Beauty and a Beat hits No. 1

Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj’s “Beauty and a Beat” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart this week, nearly 14 years after release. (billboard.com) Billboard reported the 2012 single climbed 2-1 on the chart dated May 2, 2026. The gain came after the song drew 65.4 million streams outside the United States in the April 17-23 tracking week. (billboard.com) That total was up 93% week over week, according to Billboard’s chart report. Bieber’s recent Coachella performances helped send older songs from his catalog back into heavy rotation. (billboard.com) (krbe.com) The song’s new peak gave Bieber his third No. 1 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. It was Nicki Minaj’s first leader on that ranking. (billboard.com) (krbe.com) The rebound did not stop with one track. KRBE reported Bieber also placed “Daisies” at No. 6 and “Baby” at No. 7 on the same global chart. (krbe.com) In the United Kingdom, “Beauty and a Beat” re-entered the Official Singles Chart at No. 11 on April 17. Official Charts said that was the song’s best UK showing, beating its original No. 16 peak from 2012 after a 358% weekly surge. (officialcharts.com) The track first appeared on Bieber’s 2012 album *Believe*, during the early-2010s stretch that made it one of his signature pop collaborations. The new chart run shows those catalog songs can still move at streaming scale when a live moment catches on online. (krbe.com) (billboard.com) For Bieber, the Coachella afterglow has turned a 2012 hit into a 2026 chart leader. For Minaj, it delivered a first No. 1 on one of Billboard’s main global rankings. (billboard.com)