BTS, Psy, Baekhyun, Beyoncé And Blue Ivy Carter: Essential Moves On This Week’s World Songs Chart

It must be a fairly quiet week on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, as only one track that hasn’t previously appeared on the list makes a splashy debut, while other favorites that have already made a home atop the list and which keep coming back for more take up the rest of the spaces this time around.

Here are five tracks whose moves are worth noting on this week’s World Digital Song Sales chart.

No. 1 – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole – “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”

Whenever there is a lack of major new releases from the biggest K-pop figures or it’s been quite a while since a new smash has debuted, it seems like one track returns to the top of the World Digital Song Sales chart time and time again, and now it’s happened once more.

Late Hawai’ian superstar Israel Kamakawiwoʻole is back at No. 1 on the World Digital Song Sales chart with his rendition of the time-tested standard “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” which people in American can’t get enough of. The tune, which has now been out for just over 30 years, ranks as the bestselling “world” cut in the country this frame, as it rises from No. 4 to the peak in its five hundred and seventy-fifth turn on the tally.

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No. 10 – BTS – “Stay”

Last week, BTS earned yet another leader on the World Digital Song Sales chart with “Stay,” but it now appears the cut wasn’t destined to spend too long close to the top of the ranking. The former champion falls from No. 1 to No. 10 in one surprising dip.

Don’t feel too bad for the South Korean septet though, as they still occupy half of all the spots in the top 10, and though “Stay” didn’t hold on for more than one week at No. 1, it did give them their milestone twenty-fifth ruler.

No. 14 – Baekhyun – “Get You Alone”

Baekhyun, one of the hardest working and most talented musicians in South Korea at the moment, earns yet another hit on the World Digital Song Sales chart this week with “Get You Alone,” which will reportedly be featured on his upcoming Japanese self-titled project. The tune lands at No. 14, and it is not just the highest-ranking debut this frame, it’s actually the only new cut on the chart this time around.

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No. 19 – Beyoncé – “Brown Skin Girl (ft. Wizkid & Blue Ivy Carter)”

Back on the World Digital Song Sales chart yet again is the seemingly unstoppable “Brown Skin Girl,” which has easily become the standout smash from Beyoncé’s album The Lion King: The Gift. The track, which once ruled over the World Digital Song Sales chart and which has now spent 40 total frames somewhere on the ranking, is back at No. 19 after not being present last time around.

No. 24 – Psy – “Gangnam Style”

It’s been a while since Psy made an appearance on the World Digital Song Sales chart, and he does so this week with what is not only his biggest hit, but perhaps the most successful Korean-language song of all time. “Gangnam Style,” which helped introduce millions of people all around the world to the sounds and styles of K-pop almost a decade ago, finds its way back to the list and settles at No. 24. 

“Gangnam Style” has now spent an astounding 350 weeks on the World Digital Song Sales chart, and it will surely add to that number in the future.

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