Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ collaboration single, Die With a Smile, continues its dominance, securing the No. 1 spot for the third consecutive week on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. The chart-topping duet, released just three weeks ago, debuted at No. 2 before swiftly climbing to secure the top spot.
Die with a Smile was written and produced by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars alongside Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II and Andrew Watt while James Fauntleroy provided additional songwriting.
The collaboration was a result of Mars inviting Gaga to his studio, where he had been working on new music. He presented the track in progress to her, and the duo finished writing and recording the song the same day.
Die with a Smile has also spent 21 days at the No.1 spot on Spotify Globally and has already surpassed over 300 million streams on the platform.
Linkin Park’s ‘The Emptiness Machine’ Makes a Strong Debut
2024 has been a solid year for music so far in general and with Eminem and Gaga’s chart-topping hits, and now Linkin Park’s latest single making waves, it has become an even more memorable year of music for the people who grew up with these superstar artists.
Linkin Park’s comeback single, “The Emptiness Machine,” made a very impressive debut, charting at No. 3 on the Global 200 and No. 2 on the Global Excl. U.S. charts in its first week of release. This marks the band’s first top 10 appearance since these rankings were introduced.
Released on September 5, the track is the lead single from their upcoming album, From Zero, set for release on November 15, 2024. The album will be their first LP featuring all-new material since the tragic passing of co-frontman Chester Bennington in 2017 and introduces Emily Armstrong as the band’s new vocalist.
Sabrina Carpenter Continues to Dominate Global Top 10
Sabrina Carpenter continues her reign on the global charts, claiming three spots in the top 10 of both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. for the third consecutive week. Tracks from her latest album Short n’ Sweet—“Taste,” “Espresso,” and “Please Please Please”—remain top performers, cementing her place as one of the year’s top artists. Short n’ Sweet also maintains its position at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 chart for the third week in a row.
Streaming and Sales Data
For the week of September 6-12, Die With a Smile led the Global 200 with 111.4 million streams (up 5% from the previous week) and 9,000 units sold (a 10% decline). On the Global Excl. U.S. chart, the song secured the top spot with 86.1 million streams (a 9% increase) and 5,000 sales (up 1%).
Linkin Park’s The Emptiness Machine amassed over 74 million streams and sold over 19,000 copies worldwide in its first full tracking week around the world. Outside the U.S., the track garnered 60.8 million streams and 11,000 sales, helping it claim the No. 2 spot on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.
Billie Eilish’s Birds of a Feather, which spent three weeks at No. 1 in August, moved up to the No. 2 spot on the Global 200, while dropping to No. 3 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, launched in September 2020, rank songs based on a combination of streaming and sales data gathered from over 200 regions worldwide, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 chart considers global data, while the Global Excl. U.S. focuses on streams and sales outside the United States.
Chart rankings are calculated using a weighted formula that factors in official audio and video streams from both subscription-based and ad-supported services, as well as worldwide digital downloads. Notably, direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales are excluded from the calculations.
Source: Billboard.