YouTube published its weekly music charts covering the period of April 24 to 30, 2026. "NO BATIDÃO" by ZXKAI and slxughter held the global number one position for a 27th consecutive week, accumulating 26,038,639 views during the seven-day period. Meanwhile, an unexpected development unfolded across at least a dozen territories: a cluster of Michael Jackson catalog titles — "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller," "They Don't Care About Us," "Human Nature," "Smooth Criminal," and others — debuted or sharply re-entered charts simultaneously, suggesting a coordinated or event-driven consumption spike whose underlying cause the chart data alone does not identify.

The charts cover Global Weekly Top Songs, Global Weekly Top Shorts Songs, Global Weekly Top Artists, Global Weekly Top Music Videos, and territory-specific Top Songs charts for the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, India, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Australia, Indonesia, Kenya, and South Africa.

Global Weekly Top Songs — April 24–30, 2026

  • #1 Bairan — Banjaare — 39,993,663 views — Week 8 — no change (●)
  • #2 Shararat — Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi & Jasmine Sandlas — 32,882,696 — Week 20 — up 1
  • #3 Beauty And A Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) — Justin Bieber — 28,974,619 — Week 3 — up 1
  • #4 Jaiye Sajana — Shashwat Sachdev, Satinder Sartaaj & Jasmine Sandlas — 26,638,316 — Week 6 — down 2
  • #5 Golden — HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast — 26,455,741 — Week 45 — no change (●)
  • #6 NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 26,038,639 — Week 27 — down 1
  • #7 Gehra Hua — Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan — 25,810,654 — Week 22 — down 3
  • #8 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 24,718,017 — Week 26 — up 49
  • #9 Sheesha (Aakhya Mai Aakh Ghali Jairan) — Mitta Ror & Swara Verma — 20,851,192 — Week 9 — down 1
  • #10 Pavazha Malli (Unplugged) — Sai Abhyankkar, Shruti Haasan & Vivek — 20,213,489 — Week 8 — down 7

The most dramatic single-week chart movement on the global list belongs to "Billie Jean." The track vaulted from position 57 to position 8, a gain of 49 positions, accumulating 24,718,017 views. "Beat It" debuted brand new at position 11 with 19,988,333 views, and "Thriller" sat at position 19 in its ninth week with 16,466,051 views. Three other Jackson catalog titles — "They Don't Care About Us," "Human Nature," and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" — all entered the global top 100 as new entries. The simultaneous appearance of multiple titles from a single catalog, each gaining or debuting within a narrow window, is statistically atypical in normal consumption patterns. The chart data does not explain the cause.

At the same time, Indian content dominates the upper reaches of the global chart. "Bairan" by Banjaare sits at position 1 with 39,993,663 views in its eighth week. Shashwat Sachdev, the Bollywood composer, has three tracks in the global top 10 this week — "Shararat" at position 2, "Jaiye Sajana" at position 4, and "Gehra Hua" at position 7. The combined view count for those three titles alone exceeds 85 million. This reflects YouTube's heavy Indian user base and the outsized role that the subcontinent plays in global chart aggregations; as PPC Land has documented across prior chart cycles, India's domestic consumption routinely shapes global rankings in ways that make direct comparisons across territories imprecise.

"NO BATIDÃO," sitting at position 6 this week after 27 uninterrupted weeks at or near the top of the global chart, recorded 26,038,639 views. The track also held position 1 on the Global Weekly Top Shorts Songs chart — its 26th consecutive week there. That dual presence on both charts is the mechanism. The relationship between Shorts adoption and main chart persistence has been a defining structural feature of this chart cycle: tracks without Shorts traction drop sharply after initial release spikes, while tracks embedded in creator workflows on Shorts maintain chart presence across months rather than weeks.

