HUNTR/X’s ‘Golden’ Tops Billboard Global Charts, Fending Off Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Tears’

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

Songs from Netflix’s animated smash KPop Demon Hunters account for half the Global 200’s top 10 for a third week. Below “Golden,” Saja Boys dip 3-4 with “Soda Pop” and 4-6 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” backtracks to No. 7 from its No. 5 high and “What It Sounds Like,” likewise from the movie and soundtrack, falls to No. 9 from its No. 7 best.

Plus, Sabrina Carpenter launches two songs in the Global 200’s top 10: “Tears,” at No. 2, and “My Man on Willpower,” at No. 10. Plus, former No. 2 hit “Manchild” rebounds 19-5. All three songs are from her new album, Man’s Best Friend, which bounds in at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 chart. On Global Excl. U.S., “Tears” likewise starts at No. 2 and “Manchild,” also a No. 2 hit, rallies 22-5.

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” tops the Global 200 with 114.3 million streams (down 5% week-over-week) and 18,000 sold (up 7%) worldwide in the week ending Sept. 4.

“Tears” debuts at No. 2 on the Global 200 and “My Man on Willpower” at No. 10 led by 73.6 million and 52.1 million streams (up 69%) worldwide, respectively. Carpenter ups her count to six career top 10s on the chart, all since April 2024.

Also in the Global 200’s top five, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” drops 2-3 after 10 weeks on top beginning in May.

“Golden” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 81.2 million streams (down 6%) and 9,000 sold (up 10%) outside the U.S.

“Tears” debuts at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S. with 47.6 million streams beyond the U.S., becoming Carpenter’s fifth top 10; “Ordinary” backtracks 2-3; and “Soda Pop” descends to No. 4 from its No. 3 high. “Manchild,” at No. 5, drew 33.4 million streams outside the U.S. (up 56%).

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Sept. 13, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Sept. 9. 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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