Shakira Blocked From A New No. 1 Hit By K-Pop Superstars

Jul 31, 2026 01:45 AM - 1 hour ago 1
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Shakira and Burna Boy emergence to No. 2 connected Billboard's Digital Song Sales floor plan pinch "Dai Dai," which is blocked from No. 1 by BTS. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 05: Shakira performs onstage during Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour - Los Angeles astatine SoFi Stadium connected August 05, 2025 successful Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)

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The World Cup whitethorn beryllium over, but listeners astir the world are not vanished pinch Shakira’s charismatic opus for the tournament. “Dai Dai” – officially titled “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” – her collaboration pinch Burna Boy, was selected arsenic the event’s anthem and pushed arsenic the large azygous from the FIFA World Cup 2026 soundtrack.

For the past respective weeks, “Dai Dai” has been rising dramatically connected the Billboard charts. This frame, the collaboration astir brings Shakira backmost to the acme connected 1 purchase-focused database and almost gives Burna his first leader. It besides reaches caller peaks connected respective different rankings, debuts connected a streaming roster and continues to norm astir the world.

Shakira and Burna Boy Rise to No. 2

“Dai Dai” is, astatine present, the second-bestselling way successful the United States. The collaboration surges from No. 9 to a caller highest of No. 2 connected the Digital Song Sales chart, which ranks the tunes that waste the astir copies connected integer download stores passim America.

According to Luminate, “Dai Dai” sold astir 7,200 copies during the latest search period. Only 1 week prior, the World Cup anthem moved 1,700 downloads, meaning its income accrued by much than 320% successful the span of only a fewer days.

Shakira Nearly Scores a Third Sales Chart No. 1

“Dai Dai” becomes Shakira’s only deed to stall astatine No. 2 connected the Digital Song Sales chart. The collaboration is 1 of her 9 apical 10 successes connected the ranking.

Shakira has already conquered the roster twice. “Hips Don’t Lie,” her collaboration pinch Wyclef Jean, spent 3 weeks astatine No. 1 opening successful June 2006. The pursuing year, “Beautiful Liar,” her team-up pinch Beyoncé, besides controlled the tally.

Burna Boy Reaches a New Career High

Burna has scored only 3 bestsellers successful America, and 2 of them person reached the apical 10. “Dai Dai” brings the Nigerian musician to a caller profession highest connected the Digital Song Sales chart.

“We Pray,” which was fronted by Coldplay and besides featured Little Simz, Elyanna and Tini, antecedently classed arsenic his loftiest success. The collaboration debuted and peaked astatine No. 6.

“My Oasis,” Burna’s team-up pinch Sam Smith, spent 1 move astatine No. 41 successful 2020. At that time, the Digital Song Sales floor plan still featured 50 positions – doubly arsenic galore arsenic it includes these days.

BTS Blocks Shakira and Burna Boy From No. 1

Shakira and Burna Boy are prevented from reaching No. 1 connected the Digital Song Sales floor plan by BTS. The K-pop boy set earns different leader pinch “Normal,” which precocious became the 2nd charismatic azygous from its comeback medium Arirang.

After its euphony video was uploaded to YouTube, “Normal” reenters the ranking astatine No. 1 successful only its 2nd week connected the roster. While the BTS smash and “Dai Dai” beryllium side-by-side, the title betwixt them is not particularly close. According to Luminate, “Normal” sold 20,700 copies done platforms specified arsenic iTunes during the latest search frame. That fig is astir 3 times the astir 7,200 downloads that “Dai Dai” managed successful the aforesaid timeframe

Shakira and Burna Boy Reach New Peaks connected Other Charts

“Dai Dai” reaches caller precocious points connected respective further Billboard rankings this week. The collaboration rockets 25 spaces No. 17 connected the Billboard Hot 100, the astir important songs roster successful the U.S.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 19: Shakira and Burna Boy execute during the Topps Final Halftime Show successful the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final lucifer betwixt Spain and Argentina astatine New York New Jersey Stadium connected July 19, 2026 successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

FIFA via Getty Images

The azygous besides rises from No. 46 to No. 44 connected the Radio Songs chart, establishing a caller highest position arsenic well. It climbs from No. 13 to a career-best No. 11 connected the Rhythmic Airplay ranking, narrowly missing the apical 10 – though it almost surely will assistance into that tier soon.

“Dai Dai” debuts astatine No. 15 connected the Streaming Songs floor plan – a genuinely awesome starting constituent for a way that is not really new. The anthem moves successful the other guidance connected the Latin Airplay chart, wherever it falls to No. 3 aft antecedently starring the tally.

Shakira and Burna Boy Rule the Worldwide Charts

“Dai Dai” continues to bid some of Billboard’s worldwide songs rankings. The way holds astatine No. 1 connected the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. this week. Both tallies usage streaming and income information collected from territories astir the world. The Billboard Global 200 includes activity from the U.S., while the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. ranking removes each forms of depletion from America.

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