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KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack Lands Seven Hits on Billboard Hot 100

Netflix will submit the song “Golden” for Academy Award consideration after the soundtrack soared to No. 3 on the Billboard 200, cementing its status as a streaming juggernaut with record-breaking chart performance

Zoey, Rumi, and Mira in K-pop Demon Hunters
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A still of Zoey, Rumi, and Mira from "K-pop Demon Hunters."
The Saja Boys in 'K-pop Demon Hunters'

Overview

  • Seven tracks from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack entered this week’s Billboard Hot 100, led by “Golden” at No. 23 and “Your Idol” at No. 31.
  • The soundtrack climbed from No. 8 to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in its second week with 62,000 equivalent album units, a 97% increase from its debut.
  • “Your Idol,” performed by the fictional Saja Boys, secured the No. 1 spot on Spotify’s US Daily Top Songs chart, making it the highest-charting male K-pop group entry in the platform’s history.
  • “Golden,” by the film’s fictional girl group HUNTR/X, claimed the No. 2 position on the same Spotify chart, setting a record for female K-pop group performance in the United States.
  • Netflix confirmed it will submit “Golden” for Best Original Song consideration at the Academy Awards, marking its first animated feature song entry since Encanto.