Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky's 'BbY WOW' Tops Both Billboard Global Charts, Ending Shakira and Burna Boy's Summer Reign
Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky's "BbY WOW" has reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for the 12 September 2026-dated edition, ending a long summer run by Shakira and Burna Boy's FIFA World Cup anthem.
The song, performed predominantly in Spanish, is the first track in that language to lead the Billboard Global charts since Bad Bunny's "DtMF" finished its reign in March. Billboard
"BbY WOW" jumped 5-1 in its fourth week on the Billboard Global 200 — the chart that ranks the most-consumed songs worldwide based on streaming and sales data compiled by Luminate — and 10-1 in its third week on the Global Excl. U.S., which measures the same activity outside the United States. The track logged 42.3 million streams, up 62% week over week, and 1,000 sold, up 60%, worldwide during the tracking week of 28 August to 3 September. Outside the U.S., it amassed 30.7 million streams, a 72% increase.
For Karol G, the No. 1 finish is her second on the Billboard Global charts. Her first came with "TQG," a collaboration with Shakira that led both rankings in its debut week in March 2023. For Judeline and rusowsky, "BbY WOW" is their first trip to the summit of any Billboard Global ranking.
The song unseated Shakira and Burna Boy's "Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)," which had spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S. and seven weeks atop the Global 200 beginning in July. Its departure ends one of the longer recent holds on the global tallies.
"BbY WOW" had already been building momentum before its global coronation. On 25 August, Billboard reported that the track had given Karol G her 11th No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, where it jumped from No. 5 to the top spot. Billboard She became the first artist in nearly two years to replace herself at No. 1 on that chart, and across three Billboard tallies in total. Forbes
The Sept. 12-dated Billboard Global charts were set to update on Billboard.com on 9 September, one day later than the usual schedule, owing to the Labour Day holiday in the U.S. on 7 September.
