Ed Sheeran Wrote — But Doesn’t Sing — 2 of This Week’s Top 10 Songs in the World

Sheeran bookends the top 10 of the Billboard Global 200 with cowriter credits. Ed Sheeran at Deadline Spotlight: Anatomy of a Song – “F1” held at The Motoring Club on Jan. 9, 2026, in Los Angeles. Earl Gibson III/Deadline As a performer, Ed Sheeran hasn’t reached the top 10 on Billboard’s global charts in over a year and hasn’t topped the list since 2021. But as a songwriter, he bookends the top 10 of this week’s Billboard Global 200 (dated Aug. 8) with cowriter credits. Related For the fourth consecutive week, Shakira and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” leads the Global 200, which counts Sheeran as one of five writers, alongside Shakira, Jon Bellion, Ahmed Saghir and Alexander “A.C.” Castillo Vasquez. Plus, KATSEYE debuts at No. 10 with “Animal,” cowritten by Omar Fedi, Johnny McDaid, Blake Slatkin, and Sheeran. “Dai Dai” holds atop the Global 200 despite its first week-to-week dip in worldwide consumption since its May release, down 2% in streams to 56.8 million in the week ending July 30, according to Luminate — the first chart tracking week after the conclusion of the World Cup. “Animal” starts with 29.8 million global streams in
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