Jason Derulo scores his 1st global number one hit with "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" by New Zealand Producer Jawsh 685 who also scores his first No. 1 hit record! Jawsh 685 first released the instrumental version titled "Laxed (Siren Beat)” to YouTube in 2019. The original song was a tribute to Jawsh 685's Samoan and Cook Island roots and went viral on Tik Tok in 2020, sparking the "Culture Dance" challenge, in which others would show off their cultural roots while dancing to the song. Following its viral success, "Laxed (Siren Beat)" was officially released to online platforms on 24 April 2020 and Jawsh 685 signed with Columbia Records in May 2020. Following the viral success of "Laxed (Siren Beat)" on TikTok, Jason Derulo posted a video of himself partaking in the "Culture Dance" challenge, which received tens of millions of views. Jawsh 685 was in talks with multiple artists, including Derulo, to remix "Laxed (Siren Beat)". On 11 June 2020, Columbia Records officially released the new Jason Derulo Remix after receiving clearance from Jawsh who is credited as an artist and co-writer, as well as the track's sole producer. "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" has so far peaked at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the song became Derulo’s fifth number-one single and topped the official chart for 3 consecutive weeks. In Ireland, the song became Derulo's first number-one single and in Australia it held atop the ARIA Singes chart for 4 consecutive weeks! In the US, the Song has peaked so far at #8 on the Rolling Stone Singles chart and at #12 on the Billboard US Hot 100! The song has so far hit #2 in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore & Slovakia, #3 in Canada, the Czech Republic & Malaysia, #5 in Hungary, #6 in Italy, #7 in Portugal, #8 in Panama, #10 in El Salvador & Romania and #12 in France! "Savage Love" has already been certified Silver in the UK for sales of 200,000, Gold in both Australia and Italy for sales of 35,000 and Platinum in new Zealand for sales of 30.000! "Savage Love" ends the 5 week reign of 'Rockstar', the collab of the new American rap superstars Dababy and Roddy Ricch which dips 1-2. 

Former number One, The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights”, holds at #3 after topping the global chart for 17 non consecutive weeks!

Lady Gaga’s "Rain On Me” with Ariana Grande holds t #4 after topping the global chart in its 2nd week on the chart, while Harry Styles' "Watermelon Sugar" reaches a new peak at #5, up one spot from last week!

SAINt JHN’s “Roses" remixed by Imanbek dips 5-6 after peaking at #2, while Topic's "Breaking Me” ft. A7S holds at #7. 

Dua Lipa's "Break My Heart" lifts 10-8, and Tones and I's "Dance Monkey'" reenters the Top 10 at #9 after previously topping the chart for 16 non consecutive weeks. The Song has been 43 weeks inside the top 10, extending her new all time record for most weeks in the Top 10, a title previously held by Ed Sheeran! 

New entry at #10 for DJ Khaled & Drake's amazing new track "Popstar"!

'Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey’, the 4th Japanese studio album, and 8th overall by K-Pop Kings BTS, released on July 14, debuts at #1 on the Global Album Chart with equivalent sales of 588.000, and is this week’s best-selling album! The album debuted at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and landed at No. 1 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart in Japan with 447,869 units sold in its 1st 24 hours, setting a new record for the highest first day sales by both a foreign and Korean artist in Japan, and became the highest selling album out of all albums released in the country for 2020 so far, surpassing sales of 500,000 copies on its 2nd day. The album debuted at #1 on the Oricon weekly chart after selling over 564,00 units, breaking the record for highest first week sales of 2020 and becoming the most sold album in Japan of the year! Additionally, BTS set a new all-time record for the best-selling album in its first week of tracking by a male foreign artist, breaking a 10-year record previously held by DBSK's greatest hits album, Best Selection 2010, which sold 413.000 in week 1! In the US ‘Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey ‘ debuted at #115 on the Billboard 200 chart issue released on July 21 for the week of July 25 with only two days of tracking and no physical release, giving the band their 12th entry on the chart and extending their record for the most entries amongst all K-pop acts. It also debuted at #2 on the Billboard World Albums chart. In the UK, the album debuted at #56 on the Official Albums Chart with only two days of tracking and no physical sales included, breaking the record for the highest charting Japanese album by a Korean act ever in the UK! The album also debuted at #7 in New Zealand, #9 in Australia, #51 in Switzerland, #58 in Scotland, #90 in Canada, #137 in Belgium (Wallonia) and #164 in Belgium (Flanders)! ‘BTS’s Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey’ is the band's 1st full length Japanese album in 2 years since 2018's 'Face Yourself'. The album contains Japanese versions of songs from BTS's 'Love Yourself: Answer' (2018), 'Map of the Soul: Persona' (2019) and 'Map of the Soul: 7' (2020) albums, as well as four new, original Japanese tracks: "Intro: Calling", lead single "Stay Gold", "Your Eyes Tell", and "Outro: The Journey". Previously released 2019 single "Lights" was also included.

Last week’s chart topper, the late Juice WRLD's ‘Legends never Die’ slips 1-3 after selling another 229.000 and 823.000 so far while former No. 1, the late Pop Smoke's posthumous album ‘Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon’ slips 2-4 this week after selling another 199.000 units and 716.000 so far!

BLACKPINK’s Special Edition of ‘How You Like That’ debuts at #5 globally after selling 162.000 units in its 1st week, while The Chicks' ‘Gaslighter’ debuts at #6 with first week sales of 116.000. 

The Original Broadway Cast ‘Hamilton: An American Musical’ slips 4-7 after selling another 93.000 units and 2.318.000 since its release 7 weeks ago while Japanese Rock Band MAN WITH A MISSION's new ‘Man With A Best Mission’ debuts at #8 after selling 77.000 units in its 1st week. 

New entry at #9 for Korean Girl Group G-Friend's new album ‘Song Of The Sirens’ after selling 67.000 units while Harry Styles' ‘Fine Line’ slips 6-10 this week after selling another 65.000 units and 2.621.000 so far!

Taylor Swift was the best-selling recording-artist of 2019 according to the International Federation Of The Phonographoc Industry, IFPI, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Swift earns the honor for the second time, her first being in 2014. Taylor released her 7th studio album ‘Lover’ on August 23, 2019 via Republic Records. ‘Lover’ debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 867,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week in the United States. All 18 tracks from ‘Lover’ charted simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking numerous records including the most simultaneous Hot 100 entries among women, the most simultaneous Hot 100 debuts among women, the album by a female artist with most simultaneous Hot 100 entries and the album by a female artist with the most simultaneous Hot 100 debuts! By the end of 2019 ‘Lover' had sold 1.085 million copies in the US alone including 386,000 digital copies and 699,000 physical copies, making it the top-selling Album of 2019 in the US in both physical sales and overall sales!

‘Lover’ was also the top-selling studio album globally in 2019, selling over 3.2 million pure copies worldwide and setting the Guinness World Record for the biggest-selling album of the year by a solo artist, after peaking at #1 in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the UK. In Canada ‘Lover’ debuted at number-one on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, selling 47,000 units in its first week,^[ becoming Swift's sixth consecutive chart-topper in the country. By the end of 2019, the album had moved over 181,000 units, including 61,000 pure copies, in Canada. In Europe, ‘Lover’ gave Swift her highest debuts on many charts thus far in her career. In the UK, it debuted at number one on the Official chart with 53,000 units, including 35,000 traditional sales. It made Swift the first female artist to have four chart-topping albums in the 2010s decade. It also was the year's fastest-selling female digital album in the UK. The album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 100,000 copies. In Ireland, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Official Irish Irma chart, with Swift becoming the only female artist with 4 chart-topping albums in the country in the 2010s decade. In Australia, ‘Lover’ debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart with the biggest first-week sales of 2019 in the country with all 18 tracks from the album charting in the top 75 of the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the country for sales of over 140,000 copies. 

In China, ‘Lover’ topped the best-selling digital albums lists of all major Chinese music platforms! It became the first international album in Chinese history to surpass 1 million units within a week of its release, setting the record for the biggest sales week for an international artist in the country! By the end of 2019, it became the best-selling and most consumed album of the year in China, certified 3× Diamond by QQ Music. In Japan, ‘Lover’ debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Albums chart with only three days of tracking, moving over 27,500 units. In February 2020, Universal Music Publishing Group reported that ‘Lover' had surpassed 5 million units in global consumption.