Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj's "Beauty and a Beat" has climbed to the top spot on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart dated May 2.
According to Luminate, "Beauty and a Beat" earned 65.4 million streams outside the U.S. (up 93% over a weak ago) in the tracking week ended April 23.
During his Coachella performance on April 11, Bieber performed the song, which peaked at No. 6 on the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 in 2012.
"Beauty and a Beat" has earned Bieber his third No. 1 since Global Excl. U.S. began in September 2020. "Stay," featuring The Kid LAROI, and "Peaches," featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, were the previous No. 1s on the chart from Bieber. "Stay" ruled for 11 weeks beginning August 2021, while "Peaches" led for two weeks in April 2021.
For Minaj, "Beauty and a Beat" is her first topper on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.
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