List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2021 explained

The Billboard Global 200 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs globally. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by MRC Data, is based on digital sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. Another similar chart is the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, which follows the same formula except it covers all territories excluding the US.

On the Global 200, fourteen singles reached number one in 2021. In addition, two other number-one singles, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Dynamite" by BTS, had each previously hit number one in 2020. Sixteen artists reached the top of the chart, with thirteen—Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Rosé, Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Lil Nas X, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, the Kid Laroi, Coldplay, Adele, and Taylor Swift—achieving their first number-one single. BTS scored three number-one singles while Rodrigo and Bieber scored two each, as the only acts to achieve multiple number-one songs in 2021. Olivia Rodrigo spent the most weeks at the top spot with 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one, while "Stay" by Justin Bieber and the Kid Laroi is the longest reigning number-one song with 11 weeks atop the chart.

On the Global Excl. US, eleven singles reached number one in 2021. In addition, two other number-one singles, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Dynamite" by BTS, had each previously hit number one in 2020. Thirteen artists reached the top of the chart, with eleven—Olivia Rodrigo, Rosé, Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran, the Kid Laroi, Coldplay, Adele, and Taylor Swift—achieving their first number-one single. BTS scored three number-one singles while Justin Bieber scored two, as the only acts to achieve multiple number-one songs in 2021. Bieber also spent the most weeks at the top spot with 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one. Bieber and the Kid Laroi's song "Stay" is tied with Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" as the longest reigning number-one song of 2021, each with nine weeks atop the chart.

Chart history

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The #1 song of 2021 on the Global 200, "Levitating" by Dua Lipa, never reached #1 on the weekly charts.[1]
Indicates best-performing song of 2021 on the Global Excl. US[2]
Issue dateBillboard Global 200Billboard Global Excl. US
SongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)
January 2"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey[3]
January 9bgcolor=#BFFFC0 rowspan="2" "Dynamite" BTS[4]
January 16"Dynamite"BTS[5]
January 23"Drivers License"Olivia Rodrigo"Drivers License"Olivia Rodrigo[6]
January 30[7]
February 6[8]
February 13[9]
February 20[10]
February 27[11]
March 6[12]
March 13[13]
March 20"What's Next"Drake[14]
March 27"On the Ground"Rosé"On the Ground"Rosé[15]
April 3"Peaches"Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon"Peaches"Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon[16]
April 10[17]
April 17"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"Lil Nas X[18]
April 24[19]
May 1[20]
May 8"Save Your Tears"The Weeknd and Ariana Grande"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"Lil Nas X[21]
May 15"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"Lil Nas X[22]
May 22[23]
May 29"Good 4 U"Olivia Rodrigo[24]
June 5"Butter"BTS"Butter"BTS[25]
June 12[26]
June 19"Good 4 U"Olivia Rodrigo[27]
June 26[28]
July 3[29]
July 10"Bad Habits"Ed Sheeran[30]
July 17[31]
July 24"Permission to Dance"BTS"Permission to Dance"BTS[32]
July 31"Bad Habits"Ed Sheeran"Bad Habits"Ed Sheeran[33]
August 7"Stay"The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber[34]
August 14[35]
August 21"Stay"The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber[36]
August 28[37]
September 4[38]
September 11[39]
September 18[40]
September 25[41]
October 2[42]
October 9"My Universe"Coldplay and BTS"My Universe"Coldplay and BTS[43]
October 16"Stay"The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber"Stay"The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber[44]
October 23[45]
October 30"Easy on Me"Adele"Easy on Me"Adele[46]
November 6[47]
November 13[48]
November 20[49]
November 27"All Too Well (Taylor's Version)"Taylor Swift"All Too Well (Taylor's Version)"Taylor Swift[50]
December 4"Easy on Me"Adele"Easy on Me"Adele[51]
December 11[52]
December 18"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey[53]
December 25"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey[54]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one on Global 200! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1
1Olivia Rodrigo14
2Justin Bieber13
3The Kid Laroi11
4Adele6
5Lil Nas X5
BTS
6Mariah Carey4
7Daniel Caesar2
Giveon
8Drake1
Rosé
The Weeknd
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Coldplay
Taylor Swift
List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one on Global Excl. US! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1
1Justin Bieber14
2Olivia Rodrigo9
BTS
The Kid Laroi
3Adele7
4Daniel Caesar5
Giveon
Ed Sheeran
5Lil Nas X4
6Mariah Carey2
7Rosé1
Coldplay
Taylor Swift

See also

Notes and References

  1. Year-End Charts, Billboard Global 200. 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  2. Year-End Charts, Billboard Global Excl. U.S.. 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  3. Trust. Gary. Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Rules Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. December 28, 2020. December 28, 2020.
  4. Trust. Gary. Mariah Carey's 'Christmas' Is Still the Biggest Song in the World, at No. 1 on the Global 200. Billboard. January 4, 2021. January 4, 2021.
  5. Trust. Gary. BTS' 'Dynamite' Adds to Record Run Atop Billboard's Global Charts. Billboard. January 11, 2021. January 11, 2021.
  6. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Launches Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. January 19, 2021. January 19, 2021.
  7. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Spends Second Week Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. January 25, 2021. January 25, 2021.
  8. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Tops Both Billboard Global Charts for Third Straight Week. Billboard. February 1, 2021. February 1, 2021.
  9. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Rules Both Billboard Global Charts For Fourth Week. Billboard. February 8, 2021. February 8, 2021.
  10. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Registers Fifth Week Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. February 16, 2021. February 16, 2021.
  11. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Both Billboard Global Charts For 6th Week. Billboard. February 22, 2021. February 22, 2021.
  12. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Global Charts for 7th Week; Nathan Evans, Travis Scott & HVME Add Top 10s. Billboard. March 1, 2021. March 1, 2021.
  13. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Continues Record Reign With 8th Week Atop Global Charts. Billboard. March 8, 2021. March 8, 2021.
  14. Trust. Gary. Drake's 'What's Next' & Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Rule Global Charts. Billboard. March 15, 2021. March 15, 2021.
  15. Trust. Gary. Rose's 'On the Ground' Blasts In Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. March 22, 2021. March 22, 2021.
  16. Trust. Gary. Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' Debuts at No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. March 29, 2021. March 29, 2021.
  17. Trust. Gary. Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' Spends Second Week Atop Both Billboard Global Charts, Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Debuts at No. 2. Billboard. April 5, 2021. April 5, 2021.
  18. Trust. Gary. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' & Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' Top Billboard Global Charts, BTS' 'Film Out' Hits Top 5. Billboard. April 12, 2021. April 12, 2021.
  19. Trust. Gary. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' & Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' Continue Atop Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021.
  20. Trust. Gary. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' & Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' Keep at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. April 26, 2021. April 26, 2021.
  21. Trust. Gary. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande's 'Save Your Tears' & Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Rise to No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. May 3, 2021. May 3, 2021.
  22. Trust. Gary. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Tops Both Billboard Global Charts, Billie Eilish's 'Your Power' Debuts in Top 10. Billboard. May 10, 2021. May 10, 2021.
  23. Trust. Gary. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Continues Reign Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. May 19, 2021. May 19, 2021.
  24. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Good 4 U' & Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Rule Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. May 24, 2021. May 24, 2021.
  25. Trust. Gary. BTS' 'Butter' Makes Record-Breaking Bow Atop Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. June 1, 2021. June 1, 2021.
  26. Trust. Gary. BTS' 'Butter' Holds Atop Global Charts, Rauw Alejandro's 'Todo de Ti' Roars to Top 3. Billboard. June 7, 2021. June 7, 2021.
  27. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo & BTS Rule Global Charts, Bad Bunny Debuts in Top Five. Billboard. June 14, 2021. June 14, 2021.
