Karol G, Judeline & rusowsky’s ‘BbY WOW’ Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts
Karol G adds her second leader, while Judeline and rusowsky reign for the first time each.
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Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky’s “BbY WOW” bounds to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Karol G adds her second leader on the lists, after “TQG,” with fellow Colombian star Shakira, led in its debut week in March 2023. Judeline and rusowsky rule the rankings for the first time.
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Speaking of Shakira, “BbY WOW” dethrones her and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” after 10 weeks atop Global Excl. U.S. and seven weeks atop the Global 200 beginning in July.
“BbY WOW” becomes the biggest song in the world with 42.3 million streams (up 62% week over week) and 1,000 sold (up 60%) worldwide Aug. 28-Sept. 3, according to Luminate. It totaled 30.7 million streams (up 72%) outside the U.S. It jumps 5-1 in its fourth week on the Global 200 and 10-1 in its third frame on Global Excl. U.S.
The song is the first No. 1 on the charts performed predominantly in Spanish since Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” wrapped its reign in March.
Below “BbY WOW,” Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” holds at its No. 2 Global 200 high and “Dai Dai” drops to No. 3, as it descends to No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S.
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts 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 Sept. 12, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Sept. 9 (a day later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday Sept. 7). 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.
