Britney Spears (40) continues to soar: her single with Elton John (75) landed in the top ten almost two weeks after it was released. "Hit Me Closer" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the singer's first top ten hit in a decade.

The "Billboard Hot 100", which appears every Tuesday, is the most important singles chart in the USA. The duet is also well received in Great Britain - here it has made itself comfortable at number 3 in the single charts. In Germany, the two superstars started at number 31. And in the Spotify charts, "Hold Me Closer" is traded at number 25 - and proclaimed the highest new entry globally.

For Britney Spears, the party should continue: last week she shared her happiness about how successful her first song was in six years. The track shot to number 1 on the iTunes charts in Germany, the United States and dozens of other countries. On social media, she rejoiced in a video: "Holy shit …! I'm sitting in the bathtub right now and I'm going to have the best day ever!"