Miley Cyrus' monster hit 'Flowers' tops the United World Chart for an incredible 14th consecutive week with 352,000 points including 190,000 from streaming, 40,000 from sales and 122,000 from airplay for a total of 6,775,000, and is the #1 song of 2023 so far, lifting 379-335 this week on the All Time chart! "Flowers" is the lead single from Miley's 8th studio album, 'Endless Summer Vacation', and was released on Friday 13, 2023 via Columbia Records. The track is a massive success, and broke the record for the most-streamed song in a single week in Spotify history with 96 Million listens, going on to break its own record in its 2nd week, drawing another 115M incredible streams! "Flowers" became the fastest song to reach 100 Million plays on Spotify globally in less than 7 days, breaking the record previously held by BTS's "Butter" (8 days)! It is also the fastest song to reach 200M, 300M, 400M, 500M, 600M, 700M, 800M & 900 streams on Spotify! "Flowers" is the most streamed song of the first quarter of 2023, and spent its 1st 6 weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US, the first song to top both charts for 6 consecutive weeks since Harry Styles’ “As It Was” reigned atop both for 9 weeks in a row in April-June 2022. This week "Flowers" dips 1-2 on the Billboard Global 200 after 12 weeks atop the Global 200, the third-longest run at #1 since the Global 200 began, after only Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (15 weeks, 2022) and Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (13 weeks, 2020-23)! "Flowers" has so far scored 8 weeks with over 100M streams, the most frames over 100M from a song’s debut since The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” which scored 9 weeks of over 100 million globally in 2021. During its first 3 weeks, "Flowers" gained 179.1, 217.1 and 185.6 million streams worldwide consecutively, the 5th, 2nd and 4th biggest weeks ever for a song in Billboard Global 200 history! “Flowers” adds a 13th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, matching Harry Styles’ “As It Was” for the longest reign since the list began in September 2020!
"Flowers" holds at #3 this week on the Billboard Hot 100 after 8 non consecutive weeks at #1, scoring Miley's 2nd #1 after "Wrecking Ball in 2013! "Flowers" is the 1st song by a woman this decade with multiple weeks over 100M in airplay! It's the best-selling song in the US in 2023 so far in pure sales! In Canada, "Flowers debuted at #1 on the Canadian Hot 100, Miley's 2nd chart-topper after "Wrecking Ball", and scores a 14th week at #1!
"Flowers" landed atop the Official UK Singles Chart with 92,000 chart units, powered by its 9.9 million streams, the biggest first week since Harry Styles' "As It Was" in April 2022! The song outdid itself in its 2nd week at #1, scoring 121,000 chart units and over 13 Million streams! It's Miley's' third UK #1 after "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball", both from 2013. "Flowers" is #9 this week after 2 weeks at #2 and 10 straight weeks at #1, and has already been certified Platinum for 600,000 sales units in Gt. Britain! It's the N1 song of 2023 in the UK! In Australia "Flowers" debuted atop the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Cyrus's first #1 single ever, and held atop the chart for a 12th week, holding at #2 this week! It's the #1 song down under of 2023 so far! The song debuted at #2 in Germany and lifted to #1 in its 2nd week then slipped back to #2. It holds at #3 in its 14th week on the chart! It has also reached #1 in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan (Billboard), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & Vietnam! The Song has so far reached #2 in Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, Suriname & Ukraine, #3 in Argentina, Ecuador, Honduras & Italy, #4 in Colombia & India, #5 in Chile, #6 in Uruguay, #8 in Indonesia & Nicaragua, #9 in Taiwan & #10 in Puerto Rico! It has already been certified Diamond in France (333,333) and 3x Platinum in Australia (210,000), Canada (240,000) & Spain (180,000), 2x Platinum in New Zealand (60,000), Poland (100,000) & Switzerland (40,000), Platinum in Austria (30,000), Denmark (90,000), Greece (2M streams), Italy (100,000), Mexico (210,000, Portugal (10,000), Sweden (8M streams) and the UK (600,000) and Gold in Germany (200,000)!
