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Taylor Swift begins 2021 atop the United World Chart for a 2nd week and at #1 on the Global Digital Artist Rank as 'evermore' scores a 20th day atop the Worldwide Apple Music Album Chart and a 14th day atop the Worldwide ITunes Album Chart!

Posted on January 06, 2021

Taylor opens 2021 atop the United World Chart for a 2nd week, and at #1 on the Global Digital Artist Rank for an 18th day since the release of 'evermore' which tops the Worldwide Apple Music Album Chart for a 20th day and the Worldwide ITunes Album Chart for a 14th!

'evermore' scores a 2nd week at no.1 on the United world chart after selling another 271,000 units. According to the United World Chart 'evermore' has sold 721,000 official units so far excluding China where she is the top-selling foreign Artist. As per Republic Records, 'evermore' sold over 1 Million Records in its 1st week globally including China. 'evermore' is Taylor's 9th studio album, released on December 11, and is a "sister album" to 'folklore' which was released 5 months earlier. The critically acclaimed album was a huge commercial success, debuting 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. Swift became the first act to simultaneously debut atop both the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 charts twice! 'evermore' also hit #1 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK where she also broke the record for fastest female artist to score 6 No. 1 albums in the UK, and fastest female Act to score 2 x No. 1 albums in Australia!

Taylor's album 'folklore', released via Republic Records on July 24, broke many streaming records, and won the Guinness World Record for the biggest opening day on Spotify for an album by a female artist! According to Republic Records, 'folklore' sold two million copies in its first week globally! It reached No. 1 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and many other countries. 'folklore' is also the best-selling album of 2020 in America. It spent 8 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200, making it the longest-running chart-topper since 2017. All of its 16 tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. The lead single "Cardigan" became Swift's 6th US number-one single, with the hitmaker becoming the first act to debut atop both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously! 'folklore' has just topped genius lyrics, the "only album of 2020 to surpass the million mark in 2020! The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards has nominated 'folklore' and its songs for 5 awards including Album of the Year, Song of the Year for "Cardigan", and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Exile". 'Folklore' is considered the exemplary quarantine album, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of 2020. Taylor is the only artist to have two of the most acclaimed albums of 2020 with 27 and 28 reviews.

Back to this week's United World Chart. Music legend Paul McCartney scored the highest debut of the week with his 18th solo album 'McCartney III' which landed at #2 with 252,000 equivalent sales. It is the top selling album of the past week in "pure" sales.

Japanese Band Hey! Say! JUMP debuts at #3 this week on the United World Chart with 'Fab! Music Speaks' after selling 250,000 units!

Korean Trot singer Kim Hojoong lands at #4 with his 'Classic Album Vol.1: My Favorite Arias' selling 240.000 equivalent units in its 1st week and occupies the 5th position with his 'Classic Album Vol.2: My Favorite Arias' which has sold 238,000 units.

Former chart topper, Michael Bublé's 'Christmas' album lifts 7-6 after selling another 158.000 units and 13.733.000 so far! Its the best-selling holiday album of All time!

Eminem's new edition of his former chart topping album, 'Music To Be Murdered By', reenters the Top 10 at #7, selling another 138,000 units and 2,003,000 so far!

Former #1, AC/DC's 'Power Up' dips 6-8 in its 6th week after selling another 137,000 units and 1,007,000 so far while former chart topper, NCT's 'Resonance Pt. 2 reenters the Top 10 at #9 after selling another 132,000 units and 601,000 so far!

Former #1, Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' reenters the United World Top 10 chart at #10 with sales of 91,000 and 13,5 million so far. 'Merry Christmas' is the 2nd best-selling holiday album of all time, just 233,000 units behind Michael Bublé's 'Christmas'!

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Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Kicks Off 2021 On Top Of The United World Chart For A 5th Non Consecutive week!

