The numbers from YouTube’s weekly music charts masking March 6 to 12, 2026 inform a narrative that just a few years in the past would have appeared implausible: a Brazilian phonk monitor produced by two comparatively unknown artists has spent 19 weeks because the most-used track on Shorts globally, and that Shorts dominance immediately corresponds to the monitor holding the primary place on the worldwide songs chart. The connection is not incidental. In line with the information revealed by YouTube, “NO BATIDÃO” by ZXKAI and slxughter collected 38,375,438 views throughout the monitoring interval, retaining the worldwide songs primary for a second consecutive week after briefly surrendering it to BLACKPINK’s “GO” the week prior.

The chart information additionally completes a placing one-week arc for BLACKPINK. “GO” debuted at world primary the earlier week with 43,074,419 views — the group’s first chart entry in over three years — earlier than falling 19 positions to quantity 20 with 13,787,968 views. The drop is steep however commonplace for debut-week spikes when a monitor depends on concentrated launch momentum somewhat than the type of slow-build Shorts adoption that has saved “NO BATIDÃO” at or close to the highest of the worldwide chart since October 2025.

That distinction — release-week surge versus Shorts-sustained longevity — is the defining structural pressure in YouTube’s present chart ecosystem.

Shorts as the first distribution engine

The World Weekly High Shorts Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026 is the important context for studying all the pieces else revealed this week. The chart lists the most-used tracks in creator-made Shorts throughout the seven-day interval, measuring adoption throughout vertical video somewhat than uncooked views on an artist’s personal web page.

In line with the Shorts information:

  • 1. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — week 19 (held)
  • 2. Bairi — Virat, Pradeep Solanki & Heena — week 2 (▲9)
  • 3. PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed) — ATLXS — week 51 (▲1)
  • 4. Dil Lagana Mana Tha — Krish Mondal & Kishore Mondal — week 7 (▼1)
  • 5. 弥渡山歌 (Midu Echoing) — Yang Music — week 13 (held)
  • 6. Bigha Ke Bigha — Aditya Samrat & Khushi Kakar — week 1 (NEW)
  • 7. Cry For Me (WA WA WA) (feat. Bubi) — Ironmouse, shirobeats & HalaCG — week 9 (▼1)
  • 8. Friendships (feat. Leony) — Pascal Letoublon — week 68 (▲1)
  • 9. VOCE NA MIRA (Slowed) — Hwungii & DJ VGK1 — week 11 (▲1)
  • 10. Papaoutai (Afro Soul) — mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps — week 8 (▲19)

A number of issues stand out instantly. “PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed)” by ATLXS is in its 51st week on the Shorts chart — practically a full 12 months of steady creator utilization — whereas it holds no comparable place on the primary world songs chart. “Friendships (feat. Leony)” by Pascal Letoublon is in its 68th week on the Shorts chart. These longevity figures have nearly no parallel in conventional music monitoring programs, the place a track’s industrial relevance is often measured in weeks, not quarters. The Shorts chart rewards audio that matches looping vertical video, and creators hold utilizing the identical tracks as a result of they work.

Slowed variations are disproportionately represented. “PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed)” and “VOCE NA MIRA (Slowed)” each seem within the Shorts high 10 as remixed variants of their unique recordings. In line with earlier coverage on PPC Land, modified variations have constantly outperformed unique recordings within the Shorts format. The platform’s algorithm surfaces audio that has already collected creator adoption, which compounds current utilization patterns. A slowed model that positive factors traction early tends to build up additional weeks purely as a result of it’s already in use.

“Papaoutai (Afro Soul)” by mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps climbed 19 positions on the Shorts chart to succeed in quantity 10 in its eighth week — and appeared concurrently at place 35 on the worldwide songs chart. That cross-chart correlation is the mechanism: Shorts adoption converts to songs chart views as a result of creators making use of a monitor to their content material drive passive listening from their audiences.

