Lana Del Rey's Decade-Old Single Charts Returns For Just The Second Time

Forbes

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A decade ago, Lana Del Rey was one of the most exciting newcomers in the global music industry. By that point, she had already proven her popularity with a handful of albums, though it was becoming clear that she was not going to be the type of pop star powered largely by singles. Del Rey carved a different path — one defined by complete collections that fans eagerly snapped up. Listeners fell in love with every track, not just those promoted to radio.
Around that time, Del Rey also found time to contribute to the soundtrack for The Great Gatsby, with her own "Young and Beautiful" selected as a single from the set. That tune needed more than a decade to become a proper global smash. Now, it's back again.
"Young and Beautiful" Reappears
This week, "Young and Beautiful" breaks back into the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. at No. 187. The ranking lists the most consumed songs around the world, using a methodology that blends both sales and streams, though all consumption that comes from listeners in the United States is excluded.
Just the Second Appearance on the Global Tally
This week marks just the second time ever that "Young and Beautiful" has appeared on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The track debuted at No. 180 last summer, on the chart dated August 31, 2024. It disappeared soon after and hasn't returned until now, nearly a year later.
Lana Del Rey Scores Two Hits
Del Rey fills two spaces on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. as "Summertime Sadness" — the remixed version that also credits producer Cedric Gervais — lifts one spot to No. 115. The tune, widely regarded as her most successful thanks to the electronic reworking that turned it into a smash a year after its original release, continues to perform well thanks to the season. "Summertime Sadness" also climbs by one rung on the Billboard Global 200, settling at No. 130.
"Young and Beautiful" Was a Major Hit Upon Release
When "Young and Beautiful" was brand new, it became one of Del Rey's biggest hits up to that date. The track reached the top 10 on several of Billboard's genre-specific rankings and peaked at No. 22 on the Hot 100. It also earned Del Rey one of her first Grammy nominations, as the Recording Academy selected it for Best Song Written for Visual Media. That year, however, the Grammy went to "Skyfall" by Adele.