"Driver's License" was released on January 8, 2021, via Interscope Records and Geffen Records, as the lead single from Rodrigo's hugely awaited upcoming debut EP. Olivia personally penned the lyrics to the song which are about her own personal heartache after a breakup. Music critics praised the lyrics, vocals and production by Dan Nigro. The song sold over 16,000 digital downloads in its first 3 days in the US, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earning 76.1 million US streams, 38,000 digital downloads and 8.1 million airplay impressions in its opening week. Rodrigo became the youngest artist ever to debut atop the Hot 100 and the first artist born in the 21st-century to do so. The song has been certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for 2 Million Sales Units. "Driver's License" also debuted atop the Billboard Streaming Songs chart, the Digital Song Sales chart, the Billboard Global 200 chart and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 130 million streams and 49,000 sales on the Billboard Global 200 chart, and 54.5 million streams and 12,000 sales on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song is #1 for a 6th week atop the Hot 100 and the Billboard Global and Global Excl. U.S. charts! Internationally, "Drivers License" has peaked at No.1 in Australia where it has been certified Platinum for 70,000 units. It has also reached #1 in Austria, Belgium (Flanders) where it has been certified Gold for 20,000 units, Canada (2xPlatinum, 160,000 units), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand (Platinum, 30,000 units), Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden and the United Kingdom where it has been BRIT certified Gold for 400,000 units. "Driver's License" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart with 2.407 million total streams on January 12, 2021, breaking the record for highest single-day streams in British history for a non-Christmas song, surpassing the previous record held by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (2017)! With 95,000 units moved in its first week, "Drivers License" also had the biggest opening week for a number one debut atop the UK Singles Chart since Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk" in 2016. It has been #1 in the UK for 7 straight weeks! In Ireland, "Drivers License" has also spent 7 weeks at #1 on the IRMA Singles chart. In Australia, "Drivers License" debuted stop the ARIA Singles chart, becoming the first debut single to land atop the chart since Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times" in 2017. “Driver’s License” is #1 for a 7th week down under. It has so far peaked at #2 in France, Germany, Guatemala & Switzerland (Platinum, 20,000 units), #4 in Spain (Gold, 20,000 units), #5 in Belgium (Wallonia), #6 in the Dominican Republic & Panama, #8 in Italy, Nicaragua & Venezuela, #11 in Puerto Rico, #20 in Costa Rica, #41 in Colombia, #54 in Argentina and #146 in South Korea!

The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" dips 2-3 with 230,000 points. "Blinding Lights" scores a 64th week on the chart and an unbelievable 59th inside the Top 10, extending his All Time Record! Released in November 2019, "Blinding Lights" topped the United World Chart for 17 weeks! The song peaked at number one in 34 countries, including the United States and Canada, where it became the Weeknd's 5th number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100, holding at #1 for four and seven weeks, respectively. It also became his first No. 1 single in Germany, ruling the chart for 10 weeks! The song also held atop the Official UK chart for 8 weeks, and the ARIA chart in Australia for 11. It's Abel's most successful single worldwide to date, and currently holds the record for most weeks spent in the top 5 and top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, closing 2020 at #1 on the Year End Billboard Hot 100 Chart! It was also #1 on the United World year end chart with a total of 15,302,000 points! It's the biggest Seller of 2020 globally by far! The song is #3 on the United World All Time Chart!

 

The biggest winner of the week is "34+35" by Ariana Grande driven by its new remix. The song jumps from no.9 to no.4 with 230,000 points (up 60%). "34+35" hit #2 on the US Hot 100 following its hawt remix with US rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion which was released on January 15, 2021. The Remix video debuted atop the global YouTube counter! "34+35" also debuted at #2 on the Billboard Global 200, becoming Grande's second top 10 single on the chart. Additionally, "34+35" has peaked in the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Guatemala, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Venezuela and the United Kingdom, giving Grande her 19th top ten single in the UK.

