The song becomes her first leader on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S.
Billie Eilish earns her first No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts as “Birds of a Feather” rises from the runner-up spot to perch atop each survey.
Eilish also debuts in the top five of each chart as Charli xcx’s “Guess,” on which she’s featured, starts at No. 3 on the Global 200 and No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S.
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.
“Birds of a Feather” tops the Global 200 with 78.8 million streams (up 2%) and 7,000 sold (up 11%) worldwide Aug. 2-8. The singer-songwriter previously peaked as high as No. 2 on the chart with “What Was I Made For?” in August 2023 and “Therefore I Am” in November 2020.
Plus, Charli xcx’s “Guess,” featuring Eilish, debuts at No. 3 on the Global 200 with 60.3 million streams and 9,000 sold worldwide. The song surged by 999% and 848% in the respective metrics following the Aug. 1 arrival of its remix with Eilish; it was first released June 10 on Charli xcx’s Brat and It’s the Same but There’s Three More Songs So It’s Not, the deluxe version of her album Brat, released June 7. Charli xcx notches her first top 10 since the Global 200 began, while Eilish adds her eighth.
Elsewhere in the Global 200’s top five, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” rebounds 3-2, following three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in June; Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” holds at No. 4, after reaching No. 3; and Jimin’s “Who” falls to No. 5 after spending its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1.
“Birds of a Feather” concurrently climbs 2-1 on Global Excl. U.S., with 57.3 million streams (up 3%) and 3,000 sold (up 18%) outside the U.S. Aug. 2-8. Eilish previously reached a No. 2 peak with “Lunch” in June and “Therefore I Am” in 2020. Both “Birds of a Feather” and “Lunch” are from her newest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
Charli xcx’s “Guess,” featuring Eilish, opens at No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S. with 40.1 million streams and 4,000 sold globally. As on the Global 200, Charli xcx claims her first Global Excl. U.S. top 10, while Eilish ups her count to eight.
In between Eilish’s concurrent top five Global Excl. U.S. hits, Jimin’s “Who” slips to No. 2 after logging its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1; Carpenter’s “Espresso” holds at No. 3, following eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in May; and Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” keeps at its No. 4 best.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 17, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 13. 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.
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