Global Weekly Top Shorts Songs — April 24–30, 2026

  • #1 NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — Week 26 — no change (●)
  • #2 Six Seven — Laurinha Costa, Dj Cabello, DJ TCHOUZEN & SoundMusic Original — Week 3 — up 2
  • #3 Kicau Mania — Ndarboy Genk, Banditoz Yaow 8 & BoyCord — Week 2 — up 29
  • #4 PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed) — ATLXS — Week 58 — down 2
  • #5 KAMALI (Slowed) — Akhmedov — Week 4 — down 2
  • #6 Bairan — Banjaare — Week 6 — no change (●)
  • #7 Bairi — Virat, Pradeep Solanki & Heena — Week 9 — down 2
  • #8 Majboor — Sheheryar Rehan & Zoha Waseem — Week 1 — new
  • #9 Friendships (feat. Leony) — Pascal Letoublon — Week 75 — down 1
  • #10 TRILLIUM HARDTEKK — S3RL & BEARN — Week 8 — down 3

The Shorts chart reinforces several persistent structural observations. "PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed)" by ATLXS is now in its 58th consecutive week on the Shorts chart. "Friendships (feat. Leony)" by Pascal Letoublon is in its 75th week. These are not anomalies — they represent how creator adoption in the Shorts ecosystem differs qualitatively from passive streaming consumption. Once a track becomes widely used as background audio for user-generated vertical video, its chart presence can extend well beyond any promotional window.

Global Weekly Top Artists — April 24–30, 2026

Alka Yagnik held the number 1 position globally with 471,027,762 weekly views in her 502nd week on chart, followed by Udit Narayan at 353,534,743 views (523rd week) and Arijit Singh at 330,735,434 views (532nd week). Michael Jackson moved up 24 positions to rank 8th with 203,399,186 weekly views — a jump consistent with the catalog surge visible across territory charts. Justin Bieber ranked 5th with 219,984,587 views. KATSEYE ranked 45th with 72,641,540 views in its 48th week. Shashwat Sachdev entered the top 10 at position 10 with 182,335,310 views in just his 22nd week.

Territory-by-territory breakdown

United States

  • #1 Choosin' Texas — Ella Langley — 6,804,174 views — Week 26 — no change (●)
  • #2 Lose Control (Live) — Teddy Swims — 3,912,750 — Week 113 — up 1
  • #3 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 3,422,314 — Week 42 — up 40
  • #4 Ordinary — Alex Warren — 3,399,616 — Week 59 — up 1
  • #5 PINKY UP — KATSEYE — 3,383,997 — Week 4 — down 1
  • #6 Golden — HUNTR/X et al. — 3,351,990 — Week 45 — no change (●)
  • #7 Babydoll — Dominic Fike — 3,197,373 — Week 10 — up 1
  • #8 Beat It — Michael Jackson — 2,917,067 — Week 3 — up 77
  • #9 Marlboro Rojo — Fuerza Regida — 2,899,181 — Week 51 — no change (●)
  • #10 Thriller — Michael Jackson — 2,882,193 — Week 25 — stable

Ella Langley has held the United States number one position for 26 weeks with "Choosin' Texas," accumulating 6,804,174 views this period. Teddy Swims' "Lose Control (Live)" sits at position 2 in its 113th week, a remarkable longevity figure. "Billie Jean" climbed 40 positions to reach third in the US with 3,422,314 views. "Beat It" entered at position 8 in its third week after jumping 77 spots. "Thriller" held position 10. Multiple additional Jackson titles — "Human Nature," "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Remember the Time," "You Rock My World," "Dirty Diana," "Rock With You," and "Bad" — all debuted as new entries in the US chart this week.

United Kingdom

  • #1 Ordinary — Alex Warren — 918,816 views — Week 64 — no change (●)
  • #2 Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 785,903 — Week 44 — up 2
  • #3 Beauty And A Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) — Justin Bieber — 729,348 — Week 16 — no change (●)
  • #4 Golden — HUNTR/X et al. — 693,321 — Week 45 — up 1
  • #5 Raindance — Dave & Tems — 637,389 — Week 27 — up 2
  • #6 iloveitiloveitiloveit — Bella Kay — 626,575 — Week 10 — no change (●)
  • #7 Man I Need — Olivia Dean — 607,676 — Week 36 — up 4
  • #8 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 582,784 — Week 41 — up 25
  • #9 Dracula (Remix) — Tame Impala & JENNIE — 573,225 — Week 8 — no change (●)
  • #10 Rein Me In — Sam Fender & Olivia Dean — 535,247 — Week 33 — no change (●)

Alex Warren's "Ordinary" leads the UK for a 64th consecutive week at 918,816 views. Zara Larsson holds two positions in the top 30 — "Lush Life" at 2 and "Midnight Sun" at 27. "Billie Jean" rose 25 positions to enter the UK top 10, with "Beat It" entering at position 12 and "Thriller" at 14. Dave and Tems' "Raindance" climbed back to fifth after recent stability.

Brazil

  • #1 Diário de um Cafajeste — Dj Oreia, MC Lele JP, MC MENO K, MC Ryan SP, MC Tuto & Mc Negão Original — 8,646,807 views — Week 25 — no change (●)
  • #2 Famoso Ímã | O poderoso chatão — MC Lele JP, Mc Poze do Rodo et al. — 8,574,132 — Week 5 — no change (●)
  • #3 Carnívoro — MC Jacaré, MC Lele JP, Mc Negão Original & DJ Japa NK — 7,750,581 — Week 14 — no change (●)
  • #4 Reliquia do 2T — MC Vine7, MC Tuto, MC Joãozinho VT & DJ Gu — 6,685,876 — Week 12 — no change (●)
  • #5 JETSKI — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC MENO K & Melody — 4,989,672 — Week 19 — no change (●)
  • #6 Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores — DJ Japa NK, MC MENO K, MC Ryan SP & MC Jacaré — 4,977,298 — Week 30 — no change (●)
  • #7 Se Saudade Sentir (Se Prepara 3) — Mc Livinho, MC Pedrinho et al. — 4,109,103 — Week 3 — up 31
  • #8 P do Pecado (Ao Vivo) — Grupo Menos É Mais & Simone Mendes — 3,941,486 — Week 52 — down 1
  • #9 Eu Me Apaixonei — Vitinho Imperador — 3,506,830 — Week 38 — up 3
  • #10 Six Seven — Laurinha Costa, Dj Cabello, DJ TCHOUZEN & SoundMusic Original — 3,503,728 — Week 3 — down 2

Brazil's top chart reflects the sustained dominance of funk carioca and sertanejo. The top six positions have no chart movement this week — all marked as stable (●). "Six Seven" by Laurinha Costa entered the Brazilian top 10 in its third week, debuting at position 10 with 3,503,728 views. "Billie Jean" appeared as a new entry at position 28 with 2,248,649 views. "NO BATIDÃO" sits at position 38 in Brazil with 1,761,962 views, present but well outside the top tier in its home territory's mainstream chart. "P do Pecado (Ao Vivo)" by Grupo Menos É Mais has reached 52 weeks on the chart.

India

  • #1 Bairan — Banjaare — 34,944,605 views — Week 8 — no change (●)
  • #2 Shararat — Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi & Jasmine Sandlas — 28,023,700 — Week 21 — no change (●)
  • #3 Gehra Hua — Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan — 21,877,420 — Week 22 — no change (●)
  • #4 Jaiye Sajana — Shashwat Sachdev, Satinder Sartaaj & Jasmine Sandlas — 21,557,704 — Week 6 — no change (●)
  • #5 Bairi — Virat, Pradeep Solanki & Heena — 18,689,189 — Week 10 — no change (●)
  • #6 Sheesha (Aakhya Mai Aakh Ghali Jairan) — Mitta Ror & Swara Verma — 17,327,205 — Week 14 — no change (●)
  • #7 Pavazha Malli (Unplugged) — Sai Abhyankkar, Shruti Haasan & Vivek — 17,158,081 — Week 8 — up 1
  • #8 Mutta Kalakki — G.V. Prakash Kumar & Ken Karunaas — 17,142,809 — Week 10 — down 1
  • #9 Fortuner (feat. Gulshan Music & Jaat Nia) — Raj Mawar & Ruchika Jangid — 14,292,009 — Week 30 — up 3
  • #10 Pal Pal — Afusic & AliSoomroMusic — 13,431,376 — Week 55 — no change (●)

India's chart is entirely stable at the top — all ten entries are marked with the no-change indicator. The depth of these view counts is notable: position 1 alone, "Bairan" by Banjaare, recorded 34,944,605 views in a single week, which exceeds the weekly total of most top tracks in Western European markets by an order of magnitude. "Pal Pal" by Afusic & AliSoomroMusic has now spent 55 weeks in the Indian top 10.

