Hits of the World#Europe

{{Short description|Weekly listing of record charts by Billboard magazine}}

The Hits of the World is a collection of weekly record charts published by Billboard magazine. It ranks the top 25 songs in more than 40 countries around the globe based on streaming and digital sales. These charts in 40+ countries joined existing chart listings for Billboard-branded licensees in Argentina, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam, along with Billboard{{'}}s longstanding third-party partner charts like Official Charts Company in the United Kingdom.{{Cite magazine|date=2022-02-14|title=Billboard Expands International Footprint With 'Hits of the World' Charts|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-hits-of-the-world-weekly-chart-announcement-1235031189/|access-date=2022-02-16|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}

Announced on February 14, 2022, and launched the following day, the tracking period for each chart runs from Friday to Thursday of every week with new charts released every Tuesday.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-15|title=Billboard unveils 'Hits of the World' charts|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/billboard-unveils-hits-of-the-world-charts/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=The Industry Observer|language=en-AU|author-first1=Lars|author-last1=Brandle}}

Hits of the World takes its name from the pages of the old Billboard magazines, where were listed charts around the world.

Methodology

The chart tracks songs' performance from Friday to Thursday and is made available on Tuesday morning. Each chart includes 25 songs, ranked based on streaming data and digital sales provided by MRC Data, in a unique blend for each territory.

Charts

= Pre-existing charts =

= Later charts =

  • Billboard Brasil Hot 100 (added to Hits of the World on August 28, 2023 following the Billboard Brasil relaunch; in replacement for Brazil Songs)
  • China TME UNI Chart (launched by Tencent Music in 2018, incorporated to Hits of the World since 2023){{Cite web |author=Tencent Music Entertainment Group |title=Tencent Music Entertainment Group Introduces TME UNI Chart on Billboard to Promote Chinese Music in Global Markets |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tencent-music-entertainment-group-introduces-tme-uni-chart-on-billboard-to-promote-chinese-music-in-global-markets-301740536.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}
  • Billboard Philippines Hot 100 (added to Hits of the World on July 16, 2024; re-launched on July 3, 2024, in replacement for Philippines Songs)
  • Top Philippine Songs (added to Hits of the World on July 16, 2024, in replacement for Philippines Songs)
  • South Korea Songs (added on issue dated May 7, 2022{{cite magazine |title=South Korea Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/south-korea-songs-hotw/2022-05-07/ |access-date=May 10, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} as a replacement of the K-pop Hot 100; discontined, last charts available dated on January 18, 2025){{cite magazine |date= |title=South Korea Songs (Week of January 18, 2025) |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/south-korea-songs-hotw/2025-01-18/ |access-date=January 18, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114125229/https://www.billboard.com/charts/south-korea-songs-hotw/2025-01-18/}}
  • Billboard Thailand Top Thai Songs (launched on March 17, 2023, in replacement for Thailand Songs){{refn|Launched as a stand-alone chart but is also featured on the Hits of the World section of Billboard.{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Thailand Launches 2 Weekly Local Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-thailand-weekly-local-charts-1235258313/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |date=March 17, 2023}}|group="note"|name="Billboard Thailand"}}
  • Billboard Thailand Top Thai Country Songs (launched on March 17, 2023, in replacement for Thailand Songs){{refn|group="note"|name="Billboard Thailand"}}

= Africa =

  • South Africa Songs

= Asia-Pacific =

= Europe =

  • Austria Songs
  • Belgium Songs
  • Croatia Songs
  • Czech Republic Songs
  • Denmark Songs
  • Finland Songs
  • France Songs
  • Germany Songs
  • Greece Songs
  • Hungary Songs
  • Iceland Songs
  • Ireland Songs
  • Luxembourg Songs
  • Netherlands Songs
  • Norway Songs
  • Poland Songs
  • Portugal Songs
  • Romania Songs
  • Russia Songs (removed as of the issue dated April 9, 2022){{cite magazine |title=Russia Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/russia-songs-hotw/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409220835/https://www.billboard.com/charts/russia-songs-hotw/ |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |url-status=live}}
  • Slovakia Songs
  • Spain Songs
  • Sweden Songs
  • Switzerland Songs
  • U.K. Songs

= Latin America =

  • Bolivia Songs
  • Chile Songs
  • Colombia Songs (removed as of the issue dated March 15, 2025){{cite magazine |title=Colombia Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/colombia-songs-hotw/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217220132/https://www.billboard.com/charts/colombia-songs-hotw/ |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |url-status=dead}}
  • Ecuador Songs
  • Mexico Songs
  • Peru Songs

Notes

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