# Shakira & Burna Boy’s ‘Dai Dai’ Becomes Highest Charting World Cup Anthem on Hot 100

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/shakira-burna-boys-dai-dai-becomes-highest-charting-world-cup-anthem-on-hot-100/
- Published: 2026-07-27T17:44:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T18:21:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/lists/shakira-burna-boy-dai-dai-world-cup-hot-100-highest-charting/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- "Dai Dai" hits No. 17, the highest-ever Hot 100 spot for a World Cup anthem
- It beats Shakira's own 2010 record set by "Waka Waka"
- Halftime show and opening ceremony performances drove streaming and sales gains

## Summary

Shakira and Burna Boy's "Dai Dai," the official FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem, has become the highest-charting official World Cup song in Billboard Hot 100 history, jumping from No. 42 to No. 17 on the chart dated 1 August. This surpasses Shakira's own 2010 hit "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," which had held the record with a peak of No. 38, and marks the first time a World Cup song has topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts.

The song's surge was fuelled by high-profile live performances: Shakira and Burna Boy performed it before more than 80,000 fans at the tournament's opening ceremony in Mexico City on 11 June, and it featured prominently in the first-ever World Cup final halftime show on 19 July at MetLife Stadium, alongside Justin Bieber, BTS and Madonna. In the US, the track logged 8.6 million streams (up 69%), 13.9 million in radio airplay audience (up 11%) and 7,000 sales (up 322%) in the week of 17–23 July. The success gives Shakira her 13th top 40 Hot 100 hit and Burna Boy his second, and first as lead artist.

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