Japan

  • #1 好きすぎて滅！ — M!LK — 4,749,685 views — Week 27 — no change (●)
  • #2 爆裂愛してる — M!LK — 4,491,970 — Week 12 — no change (●)
  • #3 IRIS OUT — Kenshi Yonezu — 3,915,296 — Week 33 — no change (●)
  • #4 AIZO — King Gnu — 2,646,669 — Week 16 — no change (●)
  • #5 あぶく — Yorushika — 2,618,454 — Week 1 — new
  • #6 夜の踊り子 — sakanaction — 2,266,231 — Week 3 — up 10
  • #7 2.0 — BTS — 1,957,902 — Week 6 — down 2
  • #8 lulu. — Mrs. GREEN APPLE — 1,930,127 — Week 16 — down 1
  • #9 風と町 — Mrs. GREEN APPLE — 1,864,303 — Week 3 — up 13
  • #10 カリスマックス — Snow Man — 1,818,797 — Week 36 — down 1

Japan's chart is dominated by domestic content. M!LK holds the top two positions simultaneously — "好きすぎて滅！" (Sukisugite Metsu!) at number 1 in its 27th week and "爆裂愛してる" (Bakuretsu Aishiteru) at number 2 in its 12th week. Yorushika's "あぶく" debuted new at number 5 this week. BTS' "2.0" sits at position 7 in Japan, its highest regional placement. "NO BATIDÃO" appears at position 39 with 834,712 views — marking the Brazilian track's presence in a market where it has no cultural origin.

Germany

  • #1 NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 712,129 views — Week 27 — up 1
  • #2 LET ME BE (feat. Elvin Cena) — The Second Voice — 602,947 — Week 6 — up 6
  • #3 Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 550,657 — Week 23 — stable
  • #4 Golden — HUNTR/X et al. — 546,012 — Week 45 — down 1
  • #5 Beauty And A Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) — Justin Bieber — 534,455 — Week 3 — no change (●)
  • #6 Aura (feat. Toby Woess) — Leni Woess — 526,858 — Week 8 — down 2
  • #7 Wajeh El Goumar — Saria Al Sawas — 494,903 — Week 1 — new
  • #8 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 438,917 — Week 37 — up 34
  • #9 Papaoutai (Afro Soul) — mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps — 407,271 — Week 17 — no change (●)
  • #10 PET — LACAZETTE — 404,387 — Week 1 — new

Germany is one of few territories where "NO BATIDÃO" leads the chart outright. Its 712,129 views this week mark week 27 at or near the top of the German chart. Two new entries appeared: "Wajeh El Goumar" by Saria Al Sawas debuted at position 7 with 494,903 views, and "PET" by LACAZETTE entered at position 10. "Billie Jean" jumped 34 positions to reach position 8 with 438,917 views.

France

  • #1 PARISIENNE — GIMS & La Mano 1.9 — 1,535,129 views — Week 39 — no change (●)
  • #2 MON BÉBÉ — RnBoi — 1,133,321 — Week 27 — up 2
  • #3 melodrama — disiz & Theodora — 1,069,951 — Week 30 — no change (●)
  • #4 SPA — GIMS & Theodora — 1,013,713 — Week 15 — up 1
  • #5 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 974,922 — Week 31 — up 45
  • #6 Soleil Bleu — Bleu Soleil & LUIZA — 956,306 — Week 46 — down 2
  • #7 ELLE VOULAIT — RnBoi — 941,495 — Week 5 — down 1
  • #8 NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 888,659 — Week 27 — down 1
  • #9 Pineapple — Leto — 835,620 — Week 3 — up 9
  • #10 magique — Willylancien — 816,170 — Week 2 — up 16

France is among the strongest markets for the Jackson catalog spike. "Billie Jean" climbed 45 positions to reach position 5 with 974,922 views. GIMS dominates the French top 4 with two collaborative tracks — "PARISIENNE" with La Mano 1.9 in its 39th week, and "SPA" with Theodora in its 15th. "NO BATIDÃO" holds position 8 in France in its 27th week there.