  28. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo & BTS Hold Atop Global Charts, Maneskin Adds New Top 10. Billboard. June 21, 2021. June 21, 2021.
  29. Trust. Gary. Olivia Rodrigo & BTS Continue Atop Global Charts, Maneskin Scores Third Top 10. Billboard. June 28, 2021. June 28, 2021.
  30. Trust. Gary. Ed Sheeran's 'Bad Habits' Blasts In at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S. Chart, Olivia Rodrigo's 'Good 4 U' Holds Atop Global 200. Billboard. July 6, 2021. July 6, 2021.
  31. Trust. Gary. 'Good' & 'Bad' Still Best: Olivia Rodrigo & Ed Sheeran Hold Atop Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. July 12, 2021. July 12, 2021.
  32. Trust. Gary. Worldwide 'Dance' Party: BTS Debuts Atop Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. July 19, 2021. July 19, 2021.
  33. Trust. Gary. 'Bad Habits' Lead Ed Sheeran to No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. July 26, 2021. July 26, 2021.
  34. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Hits No. 1 on Global 200, Ed Sheeran's 'Bad Habits' Holds Atop Global Excl. U.S. Chart. Billboard. August 2, 2021. August 2, 2021.
  35. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran Top Global Charts, Billie Eilish Bows in Top 10. Billboard. August 9, 2021. August 9, 2021.
  36. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Tops Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. August 16, 2021. August 16, 2021.
  37. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber 'Stay' Strong Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. August 23, 2021. August 23, 2021.
  38. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Holds Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. August 30, 2021. August 30, 2021.
  39. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Continues Global Chart Reign, BTS' 'Butter' Surges. Billboard. September 7, 2021. September 7, 2021.
  40. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Continues Global Chart Reign, BTS' 'Butter' Surges. Billboard. September 13, 2021. September 13, 2021.
  41. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Holds Atop Global Charts, As LiSA, Ed Sheeran & Glass Animals Add Top 10s. Billboard. September 20, 2021. September 20, 2021.
  42. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Keeps Atop Global Charts, Lil Nas X & CKay Notch New Top 10s. Billboard. September 27, 2021. September 27, 2021.
  43. Trust. Gary. Coldplay & BTS' 'My Universe' Launches Atop Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. October 4, 2021. October 4, 2021.
  44. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Holds Atop Global Charts, Elton John & Dua Lipa, TWICE Add Top 10s. Billboard. October 11, 2021. October 11, 2021.
  45. Trust. Gary. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Keeps Atop Global Charts, Lisa's 'Money' Hits Top 10. Billboard. October 18, 2021. October 18, 2021.
  46. Trust. Gary. Adele's 'Easy on Me' Dominates Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. October 25, 2021. October 25, 2021.
  47. Trust. Gary. Adele Holds Atop Global Charts, Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd Debut in Top 10. Billboard. November 1, 2021. November 1, 2021.
  48. Trust. Gary. Adele Holds Atop Global Charts, Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd Debut in Top 10. Billboard. November 8, 2021. November 8, 2021.
  49. Trust. Gary. Adele Holds at No. 1 on Global Charts, Post Malone & The Weeknd, Travis Scott Start in Top 10. Billboard. November 15, 2021. November 15, 2021.
  50. Trust. Gary. Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well (Taylor's Version)' Launches Atop Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. November 22, 2021. November 22, 2021.
  51. Trust. Gary. Adele Returns to No. 1 on Global Charts With 'Easy on Me,' Debuts in Top 10 With 'Oh My God' & 'I Drink Wine'. Billboard. November 29, 2021. November 29, 2021.
  52. Trust. Gary. Adele Keeps Atop Global Charts, Mariah Carey, Wham! & GAYLE Soar to Top 10. Billboard. December 6, 2021. December 6, 2021.
  53. Trust. Gary. Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You,' Adele's 'Easy on Me' Top Global Charts. Billboard. December 13, 2021. December 13, 2021.
  54. Trust. Gary. Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Rules Both Billboard Global Charts. Billboard. December 20, 2021. December 20, 2021.

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