 

This week's highest debut is "Calling My Phone" by US rapper Lil Tjay and American singer 6LACK which lands at #5 with 183,000 points. Lil Tjay launched the song on Twitter and TikTok. Intended as a Valentine's Day gift to his fans, the artist announced the release of the single on February 4, 2021.

"Mood" by 24kGoldn feat. iann dior holds at #6, after scoring another 175,000 points in its 26th week on the chart after topping the United World Chart the week of November 21!

"Mood" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in 16 other territories, including Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK, becoming the first song to top the Hot 100, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, and Hot Rap Songs charts simultaneously in the same week. The song was also certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 2 Million sales units.

 

BTS' former No. 1 global smash hit, "Dynamite" slips 5-7 in its 26th week on the chart with 168,000 points, after 9 non-consecutive weeks at no.1! The song topped the Billboard Global 200 for 4 record-tying weeks tying with Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", and spent 8 record extending weeks atop the Global Excl. U.S.! "Dynamite" topped both Billboard Global charts simultaneously for 4 weeks, the longest double run at #1 in history! "Dynamite" is the Group's first english language bop and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first number-one single in the US, making history with BTS becoming the first Korean Act and 2nd Asian Act to top the Hot 100! "Dynamite" held atop the Hot 100 for 3 weeks and has been certified Triple Platinum! In South Korea, "Dynamite" topped the Gaon Digital and streaming charts for 11 non-consecutive weeks, the longest run at the top of all korean songs in 2020! The song also hit #1 in Colombia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Scotland & Singapore. "Dynamite" debuted at #1 on Spotify Global with 7.778 million streams, marking the biggest opening-day for a song in 2020, and is the only song in 2020 to have sold over 1 million downloads, scoring the biggest global sales debut of 2020!

 

 

Former No. 1, "Dákiti", by Bad Bunny feat. Jhay Cortez, drops 7-10 after scoring another 151,000 points and previously topping the United World chart for 2 consecutive weeks. It's the first song ever to simultaneously debut at #1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and in the Top 10 of the US Hot 100 where it reached #5. "Dakiti" also topped the Billboard Global 200 chart for two weeks. It became the first song to earn 100 million streams two weeks in a row on the chart. It also became the first Spanish-language song to top both the Global 200 and the Global Excl. U.S. 200, and simultaneously at that. The song also topped the charts in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Spain & Sweden. Bad Bunny was the #1 most streamed Act on Spotify in 2020!

The highest debut of the week is South Korean singer and Singer/actor Kim Wooseok ex-member of the boy group Up10tion. His second EP, '2nd Desire (Tasty)' debuts at #2 selling 86,000 units after debuting atop the Gaon Album Chart in Korea.

 

With the success of his new single smash 'Save Your Tears', The Weeknd's 4th Studio Album 'After Hours' rebounds 11-3 on the United World chart with sales of 76,000 sales, and a total of 3,597,000 million so far! After Hours was supported by four singles: "Heartless", "Blinding Lights", "In Your Eyes", and "Save Your Tears", with the first two topping the US Billboard Hot 100 and receiving platinum certification. In March 2020, 'After Hours' broke the record for the most global pre-adds in Apple Music history, with over 1.02 million users. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some naming it the Weeknd's best work. It debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning 444,000 album-equivalent units of which 275,000 were pure sales, marking the Weeknd's 4th #1 album in the US, and stayed atop the chart for 4 consecutive weeks. It also reached the top spot in 20 other countries, including Canada and the UK.

 

New entry at #5 for Japanese iconic Trio, SEKAI NO OWARI's 'Sekai No Owari 2010-2019' with 1st week sales of 72.000 after debuting atop the Oricon Album chart in Japan.

