Lady Gaga Blocked From An All-Time Record By Music’s Hottest Newcomer

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars scored one of the biggest global hits in recent memory with “Die With a Smile,” and they have the chart records to prove it. The tune lived at No. 1 on both of Billboard’s worldwide rankings for months, but all successful runs must come to an end eventually. The Grammy-winning collaboration recently stepped aside from the throne on the Billboard Global 200, and it has also now moved on from the top of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. as well.

It looked for a while like the cut might have been on its way to making history and breaking an all-time record, but its impressive winning streak has finally come to an end—at least for now.

“Die With a Smile” Spent 17 Weeks at No. 1

“Die With a Smile” earned 17 stays atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., including the past six frames in a row. This week, it slips to No. 2, making way for a newcomer who has just scored the biggest hit around the world. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren steps up to the summit on this ranking for the first time.

The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 several weeks ago but had been kept from the top spot on the list that excludes all streaming and sales activity from America… until now. The two tunes swap spaces, and Gaga and Mars may not be able to recover.

Lady Gaga Trails Behind Only Blackpink’s Rosé

“Die With a Smile” ranks as the track with the second-most weeks at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. It is just two frames away from tying the all-time record — which Mars also claims with another musician. His duet with Blackpink singer Rosé, “Apt.,” collected a total of 19 stays in the penthouse and was in direct competition with “Die With a Smile” for a long stretch of that time.

Can Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Return to No. 1?

While it’s possible that “Die With a Smile” could return to the top, “Ordinary” has some real momentum behind it. Global audiences appear to still be waking up to the track, and it could lead for quite some time.

That said, the throwback-sounding duet likely won’t disappear anytime soon. In fact, it could remain inside the top 10 for several more months, as it has already been living in that region since last fall.

“Die with a Smile” Vs. “Apt.”

This is not the first time that “Die With a Smile” has been dethroned on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The tune first reached No. 1 in early September 2024. It reigned for two months before “Apt.” replaced it. Throughout 2025, those two tracks have traded positions multiple times.