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'Golden' From 'KPop Demon Hunters' Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Straight Week

Strong U.S. streams with growing radio play helped the Netflix soundtrack sustain its lead.

Overview

  • Billboard confirms the song’s sixth consecutive week at No. 1, the longest run this decade for a soundtrack hit and the top mark ever by an animated group on the Hot 100.
  • The track surpasses Encanto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” five-week peak, with only 2015’s “See You Again” posting a longer No. 1 soundtrack stay in recent years.
  • For a record fifth week, the soundtrack holds four Hot 100 top 10s: Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” at No. 5, “Your Idol” at No. 6, and HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” at No. 10 alongside “Golden.”
  • During the Sept. 12–18 tracking week, “Golden” logged 32.1 million U.S. streams, 30.6 million in radio audience and 7,000 sales, according to Luminate.
  • The single also leads Billboard’s Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. for a 10th week, extends a ninth week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs, and holds at No. 8 on Pop Airplay with a new No. 16 peak on Radio Songs.