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Plus, "Janice STFU" becomes Drake's first multi-week leader on the Global 200.
BTS BIGHIT MUSIC
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 among its eight leaders since the list launched that year.
“Swim” debuted atop Global Excl. U.S. in April, with BTS’ eight No. 1s double the total of its closest competitors; Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Taylor Swift each have four.
Plus, Drake’s “Janice STFU” spends a second week at No. 1 on Billboard Global 200, a week after it debuted at the summit. It becomes the first of his four leaders on the ranking to rule for multiple weeks (since the global charts began in 2020).
Elsewhere, Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” enters the top five of both charts.
“Swim” drew 41.8 million streams (down 8%) and sold 2,000 (up 8%) outside the U.S. May 22-28, according to Luminate.
Here’s a rundown of BTS’ Global Excl. U.S. No. 1s and how long they’ve led:
- 8 weeks, “Swim,” 2026
- 8 weeks, “Dynamite, 2020
- 5 weeks, “Butter,” 2021
- 1 week, “Take Two,” 2023
- 1 week, “Yet To Come,” 2022
- 1 week, “My Universe,” with Coldplay, 2021
- 1 week, “Permission To Dance,” 2021
- 1 week, “Life Goes On,” 2020
The next three songs on Global Excl. U.S. remain in place: Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” at its No. 2 best; Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat,” featuring 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 2,000 sold (down 33%) worldwide in the tracking week.
As Drake songs drop, a week after he claimed the top seven spots on the Global 200, “Billie Jean” bumps 8-3 after a week at No. 1 in May; “Swim” rises 10-4 following four weeks on top 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 sold worldwide following its May 22 release. It’s Rodrigo’s 10th top 10 on the former and seventh on the latter.
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts 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.
The latest charts, dated June 6, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, June 2. For both tallies, 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.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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