World Weekly High Songs: the complete high 10

In line with the World Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 38,375,438 views — week 20 (▲1 from final week)
  • 2. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 31,879,118 views — week 38 (▲1)
  • 3. Shararat — Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi & Jasmine Sandlas — 30,408,333 views — week 13 (▲1)
  • 4. Cuando No Period Cantante — El Bogueto & Yung Beef — 22,249,680 views — week 18 (▲3)
  • 5. Nach Nagin Jaisan — Raushan Rohi & Khushi Kakkar — 21,541,650 views — week 4 (▲3)
  • 6. Danger It All — Bruno Mars — 19,656,877 views — week 2 (held)
  • 7. Pal Pal — Afusic & AliSoomroMusic — 18,421,456 views — week 49 (▲7)
  • 8. Gehra Hua — Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan — 18,333,697 views — week 15 (▲1)
  • 9. Ya Borracho — Herencia De Grandes — 18,251,307 views — week 15 (▲9)
  • 10. The Destiny of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — 17,478,675 views — week 23 (▲6)

“NO BATIDÃO” has now spent 20 weeks on the worldwide songs chart, together with 19 consecutive weeks at or close to the highest. Its place this week — at 38.3 million views — is a significant quantity determine, particularly in comparison with BLACKPINK’s “GO” at 13.8 million in its second week. The Brazilian phonk track first displaced “Golden” from the global number one in the week of February 13–19, 2026, ending a dominant run for the Netflix KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack that had stretched throughout many of the previous six months. “Golden” stays second globally with 31.9 million views, nonetheless charting in its thirty eighth week.

Pal Pal by Afusic & AliSoomroMusic is in week 49 of its chart run. “Pal Pal” has been on the worldwide songs chart for practically a full 12 months with out ever breaking into most territory high 10s — one other illustration of India’s scale compressing into the worldwide combination.

World High Artists: Bollywood’s numerical dominance

Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik

The World Weekly High Artists chart for March 6–12, 2026 remained structurally just like each earlier week this 12 months. In line with the information:

  • 1. Alka Yagnik — 404,585,102 views — week 495 (held)
  • 2. Udit Narayan — 297,669,513 views — week 516 (held)
  • 3. Arijit Singh — 277,031,192 views — week 525 (held)
  • 4. Unhealthy Bunny — 248,913,736 views — week 490 (held)
  • 5. Kumar Sanu — 223,162,542 views — week 491 (▲1)
  • 6. Shreya Ghoshal — 200,615,955 views — week 497 (▲1)
  • 7. Shilpi Raj — 168,484,157 views — week 271 (▼2)
  • 8. Sonu Nigam — 137,820,453 views — week 481 (▲4)
  • 9. Pawan Singh — 136,314,218 views — week 428 (▼1)
  • 10. Peso Pluma — 133,974,281 views — week 172 (▲1)

Alka Yagnik’s 404.6 million views in a single week are pushed primarily by catalog consumption of Bollywood movie songs from her decades-long profession somewhat than new releases. It is a structural function of YouTube’s counting methodology, which aggregates all views of all content material related to an artist throughout the platform. India’s 1.4 billion inhabitants accessing an unlimited archive of Hindi-language movie music generates weekly view totals that dwarf equal figures for Western artists. BLACKPINK, for context, fell 27 positions to quantity 43 this week with 69,570,856 views — a steep drop from no matter place it occupied the earlier week throughout debut momentum.

Territory-by-territory charts

United States

Alex Warren
Alex Warren

In line with the US Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Peculiar — Alex Warren — 4,122,644 views — week 52 (▲2)
  • 2. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 4,117,031 views — week 38 (held)
  • 3. Choosin’ Texas — ella langley — 3,710,903 views — week 19 (▲2)
  • 4. LET ‘EM KNOW — T.I. — 3,396,020 views — week 7 (held)
  • 5. Large Man — Ice Spice — 3,290,600 views — week 14 (▲1)
  • 6. Marlboro Rojo — Fuerza Regida — 3,167,659 views — week 44 (▲2)
  • 7. Danger It All — Bruno Mars — 3,022,288 views — week 2 (▼6)
  • 8. Stateside (feat. Zara Larsson) — PinkPantheress — 2,856,614 views — week 6 (▲1)
  • 9. DtMF — Unhealthy Bunny — 2,852,499 views — week 29 (▼2)
  • 10. Ya Borracho — Herencia De Grandes — 2,739,029 views — week 16 (▲3)

“Peculiar” by Alex Warren is now in its 52nd week on the US chart, holding the primary place. The hole between it and “Golden” in second was simply 5,613 views. Bruno Mars’ “Danger It All” dropped six positions to seventh in its second week, suggesting its debut-week peak was front-loaded. Harry Types’ “American Women” debuted as a brand new entry, showing at place 44 with 1,391,361 views — its first week. “GO” by BLACKPINK doesn’t seem within the US high 10, charting additional down the record.

