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Tate McRae's "Housewife" Holds No. 1 for a Third Week

Kiran MachadoPublished 4m ago2 min readBased on 6 sources
Tate McRae's "Housewife" Holds No. 1 for a Third Week
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Tate McRae's "Housewife" spent a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, Billboard reported on 9 November 2026. The song also led the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, which leaves out American activity. McRae is a Canadian pop singer, and "Housewife" came out on 15 October with a music video.

The Global 200 ranks songs by streaming and sales across more than 200 territories. Streaming counts each play, and sales here means downloads that people pay for and keep. The figures come from Luminate, the company that tracks music listening and buying for the industry.

For the tracking week of 30 October to 5 November, "Housewife" recorded 48.8 million global streams, down 24%. It sold 2,000 downloads worldwide, down 38%. Outside the U.S., it logged 37.2 million streams, down 22%.

Behind it, Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky's "BbY WOW" stayed at No. 2. It had already spent six weeks at No. 1 since September. ADELA's "Nicole Kidman" was at No. 3, one place below its peak, and Ashe's "Stop the Wedding!" held at No. 5, the same position as its best showing.

The biggest move came from Michael Jackson. "Thriller" climbed from No. 22 to No. 4, a new high for the song and above the No. 18 it reached a year earlier. It rose 78% to 33.2 million global streams and 53% to 6,000 global sales in the tracking week that included Halloween.

That makes it Jackson's third Global 200 top 10 of 2026. "Billie Jean" led the chart for one week in May, and "Beat It" reached No. 5 in the same month. All three songs come from Jackson's 1983 album, Thriller, which is still selling years after its release. Older albums like this one, known in the trade as catalogue, can draw fresh listeners when a new wave of attention arrives.

The 6,000 sales figure is small beside the streaming totals, but each one is a person who chose to buy a copy. Chart positions shift every week, so the next update matters for both songs.

Billboard's charts dated 14 November are scheduled to update on Billboard.com on 10 November.

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