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'Apt.' reigns a 14th week at no.1
Sunday, February 2, 2025
by Fred Chuchel, Dresden

 

Still no change in the upper region of our Global Track Chart! 'Apt.' by South Korean singer, songwriter Rosé in collaboration with Bruno Mars remains at the summit of the tally for an impressive 14th non-consecutive week with another 513,000 points, a little 0,5% decrease compared to last week. It's the 13th week that the song gets more than 500,000 points, and that hasn't happened since Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' topped our tally for 14 weeks with more than 500,000 points between December 1992 and March 1993! Broken down by segments, 'Apt.' generated 368,000 points by streaming this week (down 2%), 41,000 points by sales (down 2%), and 104,000 points by airplay (up 5%). The song gets the longest stay at the summit since Miley Cyrus 'Flowers' held that position for 24 weeks two years ago. 'Die With A Smile' by Lady GaGa & Bruno Mars follows still at the runner-up slot with 464,000 points (down 3%

with 351,000 points by streaming, 40,000 points by sales, and 73,000 points by airplay). Without 'Apt.' the Grammy-nominated tune would have been number one now for a 21st week. Puerto Rican rapper, singer, actor and record producer Bad Bunny boasts again with six tracks from his new effort 'Debí Terar Más Fotos' inside the Top 40, still led by the album's title song (stylized as 'DtMF'), which remains at no.3 for a third week with 328,000 points (down 19% with 296,000 points by streaming, 27,000 points by sales, but only 5,000 points by airplay). As a reminder: only three tracks from an album can place with the full score on our hitlist, the fourth most successul track from the set gets a 10% deduction, the fifth 20% and etc. By the way, Bad Bunny became the most streamed artist of the year, doing so three consecutive time in 2020-2022. 2023 and 2024 he was replaced by Taylor Swift, but this year he could return to the summit. The dinosaur on our tally is currently Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control'. The track ranks a 56th week inside the Top 40, this week at no.18 with 133,000 points and it's the 91st smash in history, which breaks through the 10 million point border with a total of 10,160,000 points. It climbs at no.82 on the ALL TIME CHART. Outside our current Top 40 waiting among other 'Capaz (Merengueton)' by Alleh & Yorghaki at no.44, 'Yellow' by Coldplay at no.48, 'The Days (Notion Remix)' by Chrystal feat. Notion at no.51, and  'Imaginate' by Danny Ocean & Kapo for their first appearance on the hitlist. 'The Best Of 2020-2025', the first compilation by Japanese idol boy band Snow Man, catapults atop this week's Global Album Chart with stellar 1,395,000 equivalent sales (all of it are CD sales). With these massive sales the set is currently the most successful album globally of the year 2025! 'SOS' by SZA rises back to the runner-up slot in its 87th week on the hitlist with another 143,000 consumption units (down 3% with 139,000 points by streaming + 4,000 points by sales). Bad Bunny's sixth studio album 'Debí Terar Más Fotos' rounds out the top three with 139,000 equivalent sales, down 17% compared to last week with 130,000 points by streaming + 9,000 points by sales). And now, as every week, additional stats from outside the current Global Album Top 20 in alphabetic order, the first figure means last week's sales, the second figure the total sales: '1989' by Taylor Swift 11,000 / 16,577,000, '1989 (Taylor's Version)' by Taylor Swift 29,000 / 6,476,000, '21' by Adele 22,000 / 33,509,000, '25' by Adele 16,000 / 25,438,000, '30' by Adele 11,000 / 6,685,000, 'After Hours' by The Weeknd 31,000 / 10,483,000, 'Cowboy Carter' by Beyoncé 18,000 / 1,663,000, 'Divide' by Ed Sheeran 18,000 / 21,515,000, 'Emails I Can't Send' by Sabrina Carpenter 21,000 / 1,981,000, 'Equals' by Ed Sheeran 8,000 / 6,285,000, 'Eternal Sunshine' by Ariana Grande 29,000 / 2,606,000, 'Evermore' by Taylor Swift 18,000 / 6,459,000, 'Fireworks & Rollerblades' by Benson Boone 37,000 / 2,134,000, 'From Zero' by Linkin Park 35,000 / 889,000, 'Future Nostalgia' by Dua Lipa 17,000 / 9,337,000, 'Guts' by Olivia Rodrigo 30,000 / 4,295,000, 'Harry's House' by Harry Styles 13,000 / 7,333,000, 'Heroes & Villains' by Metro Boomin 20,000 / 4,607,000, 'Lover' by Taylor Swift 44,000 / 11,519,000, 'Midnights' by Taylor Swift 32,000 / 12,091,000, 'Muse' by Jimin 37,000 / 1,647,000, 'One Thing At A Time' by Morgan Wallen 40,000 / 8,594,000, 'Red (Taylor's Version)' by Taylor Swift 18,000 / 6,396,000, 'Starboy' by The Weeknd 37,000 / 8,581,000, 'Stick Season' by Noah Kahan 47,000 / 4,229,000, 'The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)' by Eminem 14,000 / 1,467,000, 'The Highlights' by The Weeknd 44,000 / 9,275,000, 'Un Verano Sin Ti' by Bad Bunny 44,000 / 8,327,000, 'Utopia' by Travis Scott 28,000 / 5,031,000, and 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' by Billie Eilish 23,000 / 12,336,000.



