HUNTR/X’s “Golden” tops the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a ninth week each. In July, the song became the first No. 1 on each list for the act, whose songs are voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.

Hits from Netflix’s animated smash KPop Demon Hunters account for half the Global 200’s top 10 for a fourth week. Below “Golden,” Saja Boys rebound 4-3 with “Soda Pop” and 6-4 with “Your Idol,” with both having reached No. 3; both are sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and samUIL Lee. Plus, HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” returns to its No. 5 high, from No. 7, and “What It Sounds Like” lifts 9-8, after hitting No. 7.

As previously reported, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack claims its first week at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 chart.

Elsewhere on Global Excl. U.S., Lady Gaga’s “The Dead Dance” parties onto the chart at No. 10, following its first full week of release.

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” crowns the Global 200 with 117.1 million streams (up 2% week-over-week) and 16,000 sold (down 8%) worldwide in the week ending Sept. 11.

The only song in the Global 200’s top five not from KPop Demon Hunters, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” rises 3-2 after 10 weeks on top beginning in May. He performed it (in a medley with fellow ballad “Eternity”) Sept. 7 on the MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast on CBS, helping spark its 2% gain to 67.1 million streams in the tracking week.

“Golden” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 84.8 million streams (up 4%) and 8,000 sold (down 4%) outside the U.S.

“Ordinary” ascends 3-2 on Global Excl. U.S., after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May, and “Soda Pop” buzzes a spot back to its No. 3 high.

Sombr’s first Global Excl. U.S. top 10, “Back to Friends,” becomes his first top five hit (6-4), up 4% to 40.1 million streams outside the U.S. after the singer-songwriter performed it on the VMAs. Concurrently, parent album I Barely Know Her reaches the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” jumps 9-5 on Global Excl. U.S., after 17 weeks at No. 1 beginning in September 2024. Plus, Gaga debuts at No. 10 with “The Dead Dance,” which totaled 28 million streams and 5,000 sold Sept. 5-11, after it was released Sept. 3. The song, part of the VMAs via a taped performance, in a medley with “Abracadabra,” is her third top 10 since the chart began, following “Die With a Smile” and “Abracadabra” (No. 4, February).

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Sept. 20, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Sept. 16. 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.

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