"Ella Baila Sola" by Eslabon Armado and PesonPluma scores this week's largest points increase on the United World chart, up 5-2 with 257,000 points! The song lifts 3-1 on the billboard Global 200 chart with 95.2 million streams (up 27%) and 3,000 sold (up 74%) worldwide April 14-20. The song went viral on TikTok and became the first regional Mexican song in history to reach the top 5 of the US Billboard Hot 100, up 10-5 this week, as well as the first to top the Billboard Global 200. Eslabon Armado, from California, and Peso Pluma, from Mexico, both top the Global 200 for the first time as artists. It’s also the fourth all-Spanish-language leader on the list, following Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG,” which ruled for a week upon its debut in March; Bizarrap and Quevedo’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” (4 weeks, 2022); and “Dákiti” by Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez (now Jhayco; (3 weeks in 2020). The song reached #1 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart for the week of 15 April 2023. It reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of 29 April 2023, the first regional Mexican song in the top 10 of chart,and the highest position for any Mexican artist. It hasz reached #1 in Colombia & Mexico, #3 in Bolivia, #4 in Ecuador, #12 in Chile and #18 in Peru! The song has been certified 4x Platinum (Latin) by the RIAA for 240,000 sales units!
"La Bebe" by 23 year-old reggaeton star Yng Lvcas lifts 4-3 on the United World chart with 244,000 points in its 5th week on the list! “La Bebe” lifts 4-3 for a new high on this week's Billboard Global 200 and lifts 17-12 on the US Hot 100! It has so far reached #1 in Mexico, #2 in Ecuador & America on Hot Latin Songs, #3 in Bolivia, #4 in Colombia & Peru, #6 in Chile, #8 in Honduras, #20 in Argentina & #86 in Spain!
"Kill Bill" by SZA dips 3-4 with 243,000 points in its 19th week on the United World chart after debuting and peaking at #1! "Kill Bill" is from SZA's 2nd studio album, 'SOS' and gets its title from Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), a martial arts film duology about wanting revenge on an ex-boyfriend by murdering him and his new girlfriend out of jealousy. The critically acclaimed song achieved major success on streaming services, becoming SZA's first No. 1 on the US Streaming Songs and Billboard Global 200 chart! The song held at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 for 2 whole weeks and holds at #4 this week! "Kill Bill" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #3 and spent 8 weeks at #2, before reaching #1 for the 1st time this week! It's her first No. 1 on the chart ever and this week's top streaming and sales gainer with 28.3M streams and 5,000 downloads sold! On US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, "Kill Bill" broke the record for the longest time a female lead artist spent on top, with 17 weeks. The song has reached #1 in six countries including Australia (Sza's 1st #1), Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines & Singapore! It hit #3 in Canada, Ireland & the UK, #4 in Iceland, Japan on the Overseas Billboard chart & Vietnam, #5 in Greece, Norway, Portugal & Sweden, #7 in Denmark, #8 in South Africa, #9 in Luxembourg, #10 in Slovakia, #12 in India & Switzerland, #15 in Hungary & the Netherlands, #16 in Finland, #17 in Germany and #19 in Austria! The song has been certified 3x Platinum in the US for 3M units, 2x Platinum in Australia (140,000) & New Zealand (60,000), Platinum in the UK (600,000 units) and gold in Denmark (45,000), France (100,000), Poland (25,000) & Portugal (5,000)! It has been certified Platinum for streaming in Greece (2M streams) and Gold in Sweden (4M streams)!
"Die For You" by The Weeknd slips to 5 from its peak position at #2 on the United World Chart, earning another 229,000 points, powered by its new Remix with Ariana Grande! "Die For You" is from Abel's 3rd studio album 'Starboy' (2016). Following the release of the remix with Ariana Grande, the song went viral on TikTok and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 7th No. 1 hit for both The Weeknd and Grande! It broke the record for longest climb to number one on the Hot 100 for a non-holiday song in history over 6 years after release. It also broke the record for the longest wait between Hot 100 number one singles from the same album (6 years and 2 months). The Weeknd joined Michael Jackson as the only male soloists in history to have multiple number one hits on the Hot 100 from three albums. Grande surpassed Paul McCartney as the artist with the most #1 duets in Hot 100 history! "Die For You" dips 7-8 this week on the Hot 100 after previously topping the chart, dips 5-6 on the Billboard Global 200 after peaking at #2 and rebounds to 6 on the Billboard Global Excl.US. The song also topped the weekly charts in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam and landed at #2 in Canada, Japan on the Hot Overseas Billboard chart, Luxembourg and New Zealand, #3 in Greece & Indonesia, #4 in Lithuania, #6 in Norway, #7 in Romania & South Africa, #8 in Sweden, #10 in France, #11 in Peru & Poland, #13 in Croatia, Hong Kong & Taiwan, #18 in Mexico, #25 in Bolivia & Brazil, #39 in Suriname, #40 in Belgium and #160 in Korea. The original Song has been certified 8x Platinum in Canada (640,000), 5x Platinum in the US for 5 Million units, 3x Platinum in New Zealand (90,000), 2x Platinum in Australia (140,000), Greece (4M streams), & Portugal (20,000), Platinum in Denmark (90,000), France (200k), Italy (100k), Poland (50,000) and the UK (600,000) and Gold in Germany (200,000) & Spain (30k).