GLOBAL NO.1 - 70 YEARS AGO ... Originally "Sincerely" was a doo-wop song by the Moonglows and 1954 a minor hit in the United States. The best-selling version of the song was a traditional pop cover recorded by the McGuire Sisters, which reached the no.1 position and was eventually certified as a gold record for one million copies sold. By the way, co-writing credits were shared by Moonglows band member Harvey Fuqua and disk jockey Alan Freed. After it became known that Freed has inappropriately claimed songwriter credits for songs by bands he promoted (associated with his downfall in a payola investigation years later), Fuqua noted that Freed had in fact contributed to the songwriting for "Sincerely", thus his claim to a songwriting credit in this case was legitimate.


USA
Billboard Report
(excerpt)
Travis Scott's '4x4' shoots at the top
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
by Keith Caulfield & Gary Trust, Los Angeles


Travis Scott's “4X4” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The track, released Jan. 24, marks the superstar rapper’s fifth Hot 100 leader, following “Franchise,”

featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. (one week at No. 1 in October 2020); “The Scotts,” billed to The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi (one, May 2020); “Highest in the Room” (one, October 2019); and “Sicko Mode” (one, December 2018). All have debuted at No. 1 except for “Sicko Mode,” which started at No. 4. Scott appeared at the College Football Playoff National Championship halftime show on Jan. 20, when he debuted "4x4" atop Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. All proceeds from the song’s CD single, among other of his offerings, benefit Direct Relief’s California Wildfire Response Fund. “4X4,” on Cactus Jack / Epic Records, totaled 16.2 million official streams, 2.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and 167,000 sold (digital and physical singles combined) in the United States Jan. 24-30. The track is the 1,178th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 66-year history and the 82nd single to debut in the top spot. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” slips 4-5 on the Hot 100,

following a record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. The track also tops Radio Songs for a 27th week (63.3 million in audience, on par with last week’s total) – surpassing The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” for the most weeks at No. 1 in the airplay chart’s 34-year history. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” dips to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after four weeks at No. 1. It rebounds for a third week atop the Streaming Songs chart (27.7 million, down 1%). Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “Apt.” holds at its No. 3 Hot 100 high and Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” lifts 5-4, after reaching No. 3. Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024 – and became the year’s top song – rises 7-6. It loges a 76th week on the survey, tying for the sixth-longest stay in the chart’s history. Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” descends 6-7 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 2. Bad Bunny “DtMF” drops to No. 8 on the Hot 100 from its No. 2 best. Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” backtracks 8-9, after reaching No. 6, and Morgan Wallen’s “Love Somebody” keeps at No. 10, after it debuted and spent a week at No. 1 in November. Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos develops a third straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Feb. 8), earning 117,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 30 (down 22%), according to Luminate. Of the 117,000 equivalent album units earned by Debí Tirar Más Fotos in the week ending Jan. 30, SEA units comprise 114,000 (down 22%; equaling 156.18 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it’s No. 1 for a fourth week on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 2,500 (down 45%; falling 11-48 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 500 (down 31%). SZA’s former leader SOS is a non-mover at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 (87,000 equivalent album units; down 2%) and Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping GNX rises 4-3 (60,000; up 1%). Teddy Swims scores his highest-charting album and first top 10, as I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) debuts at No. 4. The set earned 50,000 equivalent album units, with album sales comprising 26,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprising 23,000 (equaling 30.38 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 17 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units totaling 1,000. The album’s launch of 50,000 marks Swims’ biggest week yet by units earned, while his sales bow of 26,000 is also his best sales week ever. Plus, his streaming start (30.38 million) marks his best streaming week for an album. Morgan Wallen’s former leader One Thing at a Time climbs 8-5 on the latest Billboard 200 (41,000 equivalent album units; up 9%) while Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Short n’ Sweet stays at No. 6 (just over 40,000; down 7%). Kane Brown achieves his fifth top 10-charting album on the Billboard 200, as The High Road rides in at No. 7 with 40,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 20,000 (equaling 26.76 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 21 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 19,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 1,000. Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us falls 5-8 on the latest Billboard 200, with 37,000 equivalent album units earned (down 28%). Rapper Central Cee scores his first top 10, with his first charting album, as Can’t Rush Greatness bows at No. 9 with nearly 37,000 equivalent album units earned. SEA units comprise 27,000 of that sum (equaling 36.91 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 14 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 10,000 (debuting at No. 5 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. Closing out the latest top 10 on the Billboard 200 is Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, slipping 9-10 with 36,000 equivalent album units earned (down 2%).


