Top Songs in August 2026: Chart Records, the World Cup and a Historic UK Run

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is the biggest song in the United States as of the Billboard Hot 100 dated August 1, 2026, logging its fifteenth week at number one. With that run, Billboard reports that the track has passed both Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” to become the longest-leading non-holiday number one by a woman with no co-billed guest acts in the chart’s history.

The track is not the only story on the Hot 100. Stella Lefty’s “Boston” climbed three spots to number three, giving her a first top five hit. Taylor Swift remained at number two, Ariana Grande slid to number five, and Morgan Wallen appears on the rising Ella Langley track at number four.

Globally, the World Cup is driving the largest songs. Shakira and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” tops the Billboard Global 200 for a third week and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a fifth, with Luminate counting 57.9 million streams and 15,000 sales worldwide for the July 17–23 tracking period. The track became the first official World Cup anthem to lead both global charts, boosted by performances at the June 11 opening ceremony at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca and the July 19 final halftime show at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Other global standouts include Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” which sat at number two on the Global 200 after two weeks at number one since its June debut, and Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” holding at number three. Oasis’ “Wonderwall” dipped to number five on the Global 200, partly because English team fans adopted it during the tournament. BTS also returned to the spotlight: “Normal,” from the album ARIRANG, re-entered the Global 200 at number four and the Global Excl. U.S. chart at a new peak of number two after a new video and newspaper ads in the San Francisco Chronicle and New York Post.

Across the Atlantic, the UK singles chart has its own record-breaker. Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” has now spent nineteen non-consecutive weeks at number one, surpassing Frankie Laine’s “I Believe,” which held the record with eighteen weeks set in 1953. The duet originally appeared on Fender’s solo album People Watching, was released as a collaboration in mid-2025, and only reached the top in February 2026, eight months after first charting. It has also been number one in Ireland for thirteen non-consecutive weeks and reached number three in Australia.

These songs show how live events, viral moments, and cross-format releases can reshape the charts almost overnight. A World Cup anthem, a duet that took months to climb, and a solo country ballad making female-chart history are all dominating the rankings at the same time.