New Korean singing sensation Fifty Fifty lifts 11-6 on the United World chart, earning another 199,000 points in its 3rd week on the chart! "Cupid" has so far reached #9 on the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. US. The song is the group's first top-10 hit on the Billboard Global charts, making Fifty Fifty the 5th Korean group to enter the chart's top-10 after BTS, Blackpink, Big Bang, and NewJeans. "Cupid" has reached #1 in Malaysia & Singapore, #2 in Indonesia & the Philippines (Billboard chart), #3 in Vietnam, #7 in New Zealand, #9 in Australia & Sweden, #11 in Korea, #14 in Hong Kong, #20 in Canada, #26 in the UK, #32 in Ireland and Korea, #70 in Lithuania, #85 in the netherlands and #86 in Portugal! In the United States, the song initially debuted at #8 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and debuted at #12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart! It has so far reached #50 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's first entry on the chart. They are the fastest Korean act to enter the chart and the sixth Korean group to do so after Wonder Girls, BTS, Blackpink, Twice, and New Jeans!
'TQG' (an acronym for "Te Quedó Grande") by KaRoL G & Shakira holds at 7 in its 8th week on the United World chart with 198,000 points! “TQG” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 158.4 million streams and 10,000 sold worldwide in the Feb. 24-March 2 tracking week as per Luminate, the 10th-best streaming week since the Global 200 began! "TQG” is #10 this week on the Billboard Global 200 and #9 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The collab is from Karol G’s new album 'Mañana Será Bonito', which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, becoming the first all-Spanish-language leader by a woman in the chart’s history! 'TQG' is Karol G's first Global 200 No. 1 after 4 top 10s, following “Provenza” (No. 6, May 2022); “MAMIII,” with Becky G (No. 4, March 2022); and “Bichota” (No. 7, January 2021). It's also Shakira's first Global 200 leader since the chart began, after her and Bizarrap’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” debuted at its No. 2 where it held for three weeks in January, marking her first top 10. "TQG" debuted at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated March 11, 2023, becoming Karol G's 1st and Shakira's 6th top ten on the chart, and debuted atop the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, becoming Karol's 6th and Shakira's 13th number one on the chart. The song has hit #1 in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain & Uruguay! It has reached #2 in Argentina, Bolivia & Guatemala, #3 in Brazil, #5 in Switzerland, #8 in Venezuela, #11 in Luxembourg, #12 in Portugal, #13 in Hungary, #19 in Sweden, #24 in New Zealand, #25 in Croatia, #30 in Suriname, #33 in Canada, #40 in Ireland, #44 in Italy, #46 in Greece and #100 in France!
Nigerian Superstar Rema's "Calm Down" with Selena Gomez slips 6-8 on the United World Chart, after peaking at 5, earning another 194,000 points in its 34th week on the chart! "Calm Down" is from Rema's debut studio album 'Rave & Roses' (2022), and was released on February 11, 2022, via Jonzing World and Mavin as the album's 2nd single. The song charted across Europe, reaching number one on the Belgian Ultratop 50, Dutch Top 40 and Dutch Single Top 100. The hugely successful remix with Selena Gomez was released on 25 August, 2022 and went straight to #1 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart and peaked at #3 on the Global 200 chart! The song is #7 on this week's Global 200 and #8 on the Billboard Global Excl.US! The new Remix version has been #1 on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart for 34 weeks and is the longest-charting #1 single of All Time! It has so far reached #1 in Belgium, Canada, India, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa & Switzerland, #2 in Bulgaria & France, #4 in the Billboard UK, #5 in Ireland, #6 in Hungary & Nicaragua, #7 in New Zealand, #8 in Chile & Malaysia, #9 in Paraguay and #10 in Latvia! “Calm Down” has been certified Diamond in France for 333,333 units, 5x Platinum in Canada (400,000, 3x Platinum in Portugal, (30,000), 2x Platinum in Belgium (80,000), Poland (100,000) & Spain (120,000), Platinum in Italy (100,000), the UK (600,000) and the US (1M) and Gold in Austria (15.000), Denmark (45,000), Germany (200,000), the Netherlands (40,000) and New Zealand (15,000)! Its also been certified Gold in Greece for 1M streams!
