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See the full story · 1 sourcesEven with the last goal scored July 19 during the World Cup, Shakira and Burna Boy ’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” rolls on as the biggest song in the world, topping the Billboard Global 200 for a fourth week and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a sixth week.
Plus, Morgan Wallen ’s “Been by Now” opens in the Global 200’s top five and KATSEYE claims its first top 10 on the chart with the debut of “Animal.”
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“Dai Dai” remains No. 1 on the Global 200 with 56.8 million streams (down 2% week over week) and 9,000 sold (down 44%) worldwide July 24-30, according to Luminate. It tops Global Excl. U.S. with 48.5 million streams (down 2%) and 6,000 sold (down 32%) outside the U.S.
A week earlier, the song, which became the first official World Cup anthem to lead the lists, surged after Shakira, Justin Bieber, BTS and Madonna headlined the preeminent soccer tournament’s first-ever final halftime show , also featuring Burna Boy, among others, July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., an 11-minute spotlight that included “Dai Dai.”
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” rises 3-2 for a new Global 200 high and Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me” drops 2-3 after two weeks at No. 1 since its debut in June.
Wallen’s “Been by Now” debuts at No. 4 on the Global 200 with 29.1 million streams and 14,000 sold worldwide in its first week, following its July 24 release . The country star adds his sixth top 10 on the chart, as he makes his highest entrance with a song in a lead role.
Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat,” featuring Nick Minaj, rises 6-5 on the Global 200, following two weeks at No. 1 in May.
Plus, KATSEYE achieves its first Global 200 top 10 as “Animal” charges in at No. 10 with 29.8 million streams and 3,000 sold worldwide in its first week. EYEKON Ed Sheeran, among others, cowrote the single.
Elsewhere in the Global Excl. U.S. top five, “Beauty and a Beat” bumps 4-2 after two weeks at No. 1 in May; BTS’ “Swim” ascends 5-3 after eight weeks on top since April; “Hate That I Made You Love Me” drops 3-4 after spending its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1 in June; and Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” rises 7-5 after reaching No. 2.
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
The latest charts, dated Aug. 8, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 4. For both tallies, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard ’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard , data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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