HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s record-breaking animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, rebounds for a record-breaking 20th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song, which in July became the first leader on the list for the act — whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — passes ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” for the longest command since the survey began in September 2020.
Concurrently, Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” returns for a fourth week atop the Billboard Global 200 chart.
(The songs surge back to the charts’ respective summits as holiday hits retreat from the rankings’ upper reaches, given the latest lists’ reflection of the Dec. 26-Jan. 1 data tracking week.)
Elsewhere, Tyla’s “Chanel” reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top 10 for the first time and El Bogueto and Yung Beef’s “Cuando No Era Cantante” bounds to the Global 200’s top 10.
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.
“Golden” leads Global Excl. U.S., up from No. 12, with 68.3 million streams (a 1% gain) and 5,000 sold (a 2% increase) beyond the U.S.
Here’s an updated recap of the chart’s longest-leading titles:
- 20 weeks at No. 1, “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, beginning July 19, 2025
- 19, “APT.,” ROSE & Bruno Mars, Nov. 2, 2024
- 17, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars , Sept. 7, 2024
- 14, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, Jan. 2, 2021
- 13, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Jan. 28, 2023
- 13, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, April 16, 2022
“The Fate of Ophelia” flies 11-2 on Global Excl. U.S. after three weeks at No. 1 starting in October; “Cuando No Era Cantante” blasts 21-3 for a new best; Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” leaps 27-4 following eight weeks at No. 1 beginning last May; and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” soars 29-5 after reaching No. 3.
Tyla tallies her second Global Excl. U.S. top 10 as “Chanel” vaults 32-8 (34.4 million streams outside the U.S.) Her breakthrough hit, “Water,” reached No. 6 in December 2023. “Chanel” rules the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart for an eighth week.
“The Fate of Ophelia” tops the Global 200, up from No. 14, with 78.3 million streams (up 2%) and 9,000 sold (up 16%) worldwide in the tracking week.
“Golden” glows up 15-2 on the Global 200 after 18 weeks at No. 1 starting last July; “Ordinary” hikes 36-3 following 10 weeks at No. 1 beginning last May; and “Man I Need” rises to No. 4, from No. 39, after hitting No. 3.
Plus, “Cuando No Era Cantante” climbs 37-5 on the Global 200 (52 million streams worldwide). As on Global Excl. U.S., it’s the first top 10 on the Global 200 for the respective Mexican and Spanish artists.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Jan. 10, 2026) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Jan. 6. For both charts, 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.
