Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Rules Billboard Global Charts for Fifth Week Each

Gary Trust
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Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is once again the biggest song in the world, as it rebounds for a fifth week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.

Elsewhere, V’s “FRI(END)S” launches in the top five of both global surveys and Turkish singer Zeynep Bastık debuts at No. 10 on Global Excl. U.S. with “Lan,” her first top 10 on the tally.

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The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard 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.

Boone Leads Global 200, V Debuts in Top 10

Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” on Night Street/Warner Records, rebounds from No. 2 for a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 87.6 million streams (up 6%) and 18,000 sold (up 4%) worldwide March 15-21.

Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” falls to No. 2 a week after debuting atop the Global 200; Djo’s “End of Beginning” ascends 5-3; and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” holds at its No. 4 best.

“FRI(END)S” by V, of BTS, bounds onto the Global 200 at No. 5 with 56.1 million streams and 72,000 sold worldwide from its March 15 release through March 21. The song marks his second top 10 on the chart.

Here’s a rundown, ranked by peak position, of BTS members’ 11 Global 200 top 10s outside the act, with BTS as a group also having tallied 11 top 10s (including seven No. 1s):

  • “Standing Next to You,” Jung Kook, No. 1 (one week), November 2023

  • “3D,” Jung Kook & Jack Harlow, No. 1 (one week), October 2023

  • “Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, No. 1 (seven weeks), beginning July 2023

  • “Like Crazy,” Jimin, No. 2, April 2023

  • “Slow Dancing,” V, No. 4, September 2023

  • “FRI(END)S,” V, No. 5, March 2024

  • “Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 5, July 2022

  • “That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 5, May 2022

  • “Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8, April 2023

  • “Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 9, December 2022

  • “The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 10, November 2022

Boone Also No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.; V, Bastık New in Top 10

Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” likewise lifts 2-1 for a fifth total week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 64.2 million streams (up 9%) and 7,000 sold (up 8%) outside the U.S. March 15-21.

As on the Global 200, Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” drops to No. 2 a week after debuting at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.

V’s “FRI(END)S” roars onto the Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 3 with 50.7 million streams and 52,000 sold outside the U.S. The song is his fourth top 10 on the chart.

Here’s a recap, ranked by peak position, of BTS members’ 15 Global Excl. U.S. top 10s outside the group; BTS totals 11 top 10s, including seven No. 1s:

  • “Standing Next to You,” Jung Kook, No. 1 (two weeks), November 2023

  • “3D,” Jung Kook & Jack Harlow, No. 1 (one week), October 2023

  • “Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, No. 1 (nine weeks), July 2023

  • “Like Crazy,” Jimin, No. 2, April 2023

  • “Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 2, July 2022

  • “That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 2, May 2022

  • “FRI(END)S,” V, No. 4, March 2024

  • “Slow Dancing,” V, No. 4, September 2023

  • “Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 4, December 2022

  • “Love Me Again,” V, No. 6, August 2023

  • “The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 6, November 2022

  • “Rainy Days,” V, No. 8, August 2023

  • “Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8, April 2023

  • “Stay Alive,” Jung Kook, No. 8, February 2022

  • “Vibe,” TAEYANG feat. Jimin, No. 9, January 2023

Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” drops 3-4 on Global Excl. U.S., after hitting No. 2, and  Djo’s “End of Beginning” slips to No. 5 from its No. 4 high.

Plus, Zeynep Bastık’s “Lan” debuts at No. 10 on Global Excl. U.S., led by 32.5 million streams outside the U.S. The song is the first top 10 on the chart for the Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and dancer, while it leads the Turkey Songs chart for a second week.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated March 30, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, March 26. 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.

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