New York, NY (Top40 Charts) IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced that Save Your
Tears by The
Weeknd is the winner of 2021's IFPI Global
Digital Single Award. The
Weeknd continues to make headlines by becoming the first artist to win the Global
Digital Single Award two years in a row, after topping the Global
Digital Single Award in 2020 with his global smash-hit single Blinding Lights.
The IFPI Global
Digital Single Award is presented to the world's best-selling single of the year across all digital formats - including paid subscription streaming, ad-supported platforms, and single-track downloads and streams.
Following the hits Heartless, In Your Eyes and the record-breaking Blinding Lights, Save Your
Tears was the fourth single to be released from The Weeknd's fourth studio album After Hours. The track topped charts around the world and, helped by the release of a remixed version including
Ariana Grande, reached #1 in the US in May 2021. Overall, Save Your
Tears was a mainstay in charts globally throughout 2021 and has been certified Platinum in 14 markets, spanning three continents.
Frances Moore, Chief Executive of IFPI, said: "It has been another brilliant year for The
Weeknd and Save Your
Tears has unquestionably been one of the world's most loved songs. We'd like to send huge congratulations to The
Weeknd and all of his team on winning our Global
Digital Single of The Year Award for the second year in a row - an incredible achievement."
The Weeknd's Blinding Lights, #1 in the IFPI Global
Digital Single Chart 2020, remained in the Top 10 for a second year, at #7. Elsewhere in the chart, The
Kid LAROI made his first appearance at #2 with his
Justin Bieber collaboration STAY. He was joined by fellow breakthrough superstar
Olivia Rodrigo who entered the chart with two of her singles, drivers license (#5)and good 4 u (#8).
The IFPI Global
Digital Single Award is the second award announced by IFPI for 2021, following the announcement of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award on 24 February. IFPI will reveal the Top Global Albums of the Year in three charts tomorrow at 15.00 GMT.
Top 10 Global
Digital Singles of 2021:
Rank | Artist and song title | Global subscription streams equivalent
The
Weeknd - Save Your
Tears | 2.15bn
The Kid LAROI,
Justin Bieber - STAY | 2.07bn
Dua Lipa - Levitating | 1.88bn
BTS - Butter | 1.76bn
Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license | 1.73bn
Justin Bieber (ft.
Daniel Caesar, Giveon) -
Peaches | 1.72bn
The
Weeknd - Blinding
Lights | 1.61bn
Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u | 1.61bn
Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) | 1.60bn
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits | 1.57bn
Previous Top 10 - Global
Digital Single Chart 2020:
Rank | Artist and song title | Global subscription streams equivalent
The
Weeknd - Blinding
Lights | 2.72bn
2.Tones and I - Dance Monkey | 2.34bn
Roddy Ricch -The Box | 1.67bn
SAINtJHN - Roses | 1.64bn
Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now | 1.62bn
Future (ft. Drake)- Life Is Good | 1.57bn
Xiao Zhan - Made To Love | 1.48bn
DaBaby (ft. Roddy Ricch) - ROCKSTAR | 1.45bn
Billie Eilish - bad guy | 1.36bn
BTS -
Dynamite | 1.28bn
