Billboard charts have always been one of the main indicators of trends in the music industry. The media giant launched dozens of charts over the course of the last few decades, but their latest was introduced last week and it perfectly reflects global trends.

Billboard’s newly launched charts are called Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The first chart takes weekly global streams and downloads from over 200 territories into account, while the second does the same, but it doesn’t include the United States.

The main point of these charts is to “[reflect] a world view” and give international acts “overdue exposure and recognition”. At this point in time, there isn’t much difference between Billboard’s flagship Hot 100 and the Global 200 chart. “WAP” by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion topped them both for the first two weeks, but Billboard Global Excl. U.S. points to a different situation on a global scene.

The inaugural chart was topped by “Hawái” by Maluma, while “Dynamite” by BTS took the no. 1 spot for the second week. In addition to global hits that made it to the Hot 100, this chart mostly consists of K-pop tracks and Spanish-language hits.

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The absolute domination of K-pop bands was a long time coming, and they’re shining brighter than ever in 2020. Some are even surprising us with brand-new songs, recorded entirely in English.

The first single that comes to mind is, obviously, BTS’s record-breaking smash hit “Dynamite” that come out last week. After collaborating with several international artists and giving us catchy tracks recorded partly in English, BTS went all in with this single—and it paid off big time! The music video for “Dynamite” became YouTube’s most viewed video in the first 24 hours.

The enormous success of BTS’ latest single overshadowed another English-language K-pop track that came out that same day. The all-girl group Twice also tried to improve their global appeal with the English version of their hit single “More and More”.

Does this mean there are more K-pop tracks entirely in English on the way? We’re really hoping that’s the case, and we’re betting on Blackpink to give us the next big hit. Their latest single, “How You Like That,” was mostly in English anyway, and they have a new Selena Gomez collaboration titled “Ice Cream” coming up this month.

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Billboard charts have always been one of the main indicators of trends in the music industry. The media giant launched dozens of charts over the course of the last few decades, but their latest was introduced last week and it perfectly reflects global trends.

Billboard’s newly launched charts are called Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The first chart takes weekly global streams and downloads from over 200 territories into account, while the second does the same, but it doesn’t include the United States.

The main point of these charts is to “[reflect] a world view” and give international acts “overdue exposure and recognition”. At this point in time, there isn’t much difference between Billboard’s flagship Hot 100 and the Global 200 chart. “WAP” by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion topped them both for the first two weeks, but Billboard Global Excl. U.S. points to a different situation on a global scene.

The inaugural chart was topped by “Hawái” by Maluma, while “Dynamite” by BTS took the no. 1 spot for the second week. In addition to global hits that made it to the Hot 100, this chart mostly consists of K-pop tracks and Spanish-language hits.

The post Billboard’s Global Charts Point Out New Trends in the Music Industry appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

The absolute domination of K-pop bands was a long time coming, and they’re shining brighter than ever in 2020. Some are even surprising us with brand-new songs, recorded entirely in English.

The first single that comes to mind is, obviously, BTS’s record-breaking smash hit “Dynamite” that come out last week. After collaborating with several international artists and giving us catchy tracks recorded partly in English, BTS went all in with this single—and it paid off big time! The music video for “Dynamite” became YouTube’s most viewed video in the first 24 hours.

The enormous success of BTS’ latest single overshadowed another English-language K-pop track that came out that same day. The all-girl group Twice also tried to improve their global appeal with the English version of their hit single “More and More”.

Does this mean there are more K-pop tracks entirely in English on the way? We’re really hoping that’s the case, and we’re betting on Blackpink to give us the next big hit. Their latest single, “How You Like That,” was mostly in English anyway, and they have a new Selena Gomez collaboration titled “Ice Cream” coming up this month.

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