The Billboard Global 200 is a weekly record chart published by Billboard. It ranks the top songs globally and is based on digital sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. First announced in mid-2019, it launched in September 2020.
Conception Billboard had been working on the idea of a global chart for over two years prior to its launch. The chart was first announced on May 6, 2019, then envisioned as the "Global 100" and it was to launch later that year. The motivation for the chart's conception was "to expose people to music from multiple territories and in time", to provide "overdue exposure and recognition for acts from international markets". With the chart's official announcement on September 14, 2020, Billboard described it as "the first authoritative charts ranking the top songs globally", and stated that basing the chart on worldwide streams and download sales, "will give an accurate glimpse into the most popular songs on the planet".
Establishing a global chart was dependent on the availability of the data, as well as having the various streaming and digital retail services "willing to participate and provide data"; Billboard considered this "not an easy task" and the reason why it took so long to launch a global chart.
The chart officially premiered on Billboards website on September 15, 2020, for the chart week dated September 19, 2020. The first number-one song on the chart was "WAP" by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion.
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The chart methodology includes sales and streaming data from more than 200 territories. Positions are measured on a weighted formula which incorporates official streams from both subscription and ad-supported levels of top digital platforms, including both audio and video music services, and download sales from top music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded. Streams are "weighted" through paid subscriptions holding more weight than streams from free subscriptions. On the question about the increasing prevalence of fake streams that call into question whether consumers can trust the information on music streaming platforms, Billboard explained that they "have worked closely with our data providers to implement various audit guidelines to limit any significant effect of manufactured streams. In addition, each data provider has their own safeguards in place to recognize fraudulent behavior and catch it before it gets to their data partners, including Billboard and MRC Data".
Unlike the US-based Billboard Hot 100, the Global 200 does not have a "recurrent" rule, therefore allowing songs from any period in music history to chart. The recurrent rule on the Hot 100 indicates that descending songs are removed once they fall below number 25 after 52 weeks, or once below number 50 after 20 weeks. The chart does not factor in any form of radio airplay, as, according to MRC Data, "The focus was on metrics that could be systematically measured in each country", considering how "unlike streaming and download sales, radio is not reliably measured at this time in many territories and, even if tracked, is not done consistently from country to country". As such, the chart has been noted for being similar to the Rolling Stone Top 100, which, although it is a US song chart, also incorporates only sales and streams in their chart formula.
The chart follows a "unique, revenue-reflective" methodology reflecting the global market. The official chart methodology is as follows: One track sale = 200 premium streams = 900 ad-supported The ad-supported to premium stream ratio is 4.5 to 1 Each ranking is based on stream equivalent units using the following formula: (Tracks * 200) + premium streams + (ad-supported streams / 4.5)inate
The chart follows a Friday–Thursday tracking week. It is compiled by Luminate through their Music Connect product and is published every Tuesday on Billboard.com.
Billboard Global Excl. US Along with the Global 200, Billboard launched another, similar chart: the Billboard Global Excl. US chart. This chart follows the same formula as the Global 200, except, as the name suggests, it covers all territories excluding the US. Billboard stated their reasoning for having two charts: "One of the goals for this project was to expose people to music from multiple territories. So having each chart go 200 titles deep and also presenting a view of titles excluding U.S. influence was of great importance to us". The first number-one song for the chart dated September 19, 2020, was "Hawái" by Maluma.