Record Of The Month
'Tu Boda' is the second collab between Mexican musician Óscar Maydon and American
regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida and it's a massive success in Latin America.
It was met with criticism for its lyrics, specifically the lyric reading, "Quiero manchar el vestido
blanco de rojo" ("I want to stain the white dress red"), which were suspected to promote femicide.


United Kingdom
Music Week Report
(excerpt)
Lola Young remains at number one
Monday, February 3, 2025
by Alan Jones, London

 
In a top three comprising the same songs for the fifth week in a row, they are more widely-spaced in consumption terms than previously, with Messy No.1 for the second time (56,524 units, including two 7-inch singles, 2,992 digital downloads, 53,530 sales-equivalent streams) while increasing consumption for its

18th week in a row for Lola Young. That’s 11.49% up week-on-week. A major hit in many other territories, Messy is beginning to spread its wings in America, moving 29-24 on the latest Hot 100 chart, where the only other track by a British artist in the top half of the list is Myles Smith’s Stargazing (25-22). Apt is No.2 for the fifth time in a row and sixth time in all, although its consumption dips 2.60% to 46,692 units for Roséfalt & Bruno Mars, while That’s So True, which reigned for eight weeks in two runs, holds at No.3 for Gracie Abrams, with consumption off 9.91% at 40,859 units, its lowest tally for 12 weeks. Can’t Rush Greatness dashes to a No.1 debut on the album chart for rapper Central Cee, and spawns the highest of eight new entries to the Top 75 this week, in the form of CRG – an acronym of its title – a collaboration with Dave which debuts at No.6 (28,799 sales), displacing Central Cee’s similarly acronymous 21 Savage teaming GBP (6-7,

