BTS, Bieber, & Ella Langley Top Global Charts

0:00It's April 20th. This is Music News Today. Music coverage powered by AI. BTS's Swim is holding down the number one spot for a fourth straight week on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Global Excluding U.S. Charts. That's their record-breaking eighth time leading each one since a debut three weeks back. Even with streams dipping 12% to 73 million worldwide and sales down over 50%, it's still untouchable. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber's old hit Beauty and a Beat with Nicki Minaj is surging back, blasting into number four on the Global 200. Number three, excluding the U.S. That jump came off 44 million streams, fueled by his Coachella set on April 11th where he mixed live vibes. With YouTube clips of his early tracks, it's Bieber's ninth top ten on these global lists. Ella Langley's Choose in Texas is making waves too, climbing to number five on the Global 200 with 37 million streams of 18%.

1:03The track's been ruling the hot country song Shar for 21 weeks and is just the tenth country song ever to crack the Global Top 5 since. The chart started in September 2020. Other movers in the Top 5 include Taymipala and Jenny's Dracula, hitting a new high at number two on the Global 200. While Dominic, Fikes Babydoll, slips to number three. On the excluding U.S. side, Dracula stays locked at two, Babydoll drops to four and BTS' body to body falls to five. These charts pull from streams and sales across over 200 territories, weighted for audio, video, and downloads. The full April 25th dated rankings drop on Billboard.com soon, keeping the global beat alive.