Spain

  • #1 LA GRACIOSA — Quevedo & Elvis Crespo — 1,602,067 views — Week 1 — new
  • #2 Dichavate — Ya Ice Dilan, Rey Tony, Helabusad & JipMusic Global — 1,089,253 — Week 13 — up 1
  • #3 La Morocha — Luck Ra & BM — 1,031,844 — Week 77 — up 6
  • #4 Dardos — Romeo Santos & Prince Royce — 972,053 — Week 22 — down 2
  • #5 AL GOLPITO — Quevedo & Nueva Línea — 940,399 — Week 1 — new
  • #6 KOKO — Omar Courtz — 872,394 — Week 10 — down 2
  • #7 LA VILLA — Ryan Castro, Kapo & Gangsta — 831,733 — Week 19 — down 3
  • #8 La Plena (W Sound 05) — W Sound, Beéle & Ovy On The Drums — 786,330 — Week 62 — down 1
  • #9 La Perla — ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia — 728,167 — Week 25 — up 8
  • #10 capaz (merengueton) — Alleh & Yorghaki — 689,943 — Week 57 — down 5

Spain's chart this week is notable for Quevedo's saturation. The Canarian artist debuted five new tracks simultaneously this week — "LA GRACIOSA" at number 1, "AL GOLPITO" at 5, "EL BAIFO" at 11, "CAPRICHOSO" at 18, and "GÁLDAR," "HIJO DE VOLCÁN," "ALGO VA A PASAR," "HOOKAH Y CALOR," "2010YPICO," "MI BALCÓN," and "FLAKITO" further down the chart. That level of simultaneous new entry from a single artist is unusual in any territory's weekly chart data. "La Morocha" by Luck Ra & BM is in its 77th week. "La Plena (W Sound 05)" has spent 62 weeks in the Spanish chart.

Portugal

  • #1 JETSKI — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC MENO K & Melody — 291,286 views — Week 19 — no change (●)
  • #2 Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores — DJ Japa NK, MC MENO K, MC Ryan SP & MC Jacaré — 223,272 — Week 28 — no change (●)
  • #3 Pôr do Sol — Vizinhos — 192,406 — Week 56 — up 4
  • #4 Leva Tudo — Calema & Dilsinho — 185,258 — Week 51 — down 1
  • #5 Carnívoro — MC Jacaré, MC Lele JP, Mc Negão Original & DJ Japa NK — 178,629 — Week 14 — down 2
  • #6 Chuva De Amor — Calema — 170,753 — Week 4 — down 2
  • #7 LET ME BE (feat. Elvin Cena) — The Second Voice — 167,707 — Week 6 — up 12
  • #8 Golden — HUNTR/X et al. — 163,963 — Week 45 — down 2
  • #9 Respirar — Calema & Sara Correia — 162,485 — Week 61 — down 1
  • #10 SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC GW, Mc Jhey & MC Rodrigo do CN — 155,133 — Week 35 — down 2

Portugal's chart maintains its consistent character — a blend of Brazilian funk, Portuguese-language pop, and Angolan artists like Calema who carry significant reach in Lusophone markets. "Pôr do Sol" by Vizinhos has spent 56 weeks on the Portuguese chart. "Respirar" by Calema & Sara Correia sits at position 9 in its 61st week. "NO BATIDÃO" appears at position 18 with 123,973 views.

