Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky hold global top spot for second week with 'BbY WOW'
Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky’s “BbY WOW” has spent a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200. It also leads the Global Excl. U.S. chart for a second week. Both placings are on the charts dated 19 September, Billboard confirmed on 17 September.
The Global 200 ranks songs by streaming and sales activity around the world. Its sister chart, Global Excl. U.S., uses the same measures but counts only activity outside the United States.
In the tracking week of 4 to 10 September, “BbY WOW” recorded 52.9 million streams worldwide, up 25% on the previous week, according to Luminate, the data company that supplies Billboard’s charts. Streams outside the U.S. totalled 40 million, up 30%. Worldwide sales were 1,000 copies, up 24%.
The second week at the top gives Karol G her first multi-week leader on either global chart. She previously reached No. 1 on both with “TQG” with Shakira, which led in its debut week in March 2023. For Judeline and for rusowsky, “BbY WOW” is a first No. 1 on the global surveys.
The song is still rising in the United States. It moved from No. 16 to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, the U.S. singles chart that combines streams, sales and radio airplay. That gives Karol G her second Hot 100 top 10, after “TQG” peaked at No. 7. It gives Judeline and rusowsky their first Hot 100 top 10 each.
The rise was rapid. In late August the song had jumped from No. 37 to No. 5 on the Global 200, and from No. 41 to No. 10 outside the U.S., Billboard reported at the time.
On Hot Latin Songs, the U.S. chart for Latin music, “BbY WOW” led for a fourth week. It first reached No. 1 in late August, rising from No. 5 and replacing Bad Bunny’s “DTMF” at the top. That first Hot Latin Songs No. 1 was also a first for Judeline and rusowsky as billed artists.
The track is taken from Karol G’s album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, which debuted at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums in August.
What makes this stand out is the balance. Global sales were modest. Streams did the work, with growth in both U.S. and non-U.S. listening.
