Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dakiti” returns to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.

Plus, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and Wham!‘s “Last Christmas” both dash to the top five of each tally.

The two charts (the latest of which are dated Dec. 12) premiered in September and rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S.

Chart rankings 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.

‘Dakiti’ Ties for Most Weeks Atop Global 200

Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dakiti” rebounds from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 with 121.4 million streams, up 13%, and 3,000 downloads sold, down 8%, globally in the week ending Dec. 3. The streaming sum is the third-best in a week since the chart began, trailing only the weekly highs for BTS’ “Life Goes On” a week earlier (152.5 million, Dec. 5) and BLACKPINK’s “Lovesick Girls” (123.8 million, Oct. 17).

“Dakiti” adds a third total week atop the Global 200, tying for the most time on top so far. BTS’ “Dynamite” and Cardi B’s “WAP,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion, previously each led for three weeks.

As previously reported, Bad Bunny’s album El Ultimo Tour del Mundo, which was released Nov. 27 and includes “Dakiti,” soars in at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 chart with 116,000 equivalent album units, marking the first No. 1 album in the chart’s 64-year history sung entirely in Spanish. Also in the Global 200’s top 10, the set’s “La Noche de Anoche,” by Bad Bunny and Rosalía, debuts at No. 7 with 56.9 million streams and 2,000 sold globally.

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” bounds 11-2 on the Global 200, the 1994 carol up 65% to 66.6 million streams and 76% to 15,000 sold worldwide. It’s joined in the top five by Wham!’s fellow carol “Last Christmas,” originally from 1984, up 25-5 (48.6 million streams, up 75%; 8,000 sold, up 80%). Further in the Global 200’s top 10, Brenda Lee’s 1958 classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” charges 36-10 (35.5 million streams, up 77%; 10,000 sold, up 32%).

Elsewhere in the Global 200’s top five, BTS’ “Dynamite” keeps at No. 3 and 24kGoldn’s “Mood,” featuring Iann Dior, rises 5-4, after reaching No. 2.

‘Dakiti’ Doubles Up, Also Leading Global Excl. U.S.

Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dakiti” likewise leads the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 98.2 million streams, up 13%, and 1,000 downloads sold, up 2%, in territories outside the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 3. The song leads the list for a fourth total week, second only to the five-week reign of BTS’ “Dynamite,” which keeps at No. 2.

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” surges 16-3 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart (42.8 million streams, up 75%; 8,000 sold, up 105%, outside the U.S.), while Wham!’s “Last Christmas” leaps 34-5 (33.8 million streams, up 87%; 5,000 sold, up 104%).

Also in the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, 24kGoldn’s “Mood” lifts 5-4, after reaching No. 2; Bad Bunny and Rosalía’s “La Noche de Anoche” debuts at No. 8 (44 million streams, 1,000 sold); and BTS’ “Life Goes On” drops to No. 10 a week after it premiered at No. 1. (On the Global 200, “Life Goes On” tumbles from its No. 1 entrance to No. 16.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Dec. 12) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 1). 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 Twitter and Instagram.

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