Real Pop Smoke's 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon' slips 4-6 on the United World Chart, selling another 72.000 and 3.813.000 so far! 50 Cent executive produced Pop Smoke's posthumous debut studio album which was released on July 3, 2020, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, with all 19 tracks from the album charting on the Billboard Hot 100. The album spawned a string of international top 10 singles, including "For the Night" and "What You Know Bout Love". 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon' was a commercial success, debuting at No. 1 one in several other countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the UK!

 

Last week's #1, Foo Fighters 10th studio album 'Medicine At Midnight' slips 4-6 after selling another 69,000 equivalent sales and 277,000 globally! The Album has so far peaked at #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland and the UK, reaching #2 in Finland, Italy & Sweden, #3 in Canada, Spain and the US, #4 in Norway, #6 in Denmark & Poland, #7 in the Czech Republic, #11 in Japan, #13 in Hungary and #16 in France!

 

The Weeknd's compilation album 'The Highlights' drops 3-8 with equivalent sales of 64,000 and a total of 199.000 so far. 'The Highlights' is Abel's 2nd greatest hits compilation, released on February 5, and follows his 4th studio album 'After Hours' (2020) and his first greatest hits album 'The Weeknd in Japan' (2018). It was released in anticipation of his performance at the Super Bowl LV halftime show and includes songs from his three Billboard 200 number one studio albums, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' (2015), 'Starboy' (2016), and 'After Hours' (2020), and also his debut mixtape 'House of Balloons' (2011), his EP 'My Dear Melancholy' (2018), and his two co-lead collabs "Love Me Harder" and "Pray for Me", with Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar, from the albums 'My Everything' (2014) and 'Black Panther: The Album' (2018)! The Album has debuted at #1 in Canada and #2 on the US Billboard 200 with 89,000 album-equivalent units, including 10,000 pure album sales, the Weeknd's highest charting compilation album! It also debuted at #2 on the official UK chart, #3 in Ireland, #4 in France, #5 in New Zealand, #10 in Belgium (Flanders) and Switzerland, #11 in Scotland, #13 in Germany, #14 in Poland and #15 in Austria!

 

Former Number One for 4 whole weeks, Taylor Swift's 'evermore', drops 6-9, after selling another 63.000 units and 1.459.000 official sales so far excluding China, where Taylor is the top-selling foreign Artist. As per Republic Records, 'evermore' sold over 1 Million Records in its 1st week globally including 509,000 units in China, marking Swift's 3rd album in 16 months to do so, and her 8th consecutive studio album to achieve it! 'evermore' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in America, with Swift becoming the first woman in American history with 8 consecutive number-one debuting albums! All 15 of 'evermore' tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100 the same week, with the lead single, "Willow", becoming her 7th No.1 single on the chart and 2nd No. 1 in 2020 following "Cardigan". With 'folklore' and 'evermore', Swift became the first act to simultaneously debut atop both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts twice! 'evermore' ranks #8 on Rolling Stone's best-selling year end albums chart, and #10 on Nielsen SoundScan's best selling albums of 2020 with 283.000 copies sold in the US! its sister album, 'folklore', was the best-selling album of 2020 in the US! 'evermore' also hit #1 in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and the UK.

 

 

