Photo Credit: Benson Boone for IFPI
IFPI announces Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is the winner of the IFPI Global Single Award for 2024, as the biggest-selling single of the year.
The IFPI Global Single Award is presented to the artist with the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats: paid subscription streaming, ad-supported platforms, and single-track downloads. Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” took the No. 1 spot on IFPI’s Global Single Chart — his first appearance on an IFPI Global Chart Top 10.
Released in January 2024, the hit song has won accolades at the Billboard Music Awards, Los 40 Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and NRJ Music Awards. Boone won Best New Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammys, where he also performed the song.
“We are delighted to present the IFPI Global Single Award to Benson Boone,” says Victoria Oakley, CEO, IFPI. “As a global breakout artist, this is an amazing achievement to produce a truly worldwide hit. Congratulations to Benson, his team and Warner Records for this incredible accomplishment.”
“It is also fantastic to see so many other newcomers to the industry shine through in the IFPI Global Singles Chart. It is a wonderful reflection of how emerging artists — working in partnership with their record labels — are finding international success.”
Sabrina Carpenter was also a new entry into the charts with her single “Espresso” at No. 2 on the Global Single Chart. Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” secured the No. 3 spot. Nine of the Top 10 places in the chart were taken by US artists; the exception was Irish artist Hozier’s “Too Sweet” at No. 6. That marks Hozier’s first return to the chart in a decade, since “Take Me to Church” reached No. 19.
Taylor Swift, IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year, featured once in the Top 10 with “Cruel Summer” — a track from 2019’s Lover. The song is now sitting at No. 9 following a resurgence in popularity after her record-smashing Eras Tour.