-4 following three weeks at No. 1 last August; and Doechii’s “Anxiety” dips 4-5 after reaching No. 3.
Drake’s “Nokia” surges 13-8 on the Global 200. It drew 39.9 million streams (up 9%) and sold 12,000 (up 28%) worldwide April 4-10, after its official video premiered March 31. Drake adds record-extending 36th top 10 since the chart began, lifting him further past runner-up Taylor Swift (33).
“Die With a Smile” collects a 13th week at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S., with 74 million streams (down 7%) and 3,000 sold (down 8%) outside the U.S. The song ties for the third-longest domination in the chart’s archives:
- 19 weeks at No. 1, “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
- 14 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2021-25)
- 13 weeks, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
- 13 weeks, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus (2023)
- 13 weeks, “As It Was,” Harry Styles (2022)
“APT.” is steady at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S.; “Ordinary” holds at its No. 3 high; “Birds of a Feather” lifts 6-4, after three weeks at No. 1 last August; and JENNIE’s “like JENNIE” slips 4-5 after hitting No. 3 high.
Plus, all-Colombian collaboration “La Plena (W Sound 05)” bounds 14-9 on Global Excl. U.S. with 35.7 million streams (up 8%) outside the U.S. Billed to W Sound, Beéle & Ovy On the Drums, the track marks the first top 10 for each act (with W Sound the team-up series between Westcol and Ovy on the Drums).
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated April 19, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, April 15. 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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