Thailand, Turkey & Japan Make Strides on Global Charts

Sprite is a 15-year-old rapper, quickly on the rise in Thailand and beyond. Earlier this year, he contributed to “Trust Again,” a song inspired by the recently released Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon, alongside Raisa (from Indonesia), YonnyBoii (Malaysia) and Matthaios (Philippines).

Elsewhere, two songs sporting German artists debut on the Global Excl. U.S. chart: “Extasy” by Bonez Mc, Frauenarzt and 187 Strassenbande at No. 107 and “Elmas” by Luciano and Lil Zey at No. 199. While all three acts on the former song hail from Germany, the latter track mixes artists from Germany (Luciano) and Turkey (Lil Zey), with each act rapping in their native language.

The German/Turkish-language song is just the second multilingual track that does not feature English to appear on the Global Excl. U.S. chart so far. “Djadja” by Aya Nakamura featuring Maluma, performed in a mix of French and…