BTS’ ‘Swim’ No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S. for eighth Week

BTS’ “Swim” splashes into an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. With its continued coronation, it matches “Dynamite,” in 2020, for the group’s longest domination amongst its eight leaders because the checklist launched that yr.

“Swim” debuted atop Global Excl. U.S. in April, with BTS’ eight No. 1s double the overall of its closest rivals; Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Taylor Swift every have 4.

Plus, Drake’s “Janice STFU” spends a second week at No. 1 on Billboard Global 200, every week after it debuted on the summit. It turns into the primary of his 4 leaders on the rating to rule for a number of weeks (because the world charts started in 2020).

Elsewhere, Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” enters the highest 5 of each charts.

“Swim” drew 41.8 million streams (down 8%) and offered 2,000 (up 8%) exterior the U.S. May 22-28, based on Luminate.

Here’s a rundown of BTS’ Global Excl. U.S. No. 1s and the way lengthy they’ve led:

The subsequent three songs on Global Excl. U.S. stay in place: Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” at its No. 2 finest; Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat,” that includes Nicki Minaj, at No. 3 after two weeks at No. 1 in May; and Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula,” at No. 4 after reaching No. 2.

“Janice STFU” totaled 55.7 million streams (down 20%) and a pair of,000 offered (down 33%) worldwide within the monitoring week.

As Drake songs drop, every week after he claimed the highest seven spots on the Global 200, “Billie Jean” bumps 8-3 after every week at No. 1 in May; “Swim” rises 10-4 following 4 weeks on prime in April; and “Dracula” climbs 13-5 after hitting No. 2.

Meanwhile, “The Cure” debuts at No. 2 on the Global 200 and No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S., with 50 million streams and 5,000 offered worldwide following its May 22 launch. It’s Rodrigo’s tenth prime 10 on the previous and seventh on the latter.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs primarily based on streaming and gross sales exercise culled from greater than 200 territories world wide, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide information and the Global Excl. U.S. chart contains information from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are primarily based on a weighted system incorporating official-only streams on each subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music companies, in addition to obtain gross sales, the latter of which replicate purchases from full-service digital music retailers from world wide, with gross sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) websites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

The newest charts, dated June 6, 2026, will replace on Billboard.com tomorrow, June 2. For each tallies, the highest 100 titles can be found to all readers on Billboard.com, whereas the entire 200-title rankings are seen on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart information, you possibly can comply with @billboard and @billboardcharts on each X, previously often called Twitter, and Instagram.

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