United Kingdom

In line with the UK Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 1,031,498 views — week 37 (held)
  • 2. Peculiar — Alex Warren — 1,001,933 views — week 57 (held)
  • 3. Raindance — Dave & Tems — 960,557 views — week 20 (▲2)
  • 4. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 940,091 views — week 38 (▼1)
  • 5. Man I Want — Olivia Dean — 734,513 views — week 29 (▼1)
  • 6. Stateside (feat. Zara Larsson) — PinkPantheress — 595,888 views — week 7 (▲1)
  • 7. iloveitiloveitiloveit — Bella Kay — 593,909 views — week 3 (▲8)
  • 8. The Destiny of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — 541,700 views — week 23 (▲1)
  • 9. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 485,363 views — week 18 (▲1)
  • 10. Rein Me In — Sam Fender & Olivia Dean — 483,090 views — week 26 (▲6)

Zara Larsson has now led the UK chart with “Lush Life” for 37 consecutive weeks. “Peculiar” by Alex Warren trails in second at 57 weeks of steady UK presence — the longest present chart run by weeks throughout all territories. “Raindance” by Dave & Tems climbed two positions to 3rd in its twentieth week, representing a uncommon home UK monitor sustaining top-five presence alongside worldwide competitors. Harry Types’ “American Women” debuted new at place 14 with 416,341 views. BLACKPINK’s “GO” seems at place 71 with 140,385 views — nicely outdoors the highest 10 in its second week.

Brazil

Dj Oreia
Dj Oreia

In line with the Brazil Weekly Top Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Diário de um Cafajeste — Dj Oreia, MC Lele JP, MC Meno Okay, MC Ryan SP, MC Tuto & Mc Negão Authentic — 10,887,442 views — week 18 (▲1)
  • 2. JETSKI — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC MENO Okay & Melody — 10,854,996 views — week 12 (▼1)
  • 3. Carnívoro — MC Jacaré, MC Lele JP, Mc Negão Authentic & DJ Japa NK — 8,261,157 views — week 7 (held)
  • 4. Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores (feat. DJ DAVI DOGDOG) — DJ Japa NK, MC MENO Okay, MC Ryan SP & MC Jacaré — 6,501,987 views — week 23 (held)
  • 5. Reliquia do 2T — MC Vine7, MC Tuto, MC Joãozinho VT & DJ Gu — 5,961,937 views — week 5 (held)
  • 6. Gangstar — Oruam, Salvador Da Rima & Actual Fuba — 5,668,833 views — week 6 (▲2)
  • 7. P do Pecado (Ao Vivo) — Grupo Menos É Mais & Simone Mendes — 5,277,416 views — week 45 (held)
  • 8. SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA (feat. MC Nito) — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC GW, Mc Jhey & MC Rodrigo do CN — 5,246,853 views — week 28 (▼2)
  • 9. Vai Tomando Pock Pock — MC Lele JP, MC GH Authentic, MC Menor ZL & DJ GORDINHO DA VF — 4,770,250 views — week 23 (held)
  • 10. Eu Me Apaixonei — Vitinho Imperador — 4,282,593 views — week 31 (held)

Brazil’s high 10 is completely Brazilian content material — funk carioca, baile funk, and sertanejo dominating with no worldwide tracks in sight. The highest two positions, although separated by fewer than 33,000 views this week, mirror a decent competitors between two of the platform’s most constant Brazilian performers. “NO BATIDÃO” by ZXKAI and slxughter seems at place 23 with 2,657,478 views — substantial, however nicely outdoors Brazil’s home high tier regardless of the monitor’s world first-place place.

