Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Returns to No. 1 on Global Charts

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” rebounds a spot to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, leading each list for a third total week. The song spent its first two weeks on each tally at the summit in October.

Three holiday hits catch a sleigh up the Global 200’s top 10, while two climb Global Excl. U.S., led by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

Plus, Stray Kids start at No. 8 on Global Excl. U.S. with “Do It.” The song is from their EP of the same name, which launches at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 albums chart.

Elsewhere, Olivia Dean adds her second Global Excl. U.S. top 10 with “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” (11-9).

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks 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.

“The Fate of Ophelia” tops the Global 200 with 82.7 million streams (down 5% week-over-week) and 35,000 sold (up 199%) worldwide in the week ending Nov. 27. Helping spark its sales surge, its remix with the Chainsmokers was released digitally Nov. 25.

“Golden” by HUNTR/X (the singing trio of EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI), from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, drops to No. 2 after 17 weeks atop the Global 200 beginning in July.

Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” jumps 6-3 on the Global 200 with 55.5 million streams (up 41%) and 3,000 sold (up 34%) worldwide. The carol has spent a record 19 weeks at No. 1.

Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” slips to No. 4 from it No. 3 Global 200 best and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” falls 4-5, following 10 weeks on top beginning in May.

Two holiday classics return to the Global 200’s top 10, with Wham’s “Last Christmas” up 12-6, with 50.8 million streams (up 43%) and 2,000 sold (up 50%) worldwide, and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” climbing 24-10, with 35.3 million streams (up 51%) and 1,000 sold (up 32%) globally. The songs have both hit No. 2 highs on the chart.

“The Fate of Ophelia” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 62.1 million streams (down 4%) and 10,000 sold (up 55%) beyond the U.S.

“Golden” backtracks to No. 2 after 17 weeks at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.; “Ordinary” rises 4-3 after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May; and “Man I Need” retreats to No. 4 from its No. 3 high.

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” flies 14-5 on the Global 200 with 35.2 million streams (up 41%) and 2,000 sold (up 38%) outside the U.S. It has collected 14 weeks at No. 1.

“Last Christmas” leaps 20-7 on Global Excl. U.S. led by 32.5 million streams (up 45%) beyond the U.S. The song has reached No. 2 on the survey.

Stray Kids’ “Do It” bounds in at No. 8 on Global Excl. U.S. with 34.5 million streams and 3,000 sold outside the U.S. The group adds its fourth top 10 on the chart.

Plus, Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” becomes her second Global Excl. U.S. top 10, ascending 11-9 with a 4% increase to 26.7 million streams outside the U.S.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Dec. 6, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Dec. 2. 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 X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.