Posted on January 06, 2021

Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" kicks off 2021 on top of the United World Chart with 427.000 points. Its the 5th week atop the world chart and the 2nd week this year. The song first went to #1 on the United World Chart in December 1994, the year it was released. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is also #1 on the new Billboard Global 200 chart for a 3rd week, up 55% with 130 million streams and 27,000 sold worldwide in the week ending Dec. 24. The Song scored the 2nd biggest streaming week since the chart began behind BTS' "Life Goes On" which hit 152.5 million streams the week of December 5. "All I Want For Christmas" is also #1 this week on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, Up 2-1 from last week with 58.5 million streams and 11,000 sold outside of the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 24.! Mariah made history 2 weeks ago, returning to the top of the US Hot 100 for a 4th week, and scoring the longest run at the top for a xmas song, while topping the Official UK chart for the first time in 26 years! The Song is back #1 this week on the US hot 100 for a 5th week and holds at #2 on the Official UK Chart for a 2nd week. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" was just certified 5x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, and was named the No. 1 holiday song of the decade! It's Carey's best-selling single in Great Britain! The song tops the Official German Singles chart, for a 5th week this year! "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is Mariah's biggest global hit, having topped the weekly charts in 26 countries! In 2019, the song topped the Billboard US Hot 100 for the first time in 25 years since its original release, with Mariah breaking several records, including the first artist in history to top the chart in four separate decades: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s & 2020s. The song has also peaked at #1 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden & Switzerland. It has reached #2 in Japan, Luxembourg & Scotland, #3 in Estonia, Guatemala, Ireland, and Spain, #4 in Singapore, #5 in Belgium, #7 in Poland and #9 in Colombia & Malaysia! The track has sold over 16 million copies, and is the best-selling Christmas single by a female artist and one of the best-selling singles of all time!

'Last Christmas' by Wham! lifts 5-2 this week on the United World Chart with 316,000 points (up 42%). It's the highest position since its release in 1984, when it debuted behind Band Aid's charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas’!

Former #1, BTS' “Dynamite”, rebounds 4-3 with 229,000 points after topping the United World Chart for 8 incredible weeks and making history as the 1st Asian Act to do so! It's BTS's first english language bop and the 1st song in 2020 to sell over 1 million downloads, scoring the biggest global sales debut of 2020 and the biggest debut of 2020 on Global Spotify!

The highest debut this week comes from the Japanese idol group, King and Prince, whose new smash hit, 'I Promise', lands at no.4 globally with 226,000 points, after debuting last week atop the Oricon chart in Japan selling 567,000 singles.

Brenda Lee Official's "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" shoots 9-5 on the United World Chart with 225,000 points, while former chart topper, “Dákiti", by Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, slips 2-6 with 216,000 points after topping the chart for 2 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!

Ariana Grande's Xmas hit, "Santa Tell Me”, shoots 12-7 this week with 213,000 points while Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" lifts 11-8 on the United World Chart scoring 206,000points.

Former chart topper, "Mood", by 24kGoldn feat. iann dior, slips 4-9 in its 18th week on the chart with 205,000 points after topping the chart the week of November 21!

Michael Bublé's "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" rebounds 20-10 on the United World Chart with 198,000 points this week.

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Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" returns to the top of the United World Chart at Christmas, with 292.000 points!

Posted on December 26, 2020

Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" tops the United World Chart at Christmas with 292.000 points, up 2-1 from last week. Its the 4th week atop the world chart and the first this year. The song first went to #1 on the United World Chart in December 1994, the year it was released. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is #1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart for a 2nd week, with 83.7 million streams and 21,000 sold worldwide in the week ending Dec. 17, and holds at its No. 2 high on the Global Excl. U.S. chart! Mariah made history last week, returning to the top of the US Hot 100 for a 4th week, scoring the longest run at the top for a xmas song, and topping the Official UK chart simultaneously for the first time in 26 years! The Song is #2 this week on the US hot 100, but holds atop the Official UK Chart for a 2nd consecutive week, and is the most streamed and downloaded song this week in the UK with over 10 million listens across audio and video streaming platforms. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has just been certified 5x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, and was named the No. 1 holiday song of the decade! It's Carey's best-selling single in Great Britain! The song is #1 on the Official German Singles chart, holding for 3 weeks this year at the top! "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is Mariah's biggest global hit, having topped the weekly charts in 25 countries! In 2019, the song topped the Billboard US Hot 100 for the first time in 25 years since its original release, with Mariah breaking several records, including the first artist in history to top the chart in four separate decades: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s & 2020s. The song has also peaked at #1 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden & Switzerland. It has reached #2 in Japan, Luxembourg & Scotland, #3 in Estonia, Guatemala, Ireland, and Spain, #4 in Singapore, #5 in Belgium, #7 in Poland and #9 in Colombia & Malaysia! The track has sold over 16 million copies, and is the best-selling Christmas single by a female artist, and one of the best-selling singles of all time, shooting to #20 this week on the United World All Time Chart with a total of 12,213,000 points.

