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Justin Bieber’s World Cup Performance Helps Him With A Major Comeback
Hollywood & Entertainment Justin Bieber’s World Cup Performance Helps Him With A Major Comeback By Hugh McIntyre ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Follow Author Aug 01, 2026, 11:45am EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary Justin Bieber enjoys major chart gains following his performance during the World Cup halftime show. “Sorry,” “Despacito” with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee and “Confident” with Chance the Rapper all return to Billboard Global Excl. U.S., helping Bieber fill nine spaces on the worldwide ranking. “Daisies” and “Beauty and a Beat” with Nicki Minaj also reenter the Streaming Songs chart, while “Love Yourself” finds its way back to the Billboard Global 200.
The 2026 World Cup was different from every previous tournament for one major reason: it featured a halftime show, much like the Super Bowl. Instead of relying on one main musical act, the event brought together a number of musical superstars for the first performance of its kind.
Madonna, Shakira and BTS headlined the show, while fellow artists Justin Bieber , Burna Boy and several others also took part. All artists that were involved in the event experience gains on charts in several nations, including the United States, as well as on Billboard ’s global rosters.
Bieber emerges as one of the biggest winners among the bunch. He pushes multiple tracks back to some of the company’s most competitive rankings and, in several instances, sends a handful of smashes back to the same list together.
A trio of Bieber classics are back to Billboard Global Excl. U.S. , which lists the most-consumed songs around the world outside the U.S. with both streams and sales determining where a cut lands.
“Sorry” performs best among the three comebacks, reappearing at No. 167. “Despacito,” Bieber’s collaboration with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, follows at No. 189, while “Confident” with Chance the Rapper returns at No. 194.
Bieber fills nine spaces in total on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. this week. In addition to the three returning smashes, “Beauty and a Beat” with Nicki Minaj, “Daisies,” “Baby” with Ludacris, “Let Me Love You” with DJ Snake , “Stay” with The Kid Laroi and “Love Yourself” appear at Nos. 4, 61, 112, 134, 137 and 152, respectively. Four of those half-dozen songs climb, while “Let Me Love You” and “Stay” decline slightly.
Bieber also breaks back onto the Streaming Songs chart with a pair of singles. The 50-position roster measures the most-played songs of any style in America on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. “Daisies” comes back in at No. 41, while “Beauty and a Beat,” Bieber’s collaboration with Minaj, reenters at No. 47.
Only one Bieber tune returns to the Billboard Global 200 this week. His solo, acoustic-driven cut “Love Yourself” reenters the worldwide ranking at No. 186. The Billboard Global 200 also uses streaming plays and sales from countries around the planet, but unlike Billboard Global Excl. U.S., it includes consumption from America.
Bieber occupies half a dozen spaces on the Billboard Global 200. “Beauty and a Beat,” “Daisies,” “Baby,” “Stay” and “Let Me Love You” appear at Nos. 6, 39, 103, 169 and 172, respectively, in addition to the returning “Love Yourself.”
“Everything Hallelujah” nearly becomes another top 10 success for Bieber on the Digital Song Sales chart, which focuses exclusively on the tracks purchased by the greatest number of people throughout the U.S. The Swag II cut returns at No. 12, missing the highest tier by only two spaces. Bieber performed “Everything Hallelujah” during the World Cup halftime show, and the uptick in purchases following the event is not surprising.
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