How Shakira and Burna Boy's "Dai Dai" Just Made World Cup Chart History While Oasis Made an Unexpected Comeback

The 2026 World Cup just delivered something music fans have never seen before. Shakira and Burna Boy’s“Dai Dai”became the first official FIFA World Cup anthem to ever top Billboard’s global charts. The song dominated both the Billboard Global 200 (for a second consecutive week) and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart (for a fourth week). With 43 million streams and 5,000 sales worldwide during the July 10-16 tracking period,“Dai Dai”proved that a World Cup moment can translate into legitimate chart dominance. The performances help tell that story. The opening ceremony in Mexico City featured 80,000 fans watching Shakira and Burna Boy perform, and then on July 20, they took the stage again at the first-ever World Cup final halftime show at MetLife Stadium alongside Justin Bieber, BTS, and Madonna. That level of exposure, in front of a global audience, does something special for a song’s streaming numbers.

But the most interesting chart story might be the one nobody saw coming. Oasis’“Wonderwall,”a 1996 classic rock song, suddenly jumped into the top five of both global charts after English football supporters adopted it as their unofficial World Cup anthem. The surge was dramatic: streams jumped 64% to 35 million, and sales climbed 78% to 4,000 copies worldwide. This song originally peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 1996 and had faded into the background of the charts. One global sporting moment gave it new life and reminded the world why that song mattered in the first place. It’s a powerful reminder that nostalgia, combined with the right moment, can hit just as hard as a brand-new release.

What makes these stories matter for music fans is simple: they show us how big moments create big music moments. Whether you’re into the global reach of“Dai Dai”or the unexpected resurrection of“Wonderwall,”both songs proved that sports events drive emotion, and emotion drives streams. The World Cup connected millions of people around the world, and the songs that soundtracked those moments are now part of the conversation. Which story resonates more with you—the brand-new World Cup anthem breaking records or the classic rock song making a comeback?