KPop Demon Hunters Film Dominates Billboard Chart... 8 Tracks Consecutively in Top Rankings

The film “KPop Demon Hunters” has shown overwhelming dominance on Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart. In last August’s chart, 8 tracks from the film made it into the top 10, marking the first time since Billboard began tracking this chart in October of the previous year that songs from the same movie occupied all 10 spots. HUNTR/X’s “Golden” held the number one position for two consecutive months. This track remained at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 for 6 weeks starting in mid-August, and during that month alone, it recorded 163.4 million on-demand streams and 36,000 downloads. Released on June 20, “KPop Demon Hunters” has now become a cultural phenomenon, with limited theater sing-along screenings launching at the end of August. All 7 tracks in the Top Movie Songs chart are from “KPop Demon Hunters.” Lion Boyz’s “Your Idol” was in second place in July, but in August, it was replaced by the same group’s “Soda Pop,” which reached second place with 91.1 million streams and 14,000 sales. HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” rose from sixth place in July to third place in August, with 85.6 million streams and 11,000 sales. The film “Superman” also influenced the chart. Released on July 11, it featured Teddy Bears’ “Punkrocker” (featuring Iggy Pop) and Noah & the Whale’s “5 Years Time,” which ranked eighth and tenth respectively. In particular, “Punkrocker” recorded 10.1 million streams and 4,000 paid downloads during August, and it recently entered Billboard’s Alternative Digital Song Sales chart, holding first place for two weeks on July 26 and August 2. The chart rankings are calculated using an official method that combines data provided by TuneFind (owned by Songtrade) with Luminate’s tracking of sales and streaming figures, focusing on films released over the past 3 months.