27,686 sales). Filling Central Cee’s quota of three concurrent hits under primary artist rules, Lil Durk teaming, Truth In The Lies, debuts at No.13 (19,472 sales). Central Cee has now had 39 hits, 10 of them Top 10, while Dave has had 40 hits, 13 of them Top 10, and Lil Durk has had 11 hits. CRG is the fourth shared hit between Central Cee and Dave, the first and biggest of which, Sprinter, spent 10 weeks at No.1 in 2023, and has to-date consumption of 1,737,703 units. All of the other 14 tracks on Can’t Rush Greatness are ‘starred-out’ within the Top 75, with Limitless (16,152 sales), Ten (with Skepta, 15,943 sales) and Now We’re Strangers (15,251 sales) leading the also-rans. Revving up ahead of the release of her third album, So Close To What – which drops in three weeks (21 February) – Canadian singer/songwriter Tate McRae debuts at No.8 (25,389 sales) with Sports Car. Her 12th hit – fifth Top 10 – its release also excites revived interest in her 2024 hits I’m Okay It’s Okay (51-37, 11,018 sales) and 2 Hands (68-49, 9,423 sales), both of which are also on the album. Increasing consumption for the 12th week in a row, The Days remains at No.4 (34,528 sales) for Chrystal. The rest of the Top 10: Sailor Song (5-5, 28,949 sales) by Gigi Perez, Bad Dreams (11-9, 21,854 sales) and The Door (8-10, 21,475 sales) by Teddy Swims. The entire top five is static for the first time in 17 weeks. Overall singles consumption is up 0.59% week-on-week to 29,982,061 units, 4.88% above same week 2024 consumption of 28,587,393 units. Paid-for sales are up 5.01% week-on-week at 253,900, 9.22% below same week 2024 sales of 279,690. It’s a cinch for ‘Cench’: Reinforcing his claim to be one of the UK’s pre-eminent rappers, Central Cee cruises to a No.1 debut with new album Can’t Rush Greatness on consumption of 42,472 units (9,725 CDs, 527 vinyl albums, 7,683 cassettes, 1,923 digital downloads and 22,614 sales-equivalent streams). Officially the first album by the 26-year-old Londoner, it is his third chart entry and second No.1, following mixtapes Wild West (No.2, 2021) and 23 (No.1, 2022). Wild West had first week consumption of 15,105 units, and 23 of 29,764 units, and have to-date tallies of 231,212 and 171,323, respectively. Can’t Rush Greatness is only the 21st UK number one album by a domestic rap act in chart history but the 14th already in the 2020s. The Streets’ A Grand Don’t Come For Free was the first homegrown rap No.1 in 2004. Ahead on the first three of the week’s sales flashes but ultimately easily overwhelmed by Central Cee’s greater streaming appeal, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) nevertheless lands at No.2 (17,688 sales) for Teddy Swims. It is the first appearance in the Top 10 of the album chart for the 32-year-old singer/songwriter from Georgia – his 2023 debut set, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), opened at No.177 on release 71 weeks ago, reaching its peak position of No.12 just six weeks ago. Home to his hits Lose Control (No.2) and The Door (No.5), …(Part 1) rallies 37-27 (3,908 sales) this week and has to-date consumption of 174,837 units. Bad Dreams, the first single from …(Part 2) continues to command a place in the Top 20, but the ongoing buoyancy of Lose Control and The Door combined with primary artist regulations mean that a second track from …(Part 2) – Giveon collaboration Are You Even Real? (7,761 sales) – continues to be ‘starred-out’ of the Top 75. Eusexua (No.3, 11,794 sales), is the fourth chart entry for FKA Twigs, but her first Top 10 entry. The 37-year-old singer/songwriter, originally from Cheltenham, reached No.16 with 2014 debut LP1, No.21 with 2019 follow-up Magdalene and No.42 with 2022 mixtape, Caprisongs. Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, Jaten Collin Dimsdale and Tahliah Debrett Barnett – their real names – thus provide the album chart’s first all-debuting top three for exactly a year, the line-up then (2 February 2024) consisting of James Arthur, The Reytons and The Smile. No.1 for the first time with their most recent album - 2021 set As The Love Continues - veteran Scottish post-punk legends Mogwai rack up their 15th chart album and fourth Top 10 entry with The Bad Fire (No.5, 8,340 sales). Its release marks 30 years since the band’s formation. All four of Mogwai’s current line-up – 48-year-old guitarist and singer Stuart Braithwaite, 48-year-old bassist Dominic Aitchison, 49-year-old multi-instrumentalist Barry Burns and 50-year-old drummer Martin Bulloch – were founder members of the band. Incidentally, of their to-date album consumption of 604,839 units, the biggest contribution comes from their 1997 debut set, Young Team (62,544 units), which peaked at No.75 on initial release but climbed to a new peak of No.62 when reissued in new masters in 2023. The rest of the Top 10: Short N’ Sweet (2-4, 8,735 sales) by Sabrina Carpenter, The Highlights (5-6, 7,424 sales) by The Weeknd, SOS (4-7, 7,203 sales) by SZA, +-=÷× Tour Collection (6-8, 7,130 sales) by Ed Sheeran, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess (7-9, 6,142 sales) by Chappell Roan and 50 Years: Don’t Stop (8-10, 5,974 sales) by Fleetwood Mac. Overall album sales are up 2.12% week-on-week at 2,526,353 units, 5.78% above same week 2024 sales of 2,388,288. Physical product accounts for 306,497 sales, 12.13% of the total.

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