India

Shashwat Sachdev
Shashwat Sachdev

In line with the India Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Shararat — Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi & Jasmine Sandlas — 26,380,875 views — week 14 (held)
  • 2. Nach Nagin Jaisan — Raushan Rohi & Khushi Kakkar — 21,177,271 views — week 5 (▲1)
  • 3. Fortuner (feat. Gulshan Music & Jaat Nia) — Raj Mawar & Ruchika Jangid — 16,400,910 views — week 23 (▲1)
  • 4. Gehra Hua — Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan — 15,594,772 views — week 15 (▲2)
  • 5. Bairi — Virat, Pradeep Solanki & Heena — 15,167,574 views — week 3 (▲8)
  • 6. Teri Yaadon Ki Chadar Odhe — Janak Kumar — 14,264,066 views — week 5 (▲5)
  • 7. Pal Pal — Afusic & AliSoomroMusic — 13,839,499 views — week 48 (▲3)
  • 8. Aaya Sher — Anirudh Ravichander, Jangi Reddy, Arjun Chandy & Kasarla Shyam — 12,059,817 views — week 3 (▼1)
  • 9. Bairan — Banjaare — 11,950,231 views — week 1 (NEW)
  • 10. चोली केसमान — Ashish Yadav & Khushi Kakkar — 10,871,541 views — week 2 (▲7)

India’s chart operates on a unique numerical register than nearly every other territory. Shararat at 26.4 million views for a single week would place it within the world high three. The monitor is in its 14th consecutive week at Indian primary — one of the crucial sustained single-track runs in India this cycle. “Bairi,” which entered the Shorts world high 10 at place 2 this week (up 9 positions), debuted new at place 9 on India’s chart. The Shorts surge and the debut chart entry seem like causally linked.

Japan

In line with the Japan Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. 5 — ARASHI — 8,688,174 views — week 2 (▲5)
  • 2. タッチ — Koshi Inaba — 5,534,428 views — week 1 (NEW)
  • 3. IRIS OUT — Kenshi Yonezu — 4,894,771 views — week 26 (▼1)
  • 4. 好きすぎて滅！ — M!LK — 4,848,543 views — week 20 (▼3)
  • 5. 爆裂愛してる — M!LK — 4,797,584 views — week 5 (▼2)
  • 6. 3月9日 — Remioromen — 4,027,804 views — week 54 (▲29)
  • 7. オドロウゼ！ — Snow Man — 3,313,554 views — week 3 (held)
  • 8. lulu. — Mrs. GREEN APPLE — 2,696,372 views — week 9 (▲1)
  • 9. カリスマックス — Snow Man — 2,657,803 views — week 29 (▼1)
  • 10. ROSE — HANA — 2,603,662 views — week 50 (held)

ARASHI’s “5” jumped 5 positions to succeed in Japan’s primary in simply its second week with 8.7 million views. Koshi Inaba’s “タッチ” debuted new at second with 5.5 million views. The monitor concurrently debuted at place 43 on the World Weekly High Music Movies chart with 5,129,477 views. Japan’s market stays largely self-contained. “Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Solid sits at place 37 with 971,432 views — current, however removed from the home high. BLACKPINK’s “GO” seems at place 84 with 509,074 views — its lowest chart place of any territory the place it registers.

“3月9日” by Remioromen climbed 29 positions to sixth in its 54th week — a monitor from the early 2000s discovering contemporary consumption momentum, possible by means of Shorts discovery. That type of catalog resurgence is a function YouTube’s structure allows, distinct from streaming providers that emphasize new launch queues.

Germany

In line with the Germany Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 998,554 views — week 20 (held)
  • 2. CDY — LACAZETTE & Jazeek — 752,873 views — week 1 (NEW)
  • 3. Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 747,514 views — week 16 (▼1)
  • 4. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 695,934 views — week 38 (▼1)
  • 5. Papaoutai (Afro Soul) — mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps — 457,201 views — week 10 (▲9)
  • 6. The Destiny of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — 444,609 views — week 23 (held)
  • 7. Renn! — AYLIVA — 444,340 views — week 6 (▼2)
  • 8. Wackelkontakt — Oimara — 419,851 views — week 59 (▼1)
  • 9. HEAVENLY JUMPSTYLE (Slowed) — TWXNY, Sxilwix & INNXCENCE — 383,567 views — week 9 (▲8)
  • 10. Peculiar — Alex Warren — 375,406 views — week 52 (held)

“NO BATIDÃO” has held Germany’s primary place for 20 consecutive weeks. A brand new entry at place 2 — “CDY” by LACAZETTE & Jazeek — is the one chart newcomer within the high 10. The German chart exhibits one other sample: “HEAVENLY JUMPSTYLE (Slowed)” climbing 8 positions to ninth is a slowed remix gaining floor by means of Shorts adoption, mirroring the identical mechanism seen globally. BLACKPINK’s “GO” sits at place 48 with 191,353 views — a major drop from its prior-week German place.