Netherlands

  • #1 Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 133,084 views — Week 26 — no change (●)
  • #2 LET ME BE (feat. Elvin Cena) — The Second Voice — 130,151 — Week 6 — up 5
  • #3 Golden — HUNTR/X et al. — 127,044 — Week 45 — down 1
  • #4 NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 122,763 — Week 28 — down 1
  • #5 Beauty And A Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) — Justin Bieber — 118,197 — Week 3 — down 3
  • #6 PINKY UP — KATSEYE — 114,465 — Week 4 — down 3
  • #7 Wajeh El Goumar — Saria Al Sawas — 106,149 — Week 1 — new
  • #8 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 98,993 — Week 40 — up 33
  • #9 Ordinary — Alex Warren — 97,579 — Week 62 — down 3
  • #10 Мальборо — SAYAN — 90,887 — Week 3 — down 1

Zara Larsson holds the Dutch number one position with "Lush Life" in its 26th week, reflecting the track's strong performance across Northern European markets. "Wajeh El Goumar" by Saria Al Sawas debuted at position 7 — the same track also debuted at position 7 in Germany this week. The simultaneous dual debut of an Arabic-language track in two separate European territories is a reminder that the Netherlands' large diaspora communities create distinct consumption patterns relative to other Western European markets.

Australia

  • #1 Choosin' Texas — Ella Langley — 369,749 views — Week 17 — up 2
  • #2 Ordinary — Alex Warren — 338,381 — Week 62 — no change (●)
  • #3 Golden — HUNTR/X et al. — 307,259 — Week 45 — down 2
  • #4 Beauty And A Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) — Justin Bieber — 281,835 — Week 17 — no change (●)
  • #5 Dracula (Remix) — Tame Impala & JENNIE — 261,111 — Week 14 — down 2
  • #6 Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 253,658 — Week 29 — down 2
  • #7 The Fate of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — 244,122 — Week 30 — down 2
  • #8 PINKY UP — KATSEYE — 242,738 — Week 3 — down 2
  • #9 Man I Need — Olivia Dean — 241,781 — Week 35 — down 1
  • #10 Billie Jean — Michael Jackson — 208,642 — Week 46 — up 36

Ella Langley reclaimed the Australian number one with "Choosin' Texas," the track's 17th week on the Australian chart. Tame Impala & JENNIE's "Dracula (Remix)" maintained its top 5 position — a track with particular Australian relevance given Tame Impala's Perth origins. "Billie Jean" climbed 36 positions to reach position 10 with 208,642 views. "Beat It" entered at position 12 and "Thriller" at position 13 in the same week.

Indonesia

  • #1 Jangan Paksa Rindu (Beda) — Ifan Seventeen — 11,345,539 views — Week 16 — no change (●)
  • #2 Kicau Mania — Ndarboy Genk, Banditoz Yaow 8 & BoyCord — 7,568,797 — Week 4 — up 7
  • #3 kota ini tak sama tanpamu — Nadhif Basalamah — 5,603,639 — Week 23 — down 1
  • #4 Bahagia Lagi — Piche Kota — 5,331,716 — Week 19 — down 1
  • #5 TABOLA BALE — SILET OPEN UP, Jacson Seran, Juan Reza & Diva Aurel — 5,080,578 — Week 50 — down 1
  • #6 Sesi Potret (feat. Ari Lesmana) — eńau & Ari Lesmana — 4,775,864 — Week 12 — down 2
  • #7 Favorite Girl — Justin Bieber — 4,743,331 — Week 45 — down 1
  • #8 Ada titik-titik di ujung doa — Sal Priadi — 4,723,799 — Week 15 — down 3
  • #9 Iqro' — Raim Laode — 4,267,846 — Week 8 — up 7
  • #10 everything u are — Hindia — 4,161,118 — Week 49 — no change (●)

Indonesia's chart demonstrates the platform's depth in Southeast Asia. "Jangan Paksa Rindu (Beda)" by Ifan Seventeen leads in its 16th week with 11,345,539 views. "TABOLA BALE" has reached its 50th week, "everything u are" by Hindia has spent 49 weeks, and Justin Bieber's "Favorite Girl" is in its 45th week. The chart contains multiple international catalog tracks — "Favorite Girl," "That Should Be Me," "Baby," "Eenie Meenie" — that have been displaced from Western charts years ago but maintain significant consumption in Indonesia. "NO BATIDÃO" sits at position 43 with 1,338,040 views in its 17th week.

