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Lady Gaga is having an excellent start to 2025, with the pop star’s Bruno Mars duet “Die With a Smile” reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — something she thanked fans for in a heartfelt TikTok posted Tuesday (Jan. 7). Holding up her camera so that she could speak directly to […]
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” tops the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a milestone 10th week apiece. In November, the song debuted as the stars’ second leader on each list.
Plus, as seasonal songs have been boxed up and brought back up to the attic, a host of year-round hits return to the top 10 on each ranking, while one reaches the region for the first time: Lola Young’s “Messy.”
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.
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.
“APT.” rules the Global 200, rebounding 5-1, with 144.8 million streams (up 3% week-over-week) and 19,000 sold (up 11%) worldwide Dec. 27, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025. The track is the fifth to top the Global 200 for double-digit weeks, joining Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (19 weeks, since December 2020; it falls from No. 1 to No. 27 on the latest list), Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (15 weeks, 2022), Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (13 weeks, 2023) and The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” (11 weeks, 2021).
Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile” jumps 10-2 on the Global 200, following eight weeks at No. 1 beginning in September. It drew 130.1 million streams (up 3%) worldwide in the latest tracking frame and has tallied over 100 million streams globally in each of the last 18 weeks, the longest such streak since the chart began.
Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” wings 20-3 on the Global 200, after three weeks at No. 1 beginning in August; Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” roars 21-4, returning to its high; and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” reheats 40-5, after three weeks at No. 1 beginning last June.
Plus, Lola Young’s “Messy” blasts 56-8 on the Global 200 with 36.1 million streams (up 20%) and 6,000 sold (up 36%) worldwide. It’s the Londoner’s first top 10, after she charted as featured on Tyler, The Creator’s “Like Him” (No. 37 peak in November).
“What I’m realizing about myself as an artist is that I’m not about the glitz and the glam – I don’t scream ‘Hollywood’,” Young recently told Billboard. “For a long time, I wanted to represent this ideal of Westernized beauty – but then I realized I’m not that. I now choose to give realness and truth. I’ve got a bit of a belly out, I f—ing swear a bunch and I have fun. And that’s what people are resonating with.”
“APT.” concurrently crowns Global Excl. U.S. (3-1) with 125.7 million streams (up 1%) and 12,000 sold (up 6%) outside the U.S. Dec. 27-Jan. 2. It becomes the fourth song to dominate for 10 or more weeks, joining Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (14 weeks) and Cyrus’ “Flowers” and Styles’ “As It Was” (13 each).
The top five ranks on Global Excl. U.S. mirror that of the Global 200, as “Die With a Smile” climbs 6-2, following eight weeks at No. 1 starting in September; Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” soars 17-3, after three weeks at No. 1 beginning in August; Abrams’ “That’s So True” surges 22-4, revisiting its high; and Carpenter’s “Espresso” climbs 27-5, after eight weeks at No. 1 beginning last May.
Also as on the Global 200, Young’s “Messy” vaults to No. 8 (from No. 48), becoming her first top 10, with 23.8 million streams (up 19%) and 3,000 sold (up 30%) outside the U.S.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Jan. 11, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Jan. 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.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” rises to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The ballad becomes Gaga’s sixth Hot 100 leader and Mars’ ninth.
The song soars from No. 17 on the Hot 100, after initially peaking at No. 2 for four weeks in November. All titles in the top 10 return to the region, a week after holiday songs decorated the top 10, and top 16 spots, for the first time. The chart’s latest data tracking week reflects Dec. 27, 2024, through Jan. 2, 2025, as consumption for Yuletide tracks annually plunges after Christmas.
“Die With a Smile” debuted at No. 3 on the Hot 100 in late August. As it leads in its 20th week on the chart, it wraps the lengthiest trip to the top since Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” took 32 weeks to hit No. 1 last March.
Highlighting her hitmaking longevity, Gaga joins select company in having earned multiple Hot 100 No. 1s in three distinct decades, as she adds her second leader of 2020s, following two each in the ‘10s and ‘00s. Previously, only Janet Jackson (‘00s, 1990s, ‘80s) and Michael Jackson (‘90s, ‘80s, ’70s) achieved the feat.
Mars likewise lands his second Hot 100 leader this decade, after “Leave the Door Open,” billed as by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), hit No. 1 in 2021.
Plus, ROSÉ and Mars’ “APT.” soars 34-5 on the Hot 100, surpassing its prior No. 8 peak, set upon its November debut. The song became BLACKPINK member ROSÉ’s first top 10 as a soloist, as she made history as the first female artist prominent in K-pop (Korean pop) to hit the top 10. She now, therefore, becomes the first such artist to reach the top five.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Jan. 11, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 7). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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The holiday season may be over, but the hits are just heating up on the ARIA Singles Chart.