France

In line with the France Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. PARISIENNE — GIMS & La Mano 1.9 — 1,698,853 views — week 32 (held)
  • 2. melodrama — disiz & Theodora — 1,381,142 views — week 23 (held)
  • 3. SPA — GIMS & Theodora — 1,321,830 views — week 8 (held)
  • 4. MON BÉBÉ — RnBoi — 1,099,952 views — week 20 (held)
  • 5. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 1,085,208 views — week 20 (held)
  • 6. Soleil Bleu — Bleu Soleil & LUIZA — 919,242 views — week 39 (▲1)
  • 7. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 908,747 views — week 38 (▼1)
  • 8. B.M.S (by my facet) — Rambo Goyard — 863,207 views — week 9 (held)
  • 9. Melrose Place (feat. Guy2Bezbar) — KeBlack — 818,032 views — week 49 (held)
  • 10. Argent Sale – A COLORS SHOW — La Rvœuze — 772,308 views — week 4 (held)

France’s chart is among the many most linguistically closed on the platform. GIMS occupies three of the highest 5 positions concurrently. All 4 of the top-four tracks are French-language. The primary non-French or non-global entry — “NO BATIDÃO” at fifth — is a Brazilian instrumental phonk monitor that works exactly as a result of it carries no language barrier. BLACKPINK’s “GO” seems at place 67 with 288,342 views. Harry Types’ “American Women” debuted at place 89 with 230,020 views.

Spain

In line with the Spain Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Dardos — Romeo Santos & Prince Royce — 1,005,307 views — week 15 (▲1)
  • 2. LA VILLA — Ryan Castro, Kapo & Gangsta — 886,271 views — week 12 (▲3)
  • 3. La Plena (W Sound 05) — W Sound, Beéle & Ovy On The Drums — 883,204 views — week 55 (held)
  • 4. La Perla — ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia — 853,584 views — week 18 (held)
  • 5. La Morocha — Luck Ra & BM — 844,010 views — week 70 (▲1)
  • 6. SUPERESTRELLA — Aitana — 842,727 views — week 35 (▲1)
  • 7. NI BORRACHO — Quevedo — 704,559 views — week 4 (▲2)
  • 8. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 665,541 views — week 37 (held)
  • 9. Berghain — ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor — 643,788 views — week 14 (▼8)
  • 10. Dichavate — Ya Ice Dilan, Rey Tony, Helabusad, JipMusic World & Dj Honda — 618,215 views — week 6 (▲8)

“La Morocha” by Luck Ra & BM is in its seventieth week on the Spanish chart — a period that far exceeds typical trade expectations for a monitor’s industrial lifespan. The monitor’s persistence illustrates that YouTube’s archive-accessible construction sustains consumption gone radio cycles. Shakira and Beéle’s new monitor “ALGO TÚ” debuted at place 27 with 305,578 views. BLACKPINK’s “GO” doesn’t seem in Spain’s high 10.

Portugal

In line with the Portugal Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. JETSKI — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC MENO Okay & Melody — 485,638 views — week 12 (held)
  • 2. Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores (feat. DJ DAVI DOGDOG) — DJ Japa NK, MC MENO Okay, MC Ryan SP & MC Jacaré — 279,119 views — week 21 (held)
  • 3. SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA (feat. MC Nito) — PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC GW, Mc Jhey & MC Rodrigo do CN — 231,877 views — week 28 (held)
  • 4. Pôr do Sol — Vizinhos — 204,089 views — week 49 (▲2)
  • 5. Respirar — Calema & Sara Correia — 194,526 views — week 54 (▲4)
  • 6. Leva Tudo — Calema & Dilsinho — 192,993 views — week 44 (▼1)
  • 7. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 189,792 views — week 20 (▲1)
  • 8. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 184,774 views — week 38 (▼4)
  • 9. Amar Pela Metade — Calema — 184,082 views — week 68 (▼2)
  • 10. Raindance — Dave & Tems — 161,007 views — week 13 (held)

Portugal’s chart displays its linguistic bridge place. Brazilian funk dominates the highest three, whereas Portuguese artists Calema and Vizinhos maintain mid-chart positions. “Respirar” by Calema & Sara Correia is in its 54th week; “Amar Pela Metade” by Calema in its 68th — the latter approaching a 12 months and a half of steady charting, sustained by repeat catalog consumption.

