Key Takeaways
- Chart Performance: “BbY WOW” by Karol G, Judeline, and rusowsky remains at No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week.
- ASHE’s Achievement: ASHE secures her first top 10 hit with “Stop the Wedding!”
- Streaming Statistics: “BbY WOW” garnered 45.4 million streams globally during the week of October 9-15.
- Chart Rankings: The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts reflect streaming and sales data from over 200 territories.
Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky’s “BbY WOW” continues for a sixth week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.
Plus, ASHE earns her first top 10 on both rankings with “Stop the Wedding!”
“BbY WOW” remains the biggest song in the world with 45.4 million streams (down 2% week over week) and 1,000 sold (down 14%) globally Oct. 9-15, according to Luminate. It totaled 34.1 million streams (down 1%) outside the U.S.
ADÉLA’s “Nicole Kidman” (3-2) and “Ain’t in LA” (5-4) both hit new highs on the Global 200; Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” dips 2-3, after it led in its debut week earlier in October; and Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” falls 4-5, after reaching No. 2.
“Nicole Kidman” likewise rises 3-2 for a new Global Excl. U.S. best; “Dua Lipa’s “Training Season” rebounds a spot to its peak (4-3), as does “Ain’t in LA” (5-4); and “Patient Zero” slides 2-5 after it debuted at No. 1.
Plus, ASHE’s “Stop the Wedding” vaults 16-10 on the Global 200 and 17-6 on Global Excl. U.S. with 25.4 million streams (up 18%) and 1,000 sold (up 58%) worldwide. It concurrently becomes the singer-songwriter’s first top 40 hit, jumping to No. 34, on the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100, where she previously charted with her breakthrough track “Moral of the Story” in 2020.
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 Oct. 24, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Oct. 20. 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.