As Christmas tracks retreat from their seasonal dominance, Rosé and Bruno Mars have reclaimed the crown with their smash hit “APT.,” catapulting from No. 8 back to No. 1 for an impressive eighth non-consecutive week on top. With holiday tunes swept off the charts, it’s time for pop’s biggest stars to shine again.
Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True,” a former No. 1, leaps from No. 9 to No. 2, while Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ duet “Die With A Smile” ascends to No. 3 from No. 16. The track previously peaked at No. 2.
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Other notable singles include Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” which jumps from No. 19 to No. 4 after topping the chart for two weeks in August, and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” climbing from No. 18 to No. 5. The latter spent five weeks at No. 1 during July and August.
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Sydney indie-pop duo Royel Otis debut at No. 47 with “Linger (SiriusXM Session),” a fresh take on The Cranberries’ 1994 hit “Linger.”
The Cranberries’ original version became the band’s breakthrough single in the U.S., peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1994 and stayed on the charts for 24 weeks. It remains one of their most iconic tracks, blending alternative rock with orchestral elements and highlighting Dolores O’Riordan’s ethereal vocals. Royel Otis’ 2024 album Pratts & Pain earned two ARIA Awards last November.
On the ARIA Albums Chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet continues to dominate, securing its eighth non-consecutive week at No. 1. The album’s standout tracks “Espresso” and “Taste” return to the top 10, climbing to No. 8 and No. 10 respectively.
Ed Sheeran’s greatest hits compilation +–=÷× (Tour Collection) rises from No. 12 to No. 6, spurred by the release of a limited-edition vinyl. The album, which peaked at No. 4 in October, showcases six of Ed’s Australian No. 1 singles, including “Shape of You” and “Bad Habits.”
SZA’s SOS secures a 12th nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 11), continuing to profit from its deluxe reissue on Dec. 20 with 15 additional tracks. The set surged 15-1 on the Jan. 4 chart, following the reissue (dubbed SOS Deluxe: LANA). The set was originally released on Dec. 9, 2022, as a 23-track album and spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in late 2022 and early 2023. All versions of the album, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting.
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SOS earned 130,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 2 (down 27%), according to Luminate.
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Jan. 11, 2025-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Jan. 7). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter and Instagram.
Of SOS’ 130,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Jan. 2, SEA units comprise 125,500 (down 25%, equaling 166.31 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it holds at No. 1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart), traditional album sales comprise 4,000 (down 59%, falling 23-36 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 500 (down 63%).
With a 12th total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, SOS has the most weeks atop the chart for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman, or an R&B album by a woman, since Whitney Houston’s self-titled set tallied 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1986. (Honorable mention to the Houston-led soundtrack to The Bodyguard, which logged 20 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 1992-93. The 12-track album has six songs by Houston and six songs by other artists.)
The last R&B/hip-hop album with at least 12 weeks atop the Billboard 200 was Drake’s Views, which notched 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2016 (May 21-Oct. 8). The last R&B album with at least 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 was The Bodyguard, with its 20-week reign. (R&B/hip-hop and R&B albums are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top R&B Albums charts, respectively.)
As we move farther away from Christmas (Dec. 25), and with the chart’s latest tracking week covering the Dec. 27, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025 frame, no holiday albums dot the entire top 100 of the 200-title deep chart. A week ago, six of the top 10, and 32 of the top 100, were holiday efforts. In turn, on the latest chart, nonseasonal sets race up the list — many with week-over-week declines in activity — as the chart shakes off the festive last bits of merriment.
Kendrick Lamar’s former No. 1 GNX climbs 5-2 (70,000 equivalent album units earned; down 9%), Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Short n’ Sweet jumps 12-3 (56,000; down 7%), the Wicked film soundtrack flies 8-4 (49,000; down 31%) and Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft vaults 14-5 (46,000; down 16%).
Taylor Swift’s former leader The Tortured Poets Department moves 7-6 (44,000 equivalent album units; down 40%) and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess rises 16-7 (41,000; down 20%).
To close out the top 10 at Nos. 8-10, three titles that were outside the top 20 a week ago all rush back to the top 10. Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time jumps 29-8 (nearly 41,000; up 10%), Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us bounces 25-9 (40,000; up 2%) and Tyler, The Creator’s former No. 1 CHROMAKOPIA drives 27-10 (38,000; down less than 1%).
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
Wayne Osmond, the second-oldest of the legendary Osmonds, died on Jan. 1. He was 73 years old.
Wayne, one of nine Osmond siblings, started a barbershop quartet in 1958 alongside his brothers Alan, Merrill and Jay. After getting discovered from a Disneyland performance, the boys were cast over a seven-year period on NBC’s The Andy Williams Show beginning in 1962. When brothers Jimmy and Donny joined the group, they became known as the Osmonds and were standout teen idols throughout the ‘70s.
The Osmonds formed in their hometown of Ogden, Utah. Their mother, Olive, reflected on their origin, born of their Mormon faith, in a 1976 interview, as recounted in Fred Bronson’s The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. “The church encourages talent, beginning with such things as singing, sports and speeches when the children are small,” she mused. “That’s how the four boys started singing together.”