Netherlands

In line with the Netherlands Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 198,112 views — week 19 (held)
  • 2. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 195,030 views — week 21 (held)
  • 3. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 176,127 views — week 38 (▲1)
  • 4. Uitslover — Samuel Welten & Bankzitters — 129,987 views — week 2 (▲21)
  • 5. Raindance — Dave & Tems — 127,791 views — week 11 (▲3)
  • 6. Peculiar — Alex Warren — 119,027 views — week 55 (held)
  • 7. The Destiny of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — 113,196 views — week 23 (▲2)
  • 8. Lekker voor je — Lil Kleine — 99,289 views — week 3 (▼3)
  • 9. Stateside (feat. Zara Larsson) — PinkPantheress — 99,154 views — week 6 (▲3)
  • 10. I Simply Would possibly — Bruno Mars — 92,830 views — week 9 (▲1)

“Uitslover” by Samuel Welten & Bankzitters jumped 21 positions to succeed in fourth in its second week — the sharpest climb within the Dutch high 10. Dutch-language content material competing with worldwide tracks within the high 5 is itself notable; the market usually leans towards worldwide materials. BLACKPINK’s “GO” fell to twenty ninth with 58,837 views, down from its third-place debut the prior week.

Australia

In line with the Australia Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Peculiar — Alex Warren — 386,238 views — week 55 (held)
  • 2. Golden — KPop Demon Hunters Solid — 348,032 views — week 38 (▲1)
  • 3. Lush Life — Zara Larsson — 346,121 views — week 22 (▼1)
  • 4. Man I Want — Olivia Dean — 302,638 views — week 28 (held)
  • 5. The Destiny of Ophelia — Taylor Swift — 297,753 views — week 23 (▲2)
  • 6. Stateside (feat. Zara Larsson) — 280,267 views — week 7 (▲2)
  • 7. Danger It All — Bruno Mars — 259,961 views — week 2 (▼1)
  • 8. Lose Management (Reside) — Teddy Swims — 255,131 views — week 123 (▲1)
  • 9. Raindance — Dave & Tems — 224,812 views — week 11 (▲2)
  • 10. NO BATIDÃO — ZXKAI & slxughter — 211,885 views — week 18 (▲2)

Teddy Swims’ “Lose Management (Reside)” is in its 123rd week on the Australian chart — roughly two and a half years of steady charting. Harry Types’ “American Women” debuted new at place 15 with 153,424 views. BLACKPINK’s “GO” is at place 26 with 118,443 views, down from fifth the prior week.

Indonesia

In line with the Indonesia Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Bahagia Lagi — Piche Kota — 7,645,783 views — week 12 (held)
  • 2. kota ini tak sama tanpamu — Nadhif Basalamah — 6,602,924 views — week 16 (held)
  • 3. Jangan Paksa Rindu (Beda) — Ifan Seventeen — 5,984,964 views — week 9 (▲1)
  • 4. TABOLA BALE — SILET OPEN UP, Jacson Seran, Juan Reza & Diva Aurel — 5,870,589 views — week 43 (▼1)
  • 5. Ada titik-titik di ujung doa — Sal Priadi — 4,696,204 views — week 8 (held)
  • 6. Orang Baru Lebe Gacor — Ecko Present, Juan Reza & Chesylino — 4,611,732 views — week 24 (held)
  • 7. Sedia Aku Sebelum Hujan — Idgitaf — 4,521,650 views — week 22 (held)
  • 8. Danger It All — Bruno Mars — 3,955,290 views — week 2 (▲16)
  • 9. all the pieces u are — Hindia — 3,104,950 views — week 42 (held)
  • 10. RUDE! — Hearts2Hearts — 2,924,066 views — week 3 (▲3)

Indonesia is likely one of the few territories the place Bruno Mars’ “Danger It All” climbed considerably this week — leaping 16 positions to eighth with 3.9 million views. The nation’s home content material dominates fully on the high. “TABOLA BALE” by SILET OPEN UP and collaborators has been at or close to the highest 4 for 43 weeks, exhibiting Indonesia’s sturdy desire for sustained native content material. BLACKPINK’s “GO” seems at place 72 with 740,305 views in its second week — corresponding to Japan’s place, and equally nicely outdoors the home high tier.

