Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. US chart and Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us” debuted at the top of the Billboard Global 200. The songs mark each act's first leader on the respective chart.
Global 200 and Global Excl. The US charts, which launched in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. Global 200 includes global data and Global Excl. The US chart includes data from regions outside the United States.
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Carpenter's 'Espresso' shoots 3-1 in Global Excl. US chart, with 59.6 million streams (up 7%) and sales of 3,000 (up 15%) outside the US, May 3-9. The track previously became the first top 10 on the chart for the Pennsylvania-born singer-songwriter and actress.
As previously reported, 'Espresso' adds a second week on the Official UK Singles Chart, where it also became Carpenter's first No.1.
Benson Boone's “Beautiful Things” Rises 5-2 Global Excl. US chart, after eight non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in February. Artemas' “I Like the Way You Kiss Me” slips 2-3, after a frame at No. 1 three weeks earlier. FloyyMenor and Cris Mj's “Gata Only” is at No. 4 after peaking at No. 3. and Taylor Swift's “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, falls to No. 5 after spending its first two weeks of the chart at No. 1.
Meanwhile, Lamar's “Not Like Us” arrives on the Global 200 at No. 1 with 108 million streams and 17,000 units sold worldwide after its late release on Sunday, May 5 (after the latest chart tracking week began on May 3). The song is one of several diss tracks released between Lamar and Drake amid, as previously discussed, a battle that escalated with the release of Future, Metro Boomin and Lamar's track “Like That,” which was topped the Global 200 upon its debut in early April. .
Notably, the total of 108 million worldwide streams for “Not Like Us” marks the top weekly total among rap titles (defined as those that have hit or qualified for Advertising sign's Hot Rap Songs chart) since the Global 200 began. It surpasses the 96.9 million that Drake's “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug collected in its first week, as shown in the dated ranking September 18, 2021.
“Not Like Us” also opens at No. 9 on the Global Excl. US chart, marking Lamar's third top 10, with 37.5 million streams and 2,000 sold outside the US
Tommy Richman's first Global 200 hit, “Million Dollar Baby,” rises 10-2 in its second week on the chart, with 93.8 million streams (up 86%) and 7,000 sales (up 63%) worldwide. It also becomes his first top 10 in the Global Excl. US soars 75-8 powered by 35.8 million streams (up 184%) from outside the US
Carpenter's “Espresso” drops to No. 3 from No. 2 on the global high 200. Lamar's “Euphoria,” released April 30, rises 18-4, with 81.5 million streams (up 120%) and 9,000 units sold (up 22%) worldwide, as, thanks to that track and ” Not Like Us,” now has six career top 10s on the chart. and Shaboozey scores his first top five hit as “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” jumps 6-5.
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