Billie Eilish and Kenshi Yonezu both reach 1 billion YouTube views, while Mariah Carey, Wham! and Olivia Rodrigo fuel the holiday chart surge and global collaborations dominate.
- November 12, 2026
AceShowbiz - Billie Eilish has joined YouTube's Billion Views Club for the fourth time, as the official video for her 2024 single Birds Of A Feather passed 1 billion views. The visual was directed by Aidan Zamiri, who has also made videos for Charli XCX and FKA Twigs, among others.
Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu also entered the Billion Views Club for the first time with the video for Lemon. The 2018 single served as the theme song for the Japanese drama series Unnatural, and the visual is Yonezu's first to hit 1 billion views.
The holiday season officially kicked into high gear across the charts, led by the Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey. Her perennial All I Want for Christmas Is You ascended to #10 on US Top Songs and #59 on Global Top Songs, while also claiming #9 on US Top Songs on Shorts. Wham!'s Last Christmas re-entered the US chart at #35.
Olivia Rodrigo's newly released original holiday tune take me home (4 christmas) made a strong debut, landing at #2 on US Daily Top Music Videos and #12 on Global Daily Top Music Videos.
Cross-cultural collaborations and global superstars are also driving massive numbers. Daddy Yankee and Diljit Dosanjh's POKITO debuted at #3 on Global Top Songs and #6 on US Top Songs. The official video, shot in part at a baseball stadium, has already garnered over 41 million views since its late October release.
BLACKPINK's JISOO made a solo splash with the disco-inflected ADDICTED, which debuted at #13 on Global Top Songs.
On the US charts, Lil Baby's new album FRESH propelled Mr. Do Something to #3 on US Daily Top Music Videos on its release day of November 6. The video has since generated more than 2 million views.
Election-week moments sparked notable chart entries for Texas Congressman-elect Bobby Pulido's 1995 hit Desvelado, which made a belated debut at #68 on US Top Songs following his victory, and folk protest singer Jesse Welles' The Midterms, which debuted at #6 on US Daily Top Music Videos.
Atlanta rapper Belly Gang Kushington and 21 Savage continued their rise with WTF Goin, which inched up to #7 on US Top Songs. The track amassed upwards of 2.4 million views in the US during the charting period, and its official video, released in June, has garnered over 25 million views.
Nigerian songwriter Tems' breezy single What You Need rose to #8 on US Top Songs. The track first broke out thanks in part to a COLORS performance that has since garnered more than 29 million views, and it has continued to rise following the release of an official music video that has now eclipsed 20 million views.
New York rapper Zeddy Will's dancefloor-ready Bow Bow Bow claimed #15 on US Top Songs and settled at #10 on US Top Songs on Shorts after a widespread dance trend.
Tame Impala's Dracula continued its belated rise following a wave of viral attention that started with BLACKPINK member JENNIE's remix for the track early in 2026. This week, the song claimed #17 on US Top Songs and #37 on Global Top Songs, amassing over 12.9 million views across territories in the charting period. The band's 2025 track Loser also hit #74 in the US.
With Grand Theft Auto VI due in just a few weeks, soundtrack songs continued to climb. Regional Mexican stars Fuerza Regida's contribution Suzuki climbed to #55 on US Top Songs and debuted at #81 on Global Top Songs. French electronic duo Justice, who did the score for the game, also charted with Flower in a Hurricane, a team-up with Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, landing at #71 in the US.
California-born pop singer Ashe continued her ascent with Stop the Wedding!, which jumped to #58 on US Top Songs and #36 on Global Top Songs. The official video, directed by Silken Weinberg (who has also helmed videos for Ethel Cain, among others), has amassed over 27 million views since its release.
Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug returned to the charts with a pair of tracks from his new album Better Over Time. The collab with Florida rapper Loe Shimmy, I Like It, debuted at #62 on US Top Songs, while the gospel-inflected Give It All hit #87. BigXthaPlug additionally rose to #18 on US Top Artists.
Georgia rapper Foogiano — previously signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records — took aim at his former boss on the new single The Misunderstood Truth, which debuted at #24 on US Weekly Top Music Videos. Foogiano landed another pair of tracks on the same chart, Halfway Out and Halfway In, which hit #46 and #48 respectively.