"Driver's License" was released on January 8, 2021, via Interscope Records and Geffen Records, as the lead single from Rodrigo's hugely awaited upcoming debut EP. Olivia personally penned the lyrics to the song which are about her own personal heartache after a breakup. Music critics praised the lyrics, vocals and production by Dan Nigro. The song sold over 16,000 digital downloads in its first 3 days in the US, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earning 76.1 million US streams, 38,000 digital downloads and 8.1 million airplay impressions in its opening week. Rodrigo became the youngest artist ever to debut atop the Hot 100 and the first artist born in the 21st-century to do so. The song has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for 1 Million Sales Units. "Driver's License" also debuted atop the Billboard Streaming Songs chart, the Digital Song Sales charts, the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, with 130 million streams and 49,000 sales on the Billboard Global 200 chart, and 54.5 million streams and 12,000 sales on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song is #1 for a 5th week atop the Hot 100 and the Billboard Global and Global Excl. U.S. charts! Internationally, "Drivers License" has peaked at No.1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada (2xPlatinum, 160,000 units), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand (Platinum, 30,000 units), Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden and the United Kingdom where it has been BRIT certified Gold for 400,000 units. "Driver's License" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart with 2.407 million total streams on January 12, 2021, breaking the record for highest single-day streams in British history for a non-Christmas song, surpassing the previous record held by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (2017)! With 95,000 units moved in its first week, "Drivers License" also had the biggest opening week for a number one debut atop the UK Singles Chart since Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk" in 2016. It has been #1 in the UK for 6 straight weeks! In Ireland, "Drivers License" has spent 6 weeks at number one on the IRMA Singles chart. In Australia, "Drivers License" debuted stop the ARIA Singles chart, becoming the first debut single to land atop the chart since Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times" in 2017. “Driver’s License” is #1 for a 6th week down under. It has so far peaked at #2 in France, Germany, Guatemala & Switzerland (Platinum, 20,000 units), #4 in Spain (Gold, 20,000 units), #6 in the Dominican Republic & Panama, #8 in Italy, Nicaragua & Venezuela, #11 in Puerto Rico, #20 in Costa Rica, #41 in Colombia, #54 in Argentina and #139 in South Korea!

The Weeknd's new smash hit, "Save Your Tears" jumps 5-3, up 51% in its 5th week on the United World Chart after scoring another 275.000 points! "Save Your Tears" was released in Europe on August 9 as the 4th single off the Weeknd's chart topping album, 'After Hours', and was co-written and co-produced by the Weeknd along with producers Max Martin and Oscar Holter. It is the official theme song of WrestleMania 37. The song has reached #4 so far on the US Hot 100, becoming the Weeknd's twelfth top ten hit, and has reached #3 on the Billboard Global 200, and #4 on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart! In Canada, "Save Your Tears" has reached #4 on the Canadian Hot 100! It has so far peaked at #2 in Lithuania, #3 in Finland, Poland & Switzerland, #4 in Denmark, Norway & Singapore, #5 in Belgium (Flanders), Ireland & Italy, #6 in Australia & Germany, #7 in El Salvador & Slovakia, #9 in Malaysia & Sweden, #11 in russia, #12 in Malaysia, #13 in the UK, #15 in the Czech Republic & UK and #16 in Greece and the Netherlands.

This week's highest debut is 'Up', which debuts at #4 with 222,000 points. "Up" was released on February 5 via Atlantic Records as the 2nd single from her upcoming 2nd studio album. "Up" is a hip hop song, cowritten by Cardi B and debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking the highest debut for a solo female rap song since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998, and became her second number-one debut on the Rolling Stone Top 100.

BTS' former No. 1 global smash hit, "Dynamite", lifts drops 2-5 in its 25th week on the chart with 197,000 points, after 9 non-consecutive weeks at no.1! The song drops 3-5 on the Billboard Global 200 after 4 record-tying weeks atop the chart with Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", and slips 2-4 on the Global Excl. U.S. after 8 record-extending weeks at #1! "Dynamite" topped both Billboard Global charts simultaneously for 4 weeks, the longest double run at #1 in history! "Dynamite" is the Group's first english language bop and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first number-one single in the US, making history with BTS becoming the first Korean Act and 2nd Asian Act to top the Hot 100! "Dynamite" held atop the Hot 100 for 3 weeks and has been certified Triple Platinum In South Korea, "Dynamite" topped the Gaon Digital and streaming charts for 11 non-consecutive weeks, the longest run at the top of all korean songs in 2020! The song also hit #1 in Colombia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Scotland & Singapore. "Dynamite" debuted at #1 on Spotify Global with 7.778 million streams, marking the biggest opening-day for a song in 2020, and is the only song in 2020 to have sold over 1 million downloads, scoring the biggest global sales debut of 2020!

