Drake’s ‘Janice STFU’ Debuts at No. 1 on Global 200, BTS’ ‘Swim’ Holds Atop Global Excl. U.S. Chart
Drake adds his fourth Global 200 leader, among eight new top 10s.
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Drake’s “Janice STFU” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song is from his album ICEMAN — as the set and his HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR blast in at Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard 200, where he becomes the first artist to hold the top three simultaneously in the chart’s 70-year history. Also as previously reported, “Janice STFU” launches at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100.
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Drake debuts eight songs in the Global 200’s top 10, all from ICEMAN, upping his total to a record 45 top 10s since the chart began in September 2020.
Meanwhile, BTS’ “Swim” scores a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
“Janice STFU” drew 69.4 million streams and sold 3,000 worldwide in its first week (May 15-21), according to Luminate.
Here is a rundown of Drake’s eight new Global 200 top 10s, all from ICEMAN and all of which debut, along with their worldwide streaming totals:
- No. 1, “Janice STFU” (69.4 million)
- No. 2, “Ran to Atlanta,” feat. Future & Molly Santana (63.6 million)
- No. 3, “Whisper My Name” (59.5 million)
- No. 4, “National Treasures” (57.9 million)
- No. 5, “Shabang” (54 million)
- No. 6, “Make Them Cry” (53.8 million)
- No. 7, “Dust” (49.6 million)
- No. 9, “2 Hard 4 the Radio” (45.3 million)
Drake joins BTS (April 4) and Taylor Swift (May 4, 2024) in claiming the Global 200’s top seven titles in a single week. Drake also holds eight of the top 10 for a second time, following the debut week for his album Certified Lover Boy (Sept. 18, 2021). BTS and Swift have each taken a record nine of the top 10, the former once and the latter four times.
Drake achieves his fourth Global 200 No. 1 (and fourth No. 1 debut), as “Janice STFU” follows “IDGAF,” featuring Yeat (Oct. 21, 2023); “Rich Flex,” with 21 Savage (Nov. 19, 2022); and “What’s Next” (March 20, 2021).
Plus, now up to 45 Global 200 top 10s, Drake surpasses Swift (42) for the most. Bad Bunny ranks third with 25. Future pushes his top 10 total to nine, while Santana notches her first.
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“Swim” extends its No. 1 run on Global Excl. U.S. with 45.3 million streams (down 3%) and 2,000 sold (down 15%) outside the U.S.
Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” rises 3-2 for a new Global Excl. U.S. best; Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat” drops 2-3 after two weeks at No. 1 earlier this month; and Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” is steady at No. 4.
Drake debuts five songs in the Global Excl. U.S. top 10: “Janice STFU” (No. 5), “National Treasures” (No. 7), “Ran to Atlanta” (No. 8), “Whisper My Name” (No. 9) and “Make Them Cry” (No. 10). He has tallied 11 top 10s on the chart; Future, three; and Santana, now one.
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 May 30, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, May 27 (a day later than usual due to the Memorial Day holiday in the United States May 25). 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.