Kenya

  • #1 Finale — Bien & Alikiba — 1,953,237 views — Week 6 — no change (●)
  • #2 Mdomo uliponza kichwa — Soul Touch Brand — 1,139,349 — Week 5 — up 1
  • #3 Siaka — Mejja Genge & Fik Fameica — 898,197 — Week 6 — down 1
  • #4 Up Burukanga — Collo Blue & ADDEH PRINCE — 512,320 — Week 16 — down 1
  • #5 Pawa — Mbosso — 466,359 — Week 46 — down 2
  • #6 Rapudo — Prince Indah — 460,676 — Week 25 — no change (●)
  • #7 LAST DANCE — Wakadinali — 450,622 — Week 2 — down 3
  • #8 AYAYAAH — ELEMENT EleéeH, Joshua Baraka & Bien — 421,907 — Week 2 — up 82
  • #9 Inama (feat. Diamond Platnumz) — Zuchu — 412,015 — Week 33 — down 1
  • #10 Taya — Okello Max — 385,886 — Week 41 — down 1

Kenya's chart remains distinctly local. "Finale" by Bien and Alikiba leads in its sixth week. "AYAYAAH" made a significant move, jumping 82 positions to enter position 8. Tanzanian artists Zuchu (position 9) and Diamond Platnumz (positions 13 and 27) maintain strong presence, reflecting East African cross-border consumption patterns. "Papaoutai (Afro Soul)" by mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps sits at position 12 with 339,462 views — a French-origin track that has found substantial African chart traction through the Afro Soul version.

South Africa

  • #1 Botshelo Ke Eng — Trechyson Molly vx, DJ Promatic SA & Dendofela — 2,250,287 views — Week 11 — no change (●)
  • #2 Shela (feat. Mano) — Sam Deep, Nia Pearl & Boohle — 1,216,420 — Week 36 — up 2
  • #3 UKHETHE MINA — Ntencane — 1,213,550 — Week 11 — down 1
  • #4 Umaqondana — Feza — 1,196,929 — Week 23 — down 1
  • #5 Mopepe — Bukzin Keyz, Benzoo & Tango Supreme — 1,125,672 — Week 10 — no change (●)
  • #6 Fast Fast — 031CHOPPA, Al Xapo & Benzoo — 1,107,485 — Week 5 — down 1
  • #7 Ama Baffalo Nama Elephant — LIMIT NALA — 1,069,509 — Week 3 — down 1
  • #8 Bengicela (feat. Jazzworx) — MaWhoo, GL_Ceejay & Thukuthela — 838,276 — Week 46 — up 6
  • #9 Raindance — Dave & Tems — 786,520 — Week 18 — down 1
  • #10 ZEP (feat. Uncool MC) — DJ Smallz 732, Zinedine x Sguchi & 031CHOPPA — 754,162 — Week 21 — no change (●)

South Africa's chart is dominated by amapiano and South African house. "Botshelo Ke Eng" leads in its 11th week with 2,250,287 views. Dave and Tems' "Raindance" continues its cross-territorial presence, appearing at position 9 in South Africa in its 18th week — a track that also charts in the UK (5th), Kenya (18th), Portugal (20th), Netherlands (13th), and Germany (34th) this week. "Bengicela" by MaWhoo has reached 46 weeks.

The Michael Jackson question

Across the 15 territories covered by the April 24–30 chart data, "Billie Jean" appeared in the charts of at least 12, climbing between 25 and 49 positions in most. "Beat It" entered as a new entry in at least 10. "Thriller" held or gained in multiple markets. Additional titles — "Smooth Criminal," "They Don't Care About Us," "Human Nature," "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Man in the Mirror," "Remember the Time," "You Rock My World," "Dirty Diana," "Rock With You," and "Bad" — each debuted or re-entered across different territories.