"Mood" by 24kGoldn feat. iann dior dips 4-6, after scoring another 185,000 points in its 25th week on the chart after topping the United World Chart the week of November 21!

"Mood" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in 16 other territories, including Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK, becoming the first song to top the Hot 100, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, and Hot Rap Songs charts simultaneously in the same week. The song was also certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Former No. 1, "Dákiti", by Bad Bunny feat. Jhay Cortez, holds at # 7 after scoring another 164,000 points and previously topping the United World chart for 2 consecutive weeks. It's the first song ever to simultaneously debut at #1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and in the Top 10 of the US Hot 100 where it reached #5. "Dakiti" also topped the Billboard Global 200 chart for two weeks. It became the first song to earn 100 million streams two weeks in a row on the chart. It also became the first Spanish-language song to top both the Global 200 and the Global Excl. U.S. 200, and simultaneously at that. The song also topped the charts in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Spain & Sweden. Bad Bunny was the #1 most streamed Act on Spotify in 2020!

'34+35' by Ariana Grande holds at #9 this week with 144,000 points. "34+35" hit #2 on the US Hot 100 following the release of its hawt remix featuring American rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion which was released on January 15, 2021. The Remix video debuted atop the global YouTube counter! "34+35" also debuted at #2 on the Billboard Global 200, becoming Grande's second top 10 single on the chart. Additionally, "34+35" has peaked in the top ten in Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, giving Grande her 19th top ten single in the UK.

Last week's chart topper, Country singer, Morgan Wallen, dips 1-2 with 'Dangerous: The Double Album' has sold another 158,000 consumption units, and a total of 921,000 so far, and is No.1 on the year-to-date chart.

 

New entry at no. 3 for The Weeknd's compilation album 'The Highlights' with equivalent sales of 135,000. 'The Highlights' is Abel's 2nd greatest hits compilation, released on February 5, and follows his 4th studio album 'After Hours' (2020) and his first greatest hits album 'The Weeknd in Japan' (2018). It was released in anticipation of his performance at the Super Bowl LV halftime show and includes songs from his three Billboard 200 number one studio albums, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' (2015), 'Starboy' (2016), and 'After Hours' (2020), and also his debut mixtape 'House of Balloons' (2011), his EP 'My Dear Melancholy' (2018), and his two co-lead collabs "Love Me Harder" and "Pray for Me", with Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar, from the albums 'My Everything' (2014) and 'Black Panther: The Album' (2018)! The Album has debuted at #1 in Canada, #2 in the US and UK, #3 in Ireland, #4 in France, #5 in New Zealand, #10 in Belgium (Flanders) and Switzerland, #11 in Scotland, #13 in Germany and #14 in Poland!

 

Former Number One for 4 whole weeks, Taylor Swift's 'evermore', holds at #6 for a 2nd week, after selling another 62.000 units and 1.396.000 official sales so far excluding China, where Taylor is the top-selling foreign Artist. As per Republic Records, 'evermore' sold over 1 Million Records in its 1st week globally including 509,000 units in China, marking Swift's 3rd album in 16 months to do so, and her 8th consecutive studio album to achieve it! 'evermore' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in America, with Swift becoming the first woman in American history with 8 consecutive number-one debuting albums! All 15 of 'evermore' tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100 the same week, with the lead single, "Willow", becoming her 7th No.1 single on the chart and 2nd No. 1 in 2020 following "Cardigan". With 'folklore' and 'evermore', Swift became the first act to simultaneously debut atop both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts twice! 'evermore' ranks #8 on Rolling Stone's best-selling year end albums chart, and #10 on Nielsen SoundScan's best selling albums of 2020 with 283.000 copies sold in the US! its sister album, 'folklore', was the best-selling album of 2020 in the US! 'evermore' also hit #1 in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and the UK.