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BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 01: Olivia Rodrigo attends the premiere of Disney+’s “High School … [+]
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Despite stiff competition from a new Cardi B single (“Up”) and two surging tracks by Super Bowl halftime performer The Weeknd (“Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears”), teen pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo keeps her control over the Billboard Global 200, the charting company’s weekly ranking of the most-consumed songs in the world. Her single “Drivers License” is steady at No. 1 for a fifth consecutive frame, and by holding on for one more turn, the cut has made history on the relatively new tally.
“Drivers License” is now the longest-running No. 1 hit on the Billboard Global 200, which hasn’t yet been around for half a year. The tune is the first cut to rack up five frames atop the list, either in a row or not.
Now with its fifth week in charge of the Billboard Global 200 secured, “Drivers License” breaks out of a tie with two other smashes, asserting itself as the biggest hit yet on the tally (at least in this regard).
Last week, when “Drivers License” remained at No. 1 for its fourth week, the track tied BTS’s “Dynamite” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for the record of being the longest-running leader in the chart’s time. The former release earned its four stays in the penthouse across three separate runs spread out over four months, while Carey’s annual holiday smash controlled the roster for nearly a month during December and into January.
“Drivers License” is just the eighth-ever leader on the Billboard Global 200, as the chart is still new, and most of the songs that have found themselves at the top of the all-genre ranking have earned more than one stay at No. 1.
All signs suggest that “Drivers License” will remain at No. 1 next week, earning its sixth turn in charge, and there’s no telling how much longer it will continue to hold atop the list. At present, it continues to succeed not only thanks to sustained sales and streaming activity, but also due to a lack of serious challengers…though it came close to slipping this period.
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