Catalog resurgences on this scale typically correlate with an external trigger: a film, television documentary, legal verdict, anniversary event, or viral moment on social platforms. The chart data itself does not identify the cause, and drawing conclusions beyond the numbers would be speculative. What the data documents is the scale and simultaneity: multiple titles from the same artist climbing or entering across more than a dozen markets within a single seven-day window. This kind of synchronized catalog movement has very few precedents in the YouTube weekly chart history covered by PPC Land's ongoing chart coverage.

What the charts tell the marketing community

The April 24–30, 2026 data has several implications worth understanding. First, the longevity of "NO BATIDÃO" on both the global songs chart (week 27) and the global Shorts chart (week 26) remains structurally significant. As covered here since the track's initial climb, the mechanism is Shorts creator adoption rather than traditional music video viewership. Tracks embedded in the Shorts ecosystem sustain chart presence across an entirely different time horizon than promotional cycles built around traditional music video releases.

Second, the Jackson catalog surge illustrates something important about YouTube as a platform: it functions as a living archive rather than a pure new-release service. YouTube's closure of its trending page in July 2025 and the shift to category-specific charts underscored this — the platform's architecture rewards search-driven consumption and catalog discovery in ways that differ fundamentally from radio or algorithm-first streaming services. When an external event drives audience interest toward a specific artist's catalog, YouTube surfaces that content efficiently, generating view counts that reflect genuine user intent rather than passive algorithm delivery.

Third, the global top artist rankings show Alka Yagnik at number 1 with 471 million weekly views, Udit Narayan at number 2 with 353 million, and Arijit Singh at number 3 with 330 million. All three are Indian playback singers. Their combined weekly view total exceeds one billion. For advertising and measurement teams working with YouTube's platform, the effective end of the YouTube-Billboard data partnership on January 16, 2026 means YouTube's own chart infrastructure — including these global artist rankings — is now the primary measurement layer for understanding consumption across its platform, without the historical context that Billboard's methodology provided for comparison.

Timeline

Summary

Who: YouTube published weekly music chart data for the period April 24–30, 2026. The primary subjects across the data are ZXKAI & slxughter ("NO BATIDÃO"), Banjaare ("Bairan"), Shashwat Sachdev (multiple Indian chart entries), Michael Jackson (catalog titles across 12+ territories), Ella Langley ("Choosin' Texas"), Alka Yagnik (Global Top Artist number 1), M!LK (Japan), GIMS (France), Quevedo (Spain), Trechyson Molly vx (South Africa), and Bien & Alikiba (Kenya).

What: "NO BATIDÃO" by ZXKAI & slxughter held the Global Weekly Top Songs number 1 for a 27th consecutive week with 26,038,639 views, while simultaneously leading the Global Weekly Top Shorts Songs chart for a 26th week. An unusually synchronized surge in Michael Jackson catalog consumption — spanning "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller," and at least seven additional titles — produced significant chart movements across at least 12 of the 15 territories covered. Spain's Quevedo placed five new entries simultaneously. India's chart remained entirely stable in the top 10, dominated by content from the Bollywood film Bairan.

When: The tracking period covered April 24 to 30, 2026. The data was published by YouTube during the following week.

Where: The chart data covers the Global Weekly Top Songs, Global Weekly Top Shorts Songs, Global Weekly Top Artists, and Global Weekly Top Music Videos, plus territory-specific Top Songs charts for the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, India, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Australia, Indonesia, Kenya, and South Africa.

Why: The charts document platform-wide music consumption on YouTube — encompassing YouTube Music, standard platform viewership, and YouTube Shorts — across a set of markets representing several hundred million users. Since YouTube withdrew its streaming data from Billboard on January 16, 2026, these independent YouTube charts are the primary public data source for understanding weekly consumption on the platform. For the marketing and advertising community, the charts provide measurement benchmarks, illustrate the role of Shorts in sustained chart longevity, and reveal how catalog events can rapidly shift viewing patterns across multiple global territories within a single tracking window.

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