The Osmonds charted four top 10s, among 10 top 40 hits, on the Billboard Hot 100, including the 1971 No. 1 “One Bad Apple.” Alan and Merrill Osmond co-wrote “Down by the Lazy River” (No. 4, 1972), the group’s biggest self-penned hit. The act achieved its top-charting album on the Billboard 200 with Phase-III, which reached No. 10 in 1972. The Osmonds tallied 13 titles on the tally through 2008.
Following 13 Hot 100 hits in 1971-76, the Osmonds disbanded in the summer of 1980. They reformed in 1982, minus Donny, and logged 11 entries on the Hot Country Songs chart, through 1986, led by their introductory hit at the format, the top 20-peaking “I Think About Your Lovin’.”
Amid the Osmonds’ chart dominance as a group, Donny scored solo success, earning five Hot 100 top 10s in 1971-73, including the three-week No. 1 “Go Away Little Girl,” which led seven months after “One Bad Apple.” After a 13-year-break from the chart, he returned and marched to No. 2 in 1989 with “Soldier of Love.”
Plus, Donny and sister Marie Osmond notched seven Hot 100 hits in 1974-78, including two top 10s. Marie forged her own successful career in country, running up four Hot Country Songs No. 1s in 1973-86.
On Jan. 2, Donny shared a heartfelt tribute on X, writing, “Wayne brought so much light, laughter and love to everyone who knew him, especially me. He was the ultimate optimist and was loved by everyone. I’m sure I speak on behalf of every one of us siblings when I state that we were fortunate to have Wayne as a brother.”
Below, browse the Osmonds’ 10 biggest career hits as a group on the Hot 100.
The Osmonds’ Biggest Billboard Hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Hot 100 chart from its Aug. 4, 1958, inception, through Jan. 4, 2025. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods.
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Three Days Grace notches its 18th No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart – and its first featuring vocals from original frontman Adam Gontier since “Misery Loves My Company” in 2013 – as “Mayday” lifts two spots to the top of the Jan. 11-dated tally.
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The band moves to within one spot of the all-time No. 1 record on Mainstream Rock Airplay, which began in 1981, behind only Shinedown’s 19 leaders.
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19, Shinedown
18, Three Days Grace
15, Five Finger Death Punch
14, Foo Fighters
14, Metallica
13, Godsmack
13, Van Halen
12, Disturbed
11, Linkin Park
Of Three Days Grace’s 18 Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s, 11 have been with Gontier, the group’s original lead singer, beginning with “Just Like You” in 2004. Following his departure in 2013, succeeding frontman Matt Walst racked up six rulers as the band’s sole vocalist, starting in 2014 with “Painkiller.”
“Mayday” is the first single since Gontier rejoined the band, with the singers trading vocals.
Meanwhile, “Mayday” rules in its sixth week on Mainstream Rock Airplay, completing Three Days Grace’s swiftest rise to No. 1 since “Chalk Outline” wrapped a four-week sprint in 2012.
Concurrently, “Mayday” ascends 37-36 on Alternative Airplay, marking the band’s highest charted entry since “The High Road,” which peaked at No. 24 in 2013. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, “Mayday” leaps 6-2 with 3.9 million audience impressions, up 6%, in the week ending Jan. 2, according to Luminate. That’s the band’s highest spot in the standings since “The Good Life” was No. 1 for six weeks in 2010.
On the most recently published multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs list (dated Jan. 4, reflecting data tracked Dec. 20-26, 2024), “Mayday” ranked at No. 4, after debuting at its No. 2 best on the Dec. 7-dated survey. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 871,000 official U.S. streams.
“Mayday” is currently a standalone single, with Three Days Grace recording its eighth studio album and first since 2022’s Explosions. The new set will mark Gontier’s first with the band since 2012’s Transit of Venus.
All Billboard charts dated Jan. 11 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Gracie Abrams‘ “That’s So True” has returned to the top spot on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart for a sixth non-consecutive week. Following a three-week stint at No. 1 for Wham!‘s 1984 classic “Last Christmas” over the festive period, Abrams’ single returns to the top for 2025’s opening week (Jan. 3). “That’s So True” first […]
Ed Sheeran has secured his eighth No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with his greatest hits compilation +–=÷× (Tour Collection). The collection is made up of Sheeran’s hits from his Mathematical series of records: 2011’s + (Plus), 2014’s × (Multiply), 2017’s ÷ (Divide), 2021’s = (Equals) and 2023’s – (Subtract). A number of […]
It’s a battle between SOS and Christmas this week on the Canadian Billboard charts. SZA’s new deluxe edition of her 2022 award-winner has pushed SOS back to the top spot on the Billboard 200. But in Canada, Michael Bublé’s Christmas continues to reign at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, with SOS rising […]