Both Billboard Global Charts Dominated By Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’
'Easy on Me' Vaults 195-1 on Global 200
Adele's "Easy on Me" is the biggest song in the world, as it hits No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (both dated Oct. 30) following its Oct. 14 arrival.
Plus, and adding to British acts' highlights, Elton John and Dua Lipa's "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top five, climbing from No. 6 to No. 5.
Billboard's two global charts, which began in September 2020 and recently marked their first year, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S.
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.
"Easy" by London-born Adele flies from No. 195, where it debuted, to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200. The song drew 178.2 million streams and sold 136,300 downloads worldwide in the Oct. 15-21 tracking week.
The ballad boasts the second-biggest streaming week since the Global 200 began, after BTS' "Butter" launched with 289.2 million streams on the June 5 chart. "Easy" scores the third-biggest sales frame, following "Butter" (248,600, June 5) and BTS' "Permission to Dance" (138,600, July 24).
Adele is the third British act to top the Global 200, after Ed Sheeran, whose "Bad Habits" led the July 31 list, and Coldplay, whose "My Universe," with BTS, rocketed in at No. 1 on the Oct. 9 chart.
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