Bruno Mars still has global game…
The 39-year-old part-Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s collaboration with ROSÉ, “APT.,” rules the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a 13th week.
“APT.” crowns Global Excl. U.S. with 111.5 million streams (down 7% week-over-week) and 10,000 sold (down 11%) outside the U.S. January 17-23.
The team-up, which in November debuted as the stars’ second leader each on the list, ties for the second-longest command in the chart’s four-year-plus history, matching the reigns of Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (2023) and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (2022).
The only song that has led longer is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” with 14 weeks at No. 1 since 2020.
Meanwhile, Mars’ collaboration with Lady Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” keeps at No. 3, following eight weeks at No. 1 starting in September.
The Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart ranks songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. 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.