Kenya

In line with the Kenya Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Rapudo — Prince Indah — 538,425 views — week 18 (▲3)
  • 2. Pawa — Mbosso — 529,835 views — week 39 (▼1)
  • 3. Inama (feat. Diamond Platnumz) — Zuchu — 491,916 views — week 26 (held)
  • 4. Taya — Okello Max — 412,651 views — week 34 (▲1)
  • 5. Up Burukanga — Collo Blue & ADDEH PRINCE — 399,626 views — week 9 (▼3)
  • 6. Yebo (Nitawale) — Vestine and Dorcas — 397,201 views — week 46 (▲2)
  • 7. Digi Digi — Abongo Jakabwana — 365,682 views — week 22 (▲2)
  • 8. GACUMBIRI / PALE KILELE (Reside) — Dr Sarah Okay — 353,622 views — week 26 (▼2)
  • 9. Leo (feat. Mbosso) — Harmonize — 351,145 views — week 11 (▲42)
  • 10. TETE — Marioo — 319,933 views — week 48 (▲1)

“Leo (feat. Mbosso)” by Harmonize climbed 42 positions to ninth — the only largest positional bounce in any high 10 throughout all 15 territories this week. “Pawa” by Mbosso is in its thirty ninth week on the Kenyan chart. Prince Indah occupies three separate positions concurrently — Rapudo (1st), Berna (nineteenth), and Mirima (twenty third) — demonstrating catalog saturation in a market the place a small variety of artists generate disproportionate consumption. “Papaoutai (Afro Soul)” by mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps climbed to place 21 with 241,158 views, connecting the Shorts chart breakout to East African territory consumption.

South Africa

In line with the South Africa Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026:

  • 1. Umaqondana — Feza — 1,483,232 views — week 16 (held)
  • 2. UKHETHE MINA — Ntencane — 1,416,024 views — week 4 (held)
  • 3. Botshelo Ke Eng — Trechyson Molly vx, DJ Promatic SA & Dendofela — 1,376,102 views — week 4 (▲4)
  • 4. Shela (feat. Mano) — Sam Deep, Nia Pearl & Boohle — 1,337,325 views — week 29 (▼1)
  • 5. ZEP (feat. Uncool MC) — DJ Smallz 732, Zinedine x Sguch & 031CHOPPA — 1,161,746 views — week 14 (▼1)
  • 6. Raindance — Dave & Tems — 973,751 views — week 11 (▲2)
  • 7. Thandaza — Sam Deep & Thatohatsi — 891,361 views — week 13 (▼1)
  • 8. Mark Zuckerberg (feat. Slyzza Rsa) — Mulest Vankay, Pcee & Scotts Maphuma — 885,398 views — week 5 (▼3)
  • 9. SNOKONOKO — Al Xapo, Benzoo & EeQue — 857,748 views — week 15 (held)
  • 10. Mopepe — Bukzin Keyz, Benzoo & Tango Supreme — 838,307 views — week 3 (▲4)

South Africa’s chart is completely home. “Raindance” by Dave & Tems — a UK monitor — is the only real internationally produced entry within the high 10, at sixth with 973,751 views in its eleventh week, constructing on traction that has made it one of the crucial broadly charting non-US tracks throughout a number of territories this cycle. BLACKPINK’s “GO” doesn’t seem in South Africa’s high 10.

The Shorts-to-songs pipeline: what the information exhibits

The week’s charts present a clear case examine in how Shorts adoption interprets to songs chart efficiency. “Bairi” by Virat, Pradeep Solanki & Heena jumped 9 positions on the World Shorts chart to succeed in second in its second week. Concurrently, the monitor climbed 8 positions on the India songs chart to fifth, and appeared at place 15 on the World Weekly High Songs chart. The Shorts adoption and the songs chart achieve usually are not coincidental — they share the identical causal chain. Creators utilizing a monitor of their vertical movies expose audiences who then search out the complete track, driving views on the artist’s personal web page.

