KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden extends Hot 100 reign to 7 weeks, ties No 2 record for a girl group
K-pop demon hunters Golden extends Hot 100 reign to 7 weeks. Ties number two record for a girl group. Sasha Boys Sodapop and Your Idol hold strong at number three and number five, respectively. Netflix’s animated feature K-pop Demon Hunters continues to fuel a chart storm as its soundtrack hit Golden claimed the top spot once again on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Billboard’s preview chart released on Monday, Golden will remain at number one on the Hot 100 for the week of October 4. The track has now led the chart for six consecutive weeks and seven weeks overall. Among K-pop songs, only BTS’s Butter has enjoyed a longer run at number one for 10 weeks. During the latest tracking week, Golden racked up 33.8 million streams, up 5% from the previous week, and reached 33.9 million radio airplane impressions, an 11% jump. Digital sales came to 8,000 units, a 2% increase. The song has topped the streaming songs chart for 10 straight weeks, climbed from number 16 to number nine on radio songs, and ranked number two on digital song sales. Golden’s achievement is particularly significant for female groups. With seven consecutive weeks at number one, the track has tied TLC’s Waterfalls as the second longest Hot 100 reign by a song from a female group with three or more members. The record belongs to Destiny’s Child’s Independent Women Part One, which reigned for 11 weeks. The broader soundtrack is also making waves. Fellow K-pop demon hunters tracks by Sasha Boys, Sodapop, and Your Idol held steady at number three at number five on this week’s Hot 100, joining Golden to secure three top five spots. This marks the fourth consecutive week that the OST has placed three tracks simultaneously in the Hot 100’s top five, underscoring K-pop’s growing clout in the global soundtrack market.
KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden extends Hot 100 reign to 7 weeks, ties No 2 record for a girl group
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