Weekly global music chart report: 2026-08-01

Chart Atlas commentary

Ariana Grande took the aggregate #1 on breadth while Dai Dai kept a larger Top 10 count

Ariana Grande’s hate that i made you love me is the new aggregate #1 with 22 markets and 11 Top 10s (consecutive weeks at #1: 1), displacing last week’s leader Dai Dai, now #2 with 19 markets and 12 Top 10s. Ariana also enters the top three with petal at #3 (18 markets, seven Top 10s), leading four new Top 100 entries. Local #1 blocs this week include Dai Dai across DE, SE, NO, and PL and the new leader across AE and SG; eight of 35 countries changed their #1. Pop’s matched count increased from 406 to 461, and Afrobeats / Afropop rose from genre #9 to #6.

The leadership flip was driven by cross‑market breadth

Ariana Grande’s hate that i made you love me is #1 with 22 markets and 11 Top 10s (consecutive weeks at #1: 1). Dai Dai sits at #2 with 19 markets and 12 Top 10s, down from 23 markets and 13 Top 10s last week. By the Chart Atlas breadth-versus-depth lens, the new leader wins on coverage breadth while the runner-up still concentrates more Top 10 placements. In local #1 blocs, the leader covers AE and SG, while Dai Dai holds DE, SE, NO, and PL; last week its four-country bloc included the UAE rather than Norway.

Ariana holds two of the top three and delivers four new Top 100 entries

petal debuted at #3 with 18 markets and seven Top 10s (best local rank: #1), a shape that combines breadth and depth. kiss me opened at #15 with eight markets and three Top 10s (best local rank: #4). oh well and stay arrived at #22 and #23, each spanning seven markets with one Top 10 (best local ranks: #6 and #7).

Biggest movers gained rank faster than coverage

KAROL G’s MATADORA jumped from #178 to #87 and expanded from two to three markets (best local rank: #21). The Neighbourhood’s Sweater Weather moved 176→90 with markets 2→4 (best local rank: #41). Disco Lines’ No Broke Boys advanced 161→76 with markets 2→4 (best local rank: #25), and BTS’s NORMAL rose 175→93 with markets 2→3 (best local rank: #16). In Chart Atlas terms, these shapes show rank mobility ahead of broad cross‑market penetration.

Pop widened its matched count while Afrobeats / Afropop climbed in rank

Pop’s matched songs increased from 406 to 461 while holding genre #1. Hip-Hop / Rap ticked up from 144 to 147 at #2, Rock / Alternative from 153 to 155 at #3, Reggaeton / Latin Urbano eased from 145 to 142 at #4, and Dance / Electronic moved from 64 to 65 at #5. Afrobeats / Afropop rose from #9 to #6 with matched songs up from 42 to 46. Alongside, eight of 35 countries changed their local #1 (US, AR, CO, NO, TR, AE, NG, VN).

This note was generated from the 2026-08-01 and 2026-07-25 stored snapshot metrics and reviewed under Chart Atlas editorial rules. It reports measured rank, coverage, and match changes; it does not infer promotional, cultural, or platform causes without an independent source.

What changed since 2026-07-25

The comparison below uses identical country coverage and the stored aggregate scoring model. It focuses on changes that are visible across markets rather than treating a one-country spike as a global trend.

Aggregate leadership

hate that i made you love me by Ariana Grande moved from #3 to #1. It appears in 22 markets, including 11 Top 10 placements. Last week's leader, Dai Dai by Shakira, now ranks #2.

Fastest aggregate movers

• MATADORA by KAROL G rose 91 places, from #178 to #87, and appears in 3 markets.
• Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood rose 86 places, from #176 to #90, and appears in 4 markets.
• No Broke Boys by Disco Lines rose 85 places, from #161 to #76, and appears in 4 markets.
• NORMAL by BTS rose 82 places, from #175 to #93, and appears in 3 markets.
• 666 by Yan Block rose 41 places, from #129 to #88, and appears in 3 markets.

Market expansion: hate that i made you love me (14 to 22 markets); Animal (11 to 16 markets); Iris (8 to 10 markets); Dreams - 2001 Remaster (5 to 7 markets); No Broke Boys (2 to 4 markets)

Newly visible in the Top 100

• petal by Ariana Grande entered the stored aggregate at #3, with 18 market appearances and 7 Top 10 placements.
• kiss me by Ariana Grande entered the stored aggregate at #15, with 8 market appearances and 3 Top 10 placements.
• oh well by Ariana Grande entered the stored aggregate at #22, with 7 market appearances and 1 Top 10 placements.
• stay by Ariana Grande entered the stored aggregate at #23, with 7 market appearances and 1 Top 10 placements.
• like i do by Ariana Grande entered the stored aggregate at #24, with 7 market appearances and 1 Top 10 placements.

Country #1 turnover

8 of 35 tracked countries changed their #1 song after normalizing title and artist punctuation.

• United States: petal by Ariana Grande replaced Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley.
• Argentina: De Lejitos - Remix by Jay Wheeler replaced AL GOLPITO by Quevedo.
• Colombia: GAMINA by Kris R. replaced Dichavate by Ya Ice Dilan.
• Norway: Dai Dai by Shakira replaced Kygo Jo by Kygo.
• Turkey: Sebebi Yar by BLOK3 replaced Toz Pembe by manifest.
• United Arab Emirates: hate that i made you love me by Ariana Grande replaced Dai Dai by Shakira.
• Nigeria: B4 B4 by Davido replaced SLICK by Victony.
• Vietnam: Seven by Jung Kook replaced Tìm Em by Hngle.

Genre movement with track evidence

• Afrobeats / Afropop moved from #9 to #6, supported by 46 matched chart songs.
• Gqom moved from #19 to #17, supported by 9 matched chart songs.
• Bongo Flava moved from #26 to #24, supported by 3 matched chart songs.
• Salsa y Tropical moved from #15 to #14, supported by 14 matched chart songs.

Movement here is a comparison between two stored weekly snapshots. It describes what changed in the data; release schedules, holidays, social trends, touring, and platform behavior are possible explanations only when independently verified.