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This week’s charts tell several stories at once: a showdown atop the US Billboard, an eight-year-old gem finally breaking through, and a French urban scene that keeps producing its own hits, far from the English-language radar. There’s a mix of established names and artists still unknown to the wider public, proof that charts never really stay still from one week to the next. Here are the ten tracks worth your time.
Vive la monnaie — GIMS & Mauvais Djo
GIMS keeps widening his circle of collaborators, this time teaming up with Mauvais Djo, a rising name from Évry’s nightlife scene who only broke through six years ago. Released this summer, the track hasn’t stopped climbing since and holds a spot on France’s daily chart this week, backed by a video that has already racked up several hundred thousand views.
Cuenta — Ronisia (feat. Meryl & Shay)
Three voices from France’s new urban scene on one track: Ronisia, who first broke out as the surprise guest at Aya Nakamura’s debut Stade de France show, teams up with Meryl and Shay for a song that enters France’s Spotify daily top 10 this week, confirming this generation’s growing footprint on the French urban landscape.
Love You — Nono La Grinta
A recent breakout in French rap, Nono La Grinta keeps up a quiet but steady climb with this track, which has been gaining ground week after week on French streaming charts without much media spotlight — the mark of a loyal listener base building below the radar.
Bodycount — Le Crime (feat. TK)
The week’s biggest riser in France: the track jumped twelve spots on Spotify’s daily chart in just a few days, a real sign of liftoff for a duo still largely unknown to the wider public. Sudden jumps like this one are often where the next breakout hit comes from.
Jalouse — Werenoi (feat. SDM & Vacra)
After the massive success of “Tout seul” with Tiakola, certified Diamond this fall, Werenoi isn’t letting up: joined by SDM and Vacra, he lines up another feature that still holds a solid spot on the French chart, confirming he remains one of the safest bets in French rap this year.
Dai Dai — Shakira & Burna Boy
The official anthem of the 2026 World Cup, the track crossed a billion YouTube views this year, a first for a 2026 release. The pop-latino-meets-afrobeats duo keeps topping charts on both sides of the Atlantic, carried as much by the upcoming tournament as by the sheer combined pull of the two artists, and the collaboration shows once again how global a single song can become once a major sporting event gets behind it.
Pangor (Swalalala) — Djaksparo
Built on an afrobeat-leaning production, this release keeps climbing France’s daily chart again this week, proof that the mainstream afro scene still has room for new names alongside the already-established heavyweights.
Patient Zero — Taylor Swift
With this track, Taylor Swift ended Ella Langley’s historic 24-week reign at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Choosin’ Texas.” It’s her sixteenth career No. 1 on that chart, and her tenth song to debut straight at the top — a record she now shares with Drake. The track is part of “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” the expanded edition of her latest album, and its event video stars Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell. The song also topped the UK singles chart, Swift’s eighth British No. 1 to date.
Babydoll — Dominic Fike
Written back in 2018 as a simple demo, this song is living a spectacular second life thanks to a wave of covers and remixes on TikTok: it gives the actor-singer his first-ever No. 1 on the global Spotify chart, eight years after he wrote it. A reminder that streaming algorithms can resurrect any track, at any time.
Love Me Not — Ravyn Lenae
Two years after its viral breakout, this track is still firmly lodged on global charts this week, buoyed by the momentum of the singer’s new album, “Blue Island,” released in August. Proof that a viral hit can keep living well past its initial peak, once the artist behind it follows through.
This list points to a broader trend: French music no longer needs validation abroad to show up on the charts, and the afro and latino scenes keep landing their own global hits alongside the English-language releases that still dominate international rankings overall. Between a jump as sharp as “Bodycount”‘s, a TikTok resurrection like “Babydoll,” and a Billboard record from Taylor Swift, this week sums up fairly well what charts have become: a constant mix of news, virality, and long-term staying power. See you next week for another round of the tracks that matter.