Song milestones Most weeks at number one on the Global 200 Number of weeks Artist(s) Song Year(s) 20 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 2020–25 18 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die with a Smile" 2024–25 Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami "Golden" 2025 15 Harry Styles "As It Was" 2022 13 Miley Cyrus "Flowers" 2023 12 Rosé and Bruno Mars "APT." 2024–25 11 The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber "Stay" 2021 8 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" 2021 7 Jungkook featuring Latto "Seven" 2023 -->
Most consecutive weeks at number one on the Global 200 Number of weeks Artist(s) Song Year(s) 11 Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami "Golden" 2025 10 Alex Warren "Ordinary" 2025 9 The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber "Stay" 2021 Harry Styles "As It Was" 2022 Rosé and Bruno Mars "APT." 2024 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die with a Smile" 2025 8 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" 2021 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die with a Smile" 2024 7 Jung Kook featuring Latto "Seven" 2023 6 Glass Animals "Heat Waves" 2022 Miley Cyrus "Flowers" 2023 5 Olivia Rodrigo "Good 4 U" 2021 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 2022–23 2023–24 -->
Most total weeks on the Global 200 Number of weeks Artist(s) Song Year entered Year departed 317 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 2020 ongoing Ed Sheeran "Perfect" 2020 ongoing 316 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" 2020 ongoing 314 The Neighbourhood "Sweater Weather" 2020 ongoing 309 Post Malone and Swae Lee "Sunflower" 2020 ongoing 300 The Weeknd and Ariana Grande "Save Your Tears" 2021 ongoing 277 Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" 2020 ongoing -->
Artist achievements Most number-one singles Total songs Artist 8 BTS 7 Taylor Swift 5 Bad Bunny Ariana Grande Olivia Rodrigo 3 Drake Jung Kook Blackpink Bruno Mars Harry Styles Justin Bieber 2 Jack Harlow Megan Thee Stallion Kendrick Lamar Post Malone Sabrina Carpenter Rosé -->
Most weeks at number one Total weeks Artist 31 Bruno Mars 20 Mariah Carey 19 Olivia Rodrigo 18 Lady Gaga Huntrix Ejae Audrey Nuna Rei Ami 17 Harry Styles 16 Taylor Swift 15 Justin Bieber 13 Miley Cyrus Rosé 12 Bad Bunny BTS 11 The Kid Laroi 9 Jungkook -->
Most top ten entries Number of singles Artist 43 Taylor Swift 37 Drake 25 Bad Bunny 21 BTS 16 21 Savage 15 The Weeknd -->
Most total entries Entries Artist 189 Taylor Swift 144 Drake 105 Bad Bunny 87 Future 79 Lil Baby 73Kanye West 67 Justin Bieber <ref> 66 21 Savage 62 Morgan Wallen 61 Lil Durk -->
Most single-week entries Entries Artist Date 34 Taylor Swift May 4, 2024 31 November 27, 2021 30Bad Bunny February 21, 2026 Playboi Carti March 29, 2025 29 Morgan Wallen May 31, 2025 27 Bad Bunny May 21, 2022
Most simultaneous entries in the top five Number Artist Date Taylor Swift May 4, 2024 November 11, 2023 November 5, 2022 Bad Bunny February 21, 2026 BTS April 4, 2026 Taylor Swift October 18, 2025 Bad Bunny February 28, 2026 January 25, 2025 Ariana Grande August 15, 2026
Most simultaneous entries in the top ten Number Artist Date 9 Taylor Swift November 5, 2022 May 4, 2024 October 18, 2025 BTS April 4, 2026 8 Drake September 18, 2021 November 19, 2022 7 Bad Bunny May 21, 2022 Taylor Swift November 11, 2023 5 Harry Styles June 4, 2022 Drake October 21, 2023 Bad Bunny January 25, 2025 February 21, 2026February 28, 2026 Ariana Grande August 15, 2026
Most number-one singles on the Global 200 Excl. US Total songs Artist 8 BTS 4 Bad Bunny Blackpink Taylor Swift Ariana Grande 3 Jung Kook Justin Bieber Olivia Rodrigo 2 Bizarrap Harry Styles Sabrina Carpenter Rosé Bruno Mars
Most weeks at number one on the Global 200 Excl. US Total weeks Artist 36 Bruno Mars 26 BTS 20 Rosé Huntrix Ejae Audrey Nuna Rei Ami 17 Lady Gaga 16 Justin Bieber 14 Harry Styles Mariah Carey 13 Bad Bunny Miley Cyrus 12 Jungkook 10 Olivia Rodrigo -->
Most top ten entries on the Global 200 Excl. US Number of singles Artist 30 Taylor Swift 24 Bad Bunny 21 BTS 12 The Weeknd 11 Ariana Grande
Most total entries on the Global 200 Excl. US Entries Artist 168 Taylor Swift 125 Drake 105 Bad Bunny 61 Ariana Grande 60 The Weeknd
References
External links Current chart at Billboard.com