Last week's chart topper, Dákiti' by Bad Bunny ft. Jhay Cortez, dips 1-2 with 250,000 points after 2 weeks atop the chart. 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!

Taylor Swift's new smash hit album, 'evermore', lands at #1 this week on the United World Album Chart with 3 of its songs in the Top 40. "willow", the lead single, debuts at no.3 with 247,000 points while "champagne problems" lands at #18 with 121.000 points and "no body, no crime", her new collab with Haim, lands at #25 with 106.000 points!

BTS’s “Dynamite” dips 3-4 with 234,000 points after topping the United World Chart for 8 incredible weeks and making history as the 1st Asian Act to do so! It's BTS's first english language bop and the 1st song in 2020 to sell over 1 million downloads, scoring the biggest global sales debut of 2020 and the biggest debut of 2020 on Global Spotify!

The other big Xmas classic, Wham's "Last Christmas", lifts 6-5 on the United World Chart with 222,000 points while former chart topper, "Mood", by 24kGoldn ft. iann dior, slips 4-6 in its 17th week on the chart with 216,000 points after topping the chart for the week of November 21!

The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” slips 5-7, extending his United World Record for Song With The Most Weeks In The Top 10 of All Time! The song scored another 193,000 points this week. “Blinding Lights” topped the United World Chart for 17 weeks and is the #1 song on the year to end chart!

Ariana Grande dips 7-8 with her global smash hit "Positions" scoring another 180,000 points after debuting at #1 on the United World Chart the week of November 7.

Brenda Lee's "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" holds at #9 with 165,000 points while "Nobody's Fault" by Japanese girl group Sakurazaka 46, formerly known as Keyakizaka 46, is this week's 2nd highest debut at no.10 with 164,000 points.

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Taylor Swift has done it again as her new album 'evermore' lands at #1 on the United World Chart!

Posted on December 26, 2020

Taylor Swift has done it again for the 2nd time this year as her new album 'evermore' lands at #1 on the United World Chart! Evermore' sold over 1 Million equivalent units globally in less than a week according to Republic Records. This includes sales in China where Taylor is the top-selling international Artist. 'evermore' is the most streamed and downloaded album of the past week in the US and UK, debuting at #1 on both the Billboard 200 in America and the Official UK Chart. In the US, the album landed atop the Billboard 200, her 8th No. 1 on the chart, after selling 329,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 17, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data which includes nearly 167,000 streaming units equaling 220.49 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs, along with 154,500 pure sales and just under 8.000 TEA units. Taylor extends her record as the Female Artist with the most #1 debuts on the Billboard 200! Taylor is now the 3rd Act in history to debut 8 consecutive studio albums at #1 in the US! Released by surprise on Dec. 11, its Taylor’s 2nd chart topper in 2020 after ‘folklore’. Swift is also the 1st woman, and 3rd overall act to score 2 x No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart in 2020 following Young boy never broke with ‘Top’ and ’38 baby’ and BTS with ‘Be’ and ‘Map of the Soul: 7’. With 329,000 equivalent units, ‘evermore’ scores the 5th Best Week in the US in 2020 after her own ‘folklore’ which opened with 846,000 on Aug. 8. She is the 1st Female Act to have 2 Albums on the Billboard 200 Top 3, simultaneously. Taylor is also the Female Act with the fastest time between two albums topping the Billboard 200! In the UK, Swift debuted with 'evermore' at #1 and is now the fastest female artist to accumulate six No. 1 albums on the Official UK chart, surpassing Madonna, and the first female artist to score six chart-toppers in the 21st-century! It's her 2nd No. 1 album in 2020 after 'folklore', establishing her as the first act to score multiple chart-topping albums in a calendar year, since David Bowie in 2016. 'evermore' also debuted at #1 on the Aria Album chart in Australia, giving Tay her 7th chart-topping album down under. Taylor achieved her second #1 album of the year just 19 weeks after 'folklore', setting the record for the shortest gap between two successive No. 1 albums. 'evermore' also topped the Album chart in New Zealand and debuted at #2 in Belgium (Flanders), #3 in Ireland where it is the most downloaded and streamed album of the week, #3 in the Netherlands & Sweden, #4 in Norway, #24 in Germany, #26 in Italy and #29 on the Japan Billboard Hot Albums chart! 'evermore' features guest appearances from American bands Bon Iver, Haim, and The National.