The reverse is equally evident. BLACKPINK’s “GO” has no significant Shorts presence in its second week. It doesn’t seem within the World Shorts high 50. Its songs chart efficiency — globally, regionally, in nearly each territory — declined steeply from debut week to week two. The monitor generated front-loaded launch momentum however has not but constructed the creator-usage base that will maintain its place past that preliminary spike.

PPC Land has tracked this Shorts-to-songs dynamic since at least February 2026, noting that “Dil Lagana Mana Tha” surging 47 positions to second globally in its second week corresponded on to its place atop the Shorts chart. The sample has now repeated in a number of monitoring durations and throughout a number of tracks.

That is structurally important for the advertising and marketing group. YouTube withdrew its streaming data from Billboard chart calculations on January 16, 2026, following a dispute over how the trade weights ad-supported versus subscription-based consumption. YouTube’s personal impartial charts at the moment are the first measurement system for the platform throughout greater than 60 world markets. These charts place Shorts as a separate however clearly linked measurement. A monitor’s efficiency on the Shorts chart more and more predicts its trajectory on the songs chart — not in each case, however with sufficient regularity that the connection seems structural somewhat than coincidental.

The implications for marketing campaign technique are measurable. A monitor that achieves Shorts adoption — significantly in slowed or remixed variations that creators desire — accumulates chart weeks with out requiring sustained promotional spend. “PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed)” by ATLXS is in its 51st week on the Shorts chart. “Friendships (feat. Leony)” by Pascal Letoublon is in its 68th. These tracks are producing continued platform measurement completely by means of creator conduct, not artist-side promotion. Labels and marketing campaign managers who perceive the Shorts mechanism can engineer sustainable chart presence somewhat than front-loaded spikes. Those that don’t will proceed seeing debut-week peaks adopted by steep second-week drops — the sample seen on this week’s information for a number of new entries.

YouTube’s home feed changes throughout 2025 reduced long-form video recommendations while prioritizing Shorts placements, which means audio that circulates within the Shorts ecosystem reaches audiences who could by no means see a conventional music video. The excellence issues for understanding why the Shorts chart is not a secondary metric.

Timeline

Abstract

Who: YouTube right this moment revealed weekly music chart information masking 15 territories for the monitoring interval March 6–12, 2026. Key chart positions contain ZXKAI & slxughter (“NO BATIDÃO”), BLACKPINK (“GO”), the KPop Demon Hunters Solid (“Golden”), Shashwat Sachdev and collaborators (“Shararat”), ARASHI (“5”), Zara Larsson (“Lush Life”), Alex Warren (“Peculiar”), and the artists dominating home markets in India, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia, Kenya, and South Africa.

What: YouTube’s World Weekly High Songs chart for March 6–12, 2026 exhibits “NO BATIDÃO” by ZXKAI & slxughter reclaiming the worldwide primary with 38,375,438 views after BLACKPINK’s “GO” held it for one week. The World Weekly High Shorts Songs chart exhibits “NO BATIDÃO” in its nineteenth week at primary, with “PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed)” in its 51st week and “Friendships (feat. Leony)” in its 68th week on the format-specific rating. The info, revealed by YouTube for the March 6–12 interval, covers songs, music movies, high artists, and Shorts songs throughout world and territory-specific charts.

When: The monitoring interval covers March 6 to 12, 2026. YouTube revealed the chart information masking this seven-day window as a part of its ongoing weekly chart publication cycle.

The place: The charts span 15 territories: World, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, India, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Australia, Indonesia, Kenya, and South Africa. Throughout these markets, consumption is measured on YouTube’s essential platform, YouTube Music, and YouTube Shorts.

Why: The info issues for the advertising and marketing group as a result of it demonstrates that Shorts adoption is now the first mechanism for sustained chart presence on YouTube’s platform — the identical platform that has operated its personal impartial chart infrastructure since withdrawing from Billboard on January 16, 2026. A monitor’s place on the Shorts chart in any given week predicts its songs chart trajectory extra reliably than its debut efficiency. Marketing campaign methods that obtain Shorts creator adoption generate weeks of chart measurement with out ongoing promotional spend, whereas release-only spikes — seen in BLACKPINK’s one-week primary adopted by a 19-position drop — don’t maintain chart presence within the present setting.


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