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The prize is given to the music artist scoring
the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital
formats.
The synth-pop track, from Styles' third studio album "Harry's
House", was released in April and topped charts around the
world.
Styles, who rose to fame as part of boy band One Direction, this
month won song of the year at the BRIT Awards for the track. "Harry's
House" won album of the year both there and at the Grammys.
“Harry first received an IFPI Award as part of One Direction
when we first launched the IFPI Global Recording Artist Chart 10
years ago," IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore said in a
statement.
"So it’s an honour to present him with an award this year for
his stellar single 'As It Was' which has soundtracked the year
for so many music fans around the world."
"Heat Waves" by British indie rockers Glass Animals came second
in the IFPI chart, followed by Justin Bieber and The Kid Laroi
collaboration "Stay" at no.3.
The Top 20 also features for the first time four songs performed
predominantly in Spanish, with Puerto Rican rapper and singer
Bad Bunny appearing twice for his collaboration with Chencho
Corleone "Me Porto Bonito" at no. 9 and his solo hit "Tití Me
Preguntó" at no. 11.
Another notable showing is Kate Bush’s 1985 hit "Running Up That
Hill (A Deal With God)", which enjoyed a resurgence last year
thanks to the hit Netflix show "Stranger Things". It came in at
no. 16 on the IFPI chart.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Christina
Fincher)
(Photo: Harry Styles performs on NBC's "Today" show in
Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew
Kelly/)
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