South Korean/Japanese girl group IZ.ONE lands at #2 on the United World Chart after selling 375,000 units of their brand new album 'One-Reeler, Act IV' which debuted atop the Gaon Album chart in Korea.

Kid Cudi debuts at #3 with his new album 'Man On The Moon III: The Chosen' and equivalent sales of 184,000, while 'Folklore' returns to No. 4 this week selling another 165,000 and over 4 million globally so far including China.

New entry at #5 for Japanese Artist Masaharu Fukuyama after selling 137,000 units of his brand new album 'Akira'! The Album debuted atop the Oricon Album Chart in Japan.

AC/DC's former #1 Album 'Power Up' lifts 8-6 after selling another 135.000 units and 870.000 so far, while Canadian Superstar Michael Bublé rebounds 9-7 with his chart topping 'Christmas' album, after selling another 1119,000 units and 13?575.000 so far. It's the best-selling holiday album of All Time!

Pop Kings BTS dip 7-8 this week with their latest album 'BE' which topped the United World Chart for 2 weeks! The album has sold another 90.000 sales and a total of 3.197.000 so far. BTS is #1 on the year end chart with 'Map Of The Soul: 7' which has sold 6.455.000 equivalent units so far!

Pop Smoke reenters the Top 10 at #9 with 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The moon' after selling another 82.000 units and 3.097.000 so far, while former chart topper, Ariana Grande, closes this week's Top 10 with her 6th studio album 'Positions' after selling another 80,000 equivalent units and 948.000 so far according to the United World Chart!

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Korean Superstar Group NCT lands at #1 on the United World Chart with their latest 'RESONANCE PT. 2' and equivalent sales of 415,000!

Posted on December 24, 2020

Korean Superstar Group NCT has done it again, landing at #1 this week on the United World Album Chart with equivalent sales of 415,000, 402,000 of which was from Korea alone, according to Hanteo. RESONANCE PT. 2 is the 2nd part of NCT's 2nd studio album, RESONANCE PT. 1, which debuted at No.1 on the United World Chart just 7 weeks ago with sales of 764,000. RESONANCE PT. 2 was released on November 23, 2020 by SM Entertainment and features contributions from all 23 members of the group. The album has a total of 21 tracks with 8 new tracks including "90's Love" and "Work It", and 13 existing tracks from NCT 2020 RESONANCE PT. 1. RESONANCE PT. 2 debuted at #1 on the Gaon Album Chart in Korea and hit #14 on the Oricon Album Chart in Japan!

New Korean phenomenon Enhypen debuts at #2 on the United World Chart with 'BORDER-DAY ONE', selling 357,000 equivalent units in its 1st week. The rookie Group made an impressive debut landing at #3 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and at #2 on the Gaon Album Chart!

Japanese legendary Band, Mr.Children, lands at #3 on the United world Chart with their new album 'Soundtracks' and 1st week sales of 279,000 after debuting at #1 on the Oricon Album Chart in Japan!

The Iconic Korean Band, GOT7, debuts at #4 this week with their brand new album, 'Breath Of Love: Last Piece' and equivalent album sales of 273.000! The Album debuted at #1 on US iTunes and at #2 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart. It also debuted at #3 on the Gaon Album Chart in Korea!

Korean Superstar kai from the legendary Korean Band EXO, lands at #5 with his debut solo mini album 'KAI' after selling 252,000 units in its first week! Kai made a spectacular debut atop the Worldwide Apple Music Album Chart and the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart simultaneously, and held for 3 days atop the latter!!

Canadian Superstar Shawn Mendes lands at #6 on the United World Chart with his 4th studio album 'Wonder' and 151,000, sales after debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 in the US! Pop Kings BTS are #7 this week with their new album 'BE' which topped the United World Chart for the last 2 weeks! The album has sold another 135,000 sales and a total of 3,107,000 so far. BTS is #1 on the year end chart with 'Map Of The Soul: 7' which has sold 6,455,000 equivalent units so far!

AC/DC's former #1 Album, 'Power Up' drops 4-8 after selling another 118.000 units and 735.000 so far, while Canadian heartthrob Michael Bublé dips 7-9 with his chart topping 'Christmas'album, after selling another 102,000 units and 13,456,000 so far. Its the best selling holiday album of All Time!

Former chart topper, Ariana Grande, closes this week's Top 10 with her 6th studio album 'Positions' after selling another 96,000 equivalent units and 868.000 so far according to the United World Chart!

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