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KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack Hits No. 2 on Billboard as 'Golden' Tops Global Charts

Netflix plans to submit the lead track "Golden" for Academy Award consideration following the soundtrack’s streaming breakthrough.

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Overview

  • The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 dated July 19 in its third week, earning 75,000 equivalent album units, a 21% increase.
  • With 96.33 million on-demand streams in its third week, the album posted the biggest streaming week for a soundtrack in over three years.
  • It is the first soundtrack since 2017 to grow its unit totals in its second and third weeks after debuting in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
  • The lead single "Golden" topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts and jumped 17 spots to No. 6 on the Hot 100.
  • Netflix is officially planning to submit "Golden" for Best Original Song at the 2026 Academy Awards.