Metro Boomin's dope track "Creepin" with The Weeknd and 21 Savage holds at 9 on the United World Chart, after scoring another 181,000 points in its 20th week on the chart! Creepin'" was released via Republic Records and Boominati Worldwide as the lead single from Metro Boomin's amazing starstudded 2nd studio album, 'Heroes & Villains', on December 5, 2022. It prominently interpolates "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) by Mario Winans featuring Enya and PDiddy which in turn samples the synthesizer riff from Enya's song "Boadicea". "Creepin'" also includes background vocals from Winans from the sample, as well as Travis Scott, who is a close friend and frequent collaborator of all three artists. "Creepin'" reached #3 on the Billboard Global 200, and #3 on the Billboard hot 100! The song hit #1 in Canada, Greece, Lithuania, Malaysia, Russia & Singapore, #2 in Belgium (Wallonia), Lebanon, MENA, the Netherlands, Poland & Romania, #3 in Denmark, Luxemburg & South Africa, #4 in Portugal & Slovakia, #5 in Suriname, #6 in New Zealand & Switzerland, #7 Australia, Czech Republic, Norway & the UK, #8 France, Ireland & Sweden, #10 in Germany, #11 in Hungary, #13 in Austria, #14 in Croatia & Finland, #17 in the Philippines, #27 in Ukraine & Vietnam and #37 in Italy! "Creepin'" has so far been certified 3x Platinum in Canada (240,000), 2x Platinum in Greece (4M streams), Platinum in France (200,000), New Zealand (30,000), Portugal (10,000) and the US (1M), Gold in Denmark (45,000), Italy (50,000), Poland (25,000) and the UK (400,000)!
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny's new regional mexican smash hit "Unx100to" scores this week's Hot Shot debut on the United World chart, landing at #10 with 168,000 points! Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera join forces for the 1st time returning to the Desert in their ‘Un x100to’ Performance Video! Outside of a desolate ranch, the musicians sing about using the last 1% of their phone battery to call their exes. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Bad Bunny expressed his love for the band and explained how important it is for the world to be exposed to other Latin music genres besides "reggaeton and perreo and urban music". The artist posted a TikTok of him dancing to the song on April 16, 2023, his first appearance on the app in four months. Produced by Latin "hitmaker" Edgar Barrer and Puerto Rican-Dominican producer Mag Borrero, the song features a fusion of "captivating percussion" and Grupo Frontera's signature "accordion melody". The fun song lands at #5 on the Billboard Global 200 & #4 on the Billboard Global Excl'US! It has reached #1 in Bolivia, Ecuador & Peru, #3 in Mexico & the US hot Latin Songs chart, #6 in Colombia, #13 in Chile, and #15 on the US Hot 100!
Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj's "Princess Diana" lands at #17 on the United World chart with 139,000 points! "Princess Diana" is the second track from Ice Spice's debut EP Like..?, released on January 20, 2023 through 10K Projects and Capitol Records. The Nicky Minaj remix was released as a single on April 14, 2023, and debuted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Ice Spice her 2nd top-ten hit on the chart and Nicki Minaj her 22nd. the song has so far reached #8 in South Africa, #10 in the Netherlands, #11 on the Billboard Global 200, #15 in Sweden, #21 in Canada, #22 in the UK and #32 in New Zealand.
SixTONES' 9th single "Abarero" lands at #20 on the United World chart with 131.000 points after debuting atop the Oricon Singles chart in Japan! The title track differs from the group's usual sound and is a more aggressive hip top tune.
