BTS member Jungkook is making history once again, proving why he’s a true ‘mega hit icon’ on the Billboard charts!
According to the latest Billboard update on February 15, Jungkook’s smash hit “Seven” (released in July 2023) ranked No. 122 on the Global 200 chart. With this, the song has now spent an incredible 81 weeks on the chart, making Jungkook the first and longest-charting Asian solo artist in Billboard’s Global 200 history!
That’s not all! Over on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart, “Seven” landed at No. 77, extending its record as the first and longest-charting Asian solo song, now at 82 weeks and counting!
Jungkook’s dominance continues in the Philippines as well. On Billboard Philippines’ Hot 100, “Seven” ranked at No. 74 on February 15, officially setting a record as the longest-charting song by a K-pop act, with an impressive 33 weeks on the chart.
Meanwhile, Jungkook’s debut solo album “GOLDEN” is also making waves. It ranked No. 80 on Billboard Japan’s Hot Albums chart (as of February 12), securing the title of the longest-charting K-pop solo album with 26 weeks on the chart!
Previously, “Seven” made headlines when it spent nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart and seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Global 200. This made it the first and longest-running Asian song to top both charts simultaneously for seven weeks—a record-breaking achievement!
Jungkook’s impact on Billboard is undeniable, with his cumulative appearances on the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts now standing at 216 weeks and 265 weeks, respectively!
And the records don’t stop there! “Seven” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. It also debuted at No. 3 on the UK Official Singles Chart, where it became the first K-pop solo song to chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
On Spotify, “Seven” made history again as the first Asian song to surpass 2.2 billion streams (before filtering). It was also named the 11th most-streamed song of the 2020s on the platform.
Jungkook also holds multiple Guinness World Records, including:
- Fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify (before filtering)
- Highest weekly streams for a male artist track (89.74 million filtered streams)
- Fastest song to reach 100 million Spotify streams (filtered)
- Most No. 1 hits (3 songs) on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) MENA chart
With these incredible milestones, Jungkook continues to prove that he’s not just a K-pop superstar—he’s a global music powerhouse!
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