BTS’ Jung Kook is extending a long run on Spotify’s weekly global charts with his solo debut single “Seven” and his first full-length album, “GOLDEN.”
“Seven” ranked No. 77 on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart for the Jan. 16-22 tracking period, with more than 12.12 million streams for the week. Released on Nov. 3, 2023, the song has remained a steady presence on the global chart for more than two years.
The track has logged 132 consecutive weeks on the global chart, a first and the longest run for a song by an Asian solo artist. Its cumulative streams have surpassed 2.7647 billion, also a first for a song by an Asian artist, and it is nearing 2.8 billion. Spotify recently also ranked it No. 1 among the most-streamed songs released in 2023.
“GOLDEN” also continues to chart. It ranked No. 81 on Spotify’s Weekly Top Albums Global chart for the same period, marking 116 consecutive weeks on the chart — the first and longest run for an album by an Asian solo artist. The album has surpassed 6.6 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, the highest total for a full-length album by an Asian artist.
On Jung Kook’s Spotify profile, his cumulative streams across all credits have topped 10.3 billion, the fastest such milestone for an Asian artist and a first for a K-pop solo artist. “Seven” has also charted for 129 consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Global 200 and 131 weeks on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S., setting first and longest runs for a song by an Asian solo artist.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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