HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s record-breaking animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, returns to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, leading the lists for a 13th week each. In July, the song became the first No. 1 on each survey for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.
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 the Global 200 with 123.4 million streams (down 6% week-over-week) and 14,000 sold (down 11%) worldwide in the week ending Oct. 23.
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” drops to No. 2 on the Global 200 after spending its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1. It’s joined in the top 10 by three more cuts from her new album, The Life of a Showgirl: “Opalite,” which holds at No. 3 after hitting No. 2, “Elizabeth Taylor” (4-6; No. 3 peak) and “Father Figure” (5-7; No. 4 peak).
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” rises 6-4, after 10 weeks atop the Global 200 beginning in May, and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” jumps 13-5, after reaching No. 4.
“Golden” tops Global Excl. U.S. with 95.1 million streams (down 5%) and 8,000 sold (down 7%) beyond the U.S.
As on the Global 200, “The Fate of Ophelia” falls to No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S. after logging its first two weeks at No. 1. “Opalite” keeps at its No. 3 high and “Elizabeth Taylor” descends 5-10, after reaching No. 4.
Kenshi Yonezu’s “Iris Out” is steady at No. 4 on Global Excl. U.S., after hitting No. 2, and “Ordinary” ascends 6-5, after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Nov. 1, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Oct. 28. 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.
