{"id":804,"date":"2026-04-20T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:52:00","slug":"btss-swim-tops-the-billboard-global-chart-for-4-consecutive-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/?p=804","title":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217;s &#8220;Swim&#8221; tops the Billboard Global Chart for 4 consecutive weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tBTS&#8217;s &#8220;Swim&#8221; has topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. for four consecutive weeks. US chart. Three weeks ago, the song debuted as the 8th leader in each survey, breaking the Korean superstar&#8217;s record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tThere&#8217;s also notable activity at the top of the latest charts, including a resurgent Justin Bieber classic and Ella Langley&#8217;s smash hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tAccording to Luminate, &#8220;Swim&#8221; topped the Global 200 with 73 million streams (down 12% from the previous week) and 22,000 download sales (down 51% from the previous week) from April 10th to 16th. Leading the world (excluding). 63.4 million US streams (down 12%), 10,000 sales outside the US (down 50%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tBieber&#8217;s &#8220;Beauty and a Beat,&#8221; featuring Nicki Minaj, ranked No. 4 on the Global 200 and No. 4 Global Excl. The US was in third place, with the former powered by 44.2 million streams (up from just under 10 million the previous week), with 3,000 streams sold worldwide. The song, which was a No. 6 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2012, was part of his raucous Coachella performance on April 11, a hybrid set that mixed proper live singing with clips of early hits played directly from YouTube. This is Bieber&#8217;s ninth top 10 hit on both global charts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tMeanwhile, Langley&#8217;s &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; ranks 8-5 on the Global 200 with 36.7 million streams (up 18%) and 12,000 copies sold worldwide (up 13%). The hit crowns its 21st week on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and becomes just the 10th title to lead the Hot Country Songs and break into the top five of the Global 200 since the Global 200 began in September 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cTexas Choice\u201d, Ella Langley, #5 Global 200 Peak (to date), April 25, 2026<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat I Want\u201d Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae, Issue 5, May 31, 2025<\/li>\n<li>\u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d Shabzi Magazine, Issue 3, July 6, 2024<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTexas Hold\u2019em\u201d Beyonc\u00e9, #1 (2 weeks), March 2, 2024<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI Remember Everything\u201d Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, Issue 4, September 9, 2023<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d, Oliver Anthony Music, Issue 2, August 26, 2023<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTry It in a Small Town\u201d Jason Aldean, Issue 2, July 29, 2023<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLast Night\u201d Morgan Wallen, Issue 5, March 18, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;All Too Well (Taylor&#8217;s Version)&#8221; Taylor Swift, #1 (1 week), November 27, 2021<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForever After All\u201d Luke Combs, Issue 4, November 7, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tElsewhere in the Global 200 top five, Tame Impala and Jenny&#8217;s &#8220;Dracula&#8221; rises 3-2 to a new all-time record, while Dominic Fike&#8217;s &#8220;Baby Doll&#8221; drops from its peak of second to third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tFurthermore, in the US excluding Global, &#8220;Dracula&#8221; maintained its peak at 2nd place, &#8220;Baby Doll&#8221; dropped from its peak to 3rd place to 4th place, and BTS&#8217; &#8220;Body to Body&#8221; dropped 4 to 5 places after reaching 2nd place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tBillboard Global 200 and Global Excl. The U.S. chart, compiled by Luminate, ranks songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world. Global 200 includes data from all over the world and Global Excl. The US chart consists of data for regions outside of the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tChart ranks are based on a weighted formula that incorporates official-only stream and download sales in both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, with the latter reflecting purchases from full-service digital music retailers around the world, and sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from chart calculations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tThe latest chart, dated April 25, 2026, will be updated tomorrow, April 21, on Billboard.com. For both counts, the top 100 titles are visible to all Billboard.com readers, and the full ranking of 200 titles is visible in Billboard Pro. <em>signboard<\/em>subscription-based service. For all your chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Luminate, an independent data provider <\/em>signboard<em> Charts completes a thorough review of all data submissions used to create weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and certifies your data. In partnership with <\/em>signboard<em>data deemed questionable or unverifiable is removed using established criteria before final chart calculations are made and published.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#BTSs #Swim #tops #Billboard #Global #Chart #consecutive #weeks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTS&#8217;s &#8220;Swim&#8221; has topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. for four consecutive weeks. US chart. Three weeks ago, the song debuted as the 8th leader in each survey, breaking the Korean superstar&#8217;s record. 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