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KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200

Luminate reports a weekly total of 128,000 units for the album, driven primarily by streaming.

Overview

  • It becomes the first soundtrack to lead the chart since Encanto and only the seventh animated soundtrack ever to do so.
  • The set logged 23,000 in traditional sales, 103,000 streaming-equivalent units from 141.08 million on-demand audio streams, and 2,000 track-equivalent units.
  • The album reached the summit after seven nonconsecutive weeks at No. 2, the longest such runner-up stretch since 1977, when Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams waited as long.
  • It rose to No. 1 in its 12th week of release, overtaking Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, according to Billboard’s report.
  • Billboard attributes the week’s gains to enhanced streaming and sales tied to U.S. sing-along screenings and a deluxe rerelease, while single “Golden” has held Hot 100 No. 1 for four weeks.