This week’s number one and two albums were both new to the chart. Debuting at number one was WHAM by Lil Baby, marking the rapper’s fourth number-one and seventh top-10 album since his 2019 release Harder Than Ever peaked at number three. WHAM logged 140,000 album equivalent units for the week, of which 90,000 were represented by 119.8 million streams, landing it at number three on the Top Streaming Albums chart. 50,000 copies were sold, making it number one on the Top Album Sales chart as well. Lil Baby first dropped WHAM on January 3 and released an extended version with four additional songs on January 7. The expanded edition, first available exclusively through his official website, was a driving force behind its sales figures.

Number two was Bad Bunny’s album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, the rapper’s seventh top-10 album, which racked up 122,000 units throughout the week. With 152.2 million streams translating to 113,000 units, it ranked number one on the Top Streaming Albums chart, while the album sold 8,000 copies. FOToS is available only in its standard, 17-track version. While some might consider the numbers underwhelming given Bad Bunny’s streaming prowess, the chart only reflected five days its of performance—the album was released on a Sunday, while Billboard charts track weekly numbers from Friday to Thursday, which is also why most new music drops on Fridays. In other words, had it been released two days earlier, the album likely could’ve claimed the top spot on the back of additional streams. Bad Bunny emphasized that his new work honors the history and culture of his native Puerto Rico, though, and opted to release it on January 5, the eve of Three Kings’ Day—a major holiday in Latin culture—to prioritize cultural significance over chart success.

SZA’s album SOS landed at number three with 113,000 units and an ongoing strong push in streaming, placing it at number two on Top Streaming Albums. Along with GNX by Kendrick Lamar at number four and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet at number five, the rest of the top five have all previously had their time in the sun at number one.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ duet “Die With a Smile” held onto number one for its second straight week. It also topped the Streaming Songs chart for a second week, was number two for airplay, and was third for digital song sales. Its consistent performance has drawn comparisons to Shaboozey’s earlier reign with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” but unlike that song, whose appeal was mostly centered in the US, “Die With a Smile” also held onto number two on the Global 200.

“Bar Song,” meanwhile, came in at number two. While Shaboozey continued to hold onto the top of Radio Songs for a 24th week, he dropped to number nine in streaming. While “Bar Song” is keeping up with “Die With a Smile” on the airwaves, it’s lagging behind in streams. It did, however, spend a 30th week atop the Hot Country Songs chart, making it the third-longest-charting number one there in history, behind “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line (50 weeks) and “Body Like A Back Road” by Sam Hunt (34 weeks). Billie Eilish’s track “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” was at number three this week, ranking eighth in streaming, sixth in radio, and taking number one on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart for a 23rd week.

Posing the strongest threat to shake up the chart is “Smile” by Morgan Wallen. “Smile” debuted at number 27 on New Year’s Eve with just three days of sales, streams, and airplay contributing to its figures, but now that it had a chance to spend a proper full week with listeners, it jumped all the way up to number four. It’s now the singer’s 12th top-10 hit. “Smile” was number 24 in streaming last week but leaped up to number two, and as it catches up to “Die With a Smile” in that metric, the combination of increasing airplay suggests it’s only a matter of time before it overtakes “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” and “Bar Song.”

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ own duet “APT.” held steady at number five, claiming its 11th week at number one on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts. This ties the record set by the Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber with their song “Stay” and is the fourth-best performance of any song in the Global 200’s history, trailing only Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (19 weeks), Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (15 weeks), and Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (13 weeks).

Now that we’re out of 2024, the first quarter of the 21st century is behind us. Numerous outlets have celebrated or are planning to celebrate this milestone with special features. Rolling Stone was among the first, releasing a list of the 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far. Billboard turned to their specialty and released their 21st Century Charts. Simply put, they aggregate 25 years of data from major charts like the Billboard 200, Hot 100, and Artist 100.

Topping the Top Artists of the 21st Century chart is Taylor Swift. She also appeared on the Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century chart the magazine put out late last year, where she ranked second. Swift first appeared on the Billboard charts in 2006 and has since had 14 number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and 12 number-one songs on the Hot 100. Her 14 chart-topping albums are the most ever by a female artist. She was also named the Billboard Year-End Top Artist of 2009, 2015, 2023, and 2024—the most of any artist since the chart was started in 1981.

Number one on the Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century chart is Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album. Dangerous debuted at number one on the chart dated January 23, 2021 and stayed at the top for 10 weeks straight through March 27, the longest streak since Whitney Houston’s eponymous album spent its first 11 weeks at number one in 1987. Wallen’s album went on to spend a total of 19 weeks at number one, and by the end of this past December, it had spent 158 weeks in the top 10, second only to the cast recording of the 1956 production of the musical My Fair Lady, which logged 173 weeks. Wallen’s follow-up album, One Thing at a Time, landed at number six on the 21st-century recap chart. Meanwhile, the 21st-century album with the longest reign at number one is Adele’s 21, which held the top position for 24 weeks.

The number-one song of the century according to the Hot 100 is “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd, the song that was already crowned the best-performing track of all time as of the 2021 update to the Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs chart. “Blinding Lights” stayed in the top 10 for 57 weeks, from February 2020 to April 2021, and peaked at number one four times during that span. The artist with the most number one hits so far this century is Rihanna, who had 14 chart-toppers in just a decade—from “SOS” in 2006 to “Work” in 2016. She’s followed close behind by Drake with 13 songs and Taylor Swift with 12 songs.

The ROSÉ and Bruno Mars duet “APT.” is at number five on the Hot 100, number five on Streaming Songs, number two on Digital Song Sales, and number 14 on Radio Songs. ROSÉ’s album rosie is number 16 on the Billboard 200, 19 on the Top Streaming Albums chart, and 11 on Top Album Sales. ROSÉ herself is number 25 on the Artist 100.

MUSE by Jimin is at number 135 on the Billboard 200. “Who” hits number 39 on the Hot 100 and number 28 on Streaming Songs. The single has now spent 24 weeks on the Hot 100, marking the fourth-best showing for a K-pop song after “Gangnam Style” by PSY, “Dynamite” by BTS, and “Cupid” by FIFTY FIFTY.

Stray Kids’ mixtape HOP is number 42 on the Billboard 200 and number three on Top Album Sales. The group is number 24 on the Artist 100.

TWICE’s 14th mini album, STRATEGY, is number nine on the Top Album Sales chart. The girl group is number 74 on the Artist 100.

ENHYPEN’s ROMANCE: UNTOLD is number 13 on the Top Album Sales chart, while the group is number 86 on the Artist 100.

Other top K-pop albums for sales this week include ATEEZ’s EP GOLDEN HOUR: Part 2 (number 29), SEVENTEEN’s 12th mini album SPILL THE FEELS (number 43), and TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s EP The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY (number 46).

Over on the Emerging Artists chart, ILLIT is number 15 and KATSEYE is 41.

Now, here’s a wide look at how K-pop artists are performing on the Global 200 chart: