KPop Demon Hunters OST Sets New Billboard Record with Four Tracks Entering Top 10 Simultaneously

“Golden” from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack achieved historic significance by reclaiming the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard on the 26th (local time), the song performed by HUNTR/X rose one place from the previous week to claim the top position, marking its second consecutive non-adjacent week at number one. What is even more notable is that the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack became the first in Billboard history to have four tracks simultaneously enter the Top 10. Along with “Golden,” TWICE’s “Your Idol” reached position 4, “Soda Pop” landed at position 5, and HUNTR/X’s “How It's Done” placed at position 10. Additionally, “What It Sounds Like” reached position 20, “Free” came in at position 23, and “Takedown” secured position 25. The version of “Takedown” performed by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung of TWICE finished at position 53. This achievement is a landmark event in soundtrack history. Billboard notes that while soundtracks have previously produced four or more Top 10 hits, this is the first time all four have occupied the Top 10 at the same time. The most recent example was around 30 years ago when “Waiting to Exhale” had five Top 10 hits, but none of those four tracks stayed in the Top 10 simultaneously. It was also the first time since 1978’s “Saturday Night Fever” that three tracks occupied the Top 5 at once. The success of “Golden” was driven primarily by streaming. The song held the top spot on the Streaming Songs chart for five consecutive weeks, recording 33.8 million streams last week (a 3% increase from the previous week). However, radio play remained relatively weak, with Radio Airplay totaling 16.2 million impressions (a 39% increase from the prior week), yet it still stayed at position 42 on the Radio Songs chart. Nevertheless, there is a growing trend in radio plays. HUNTR/X surpassed BTS and BLACKPINK by reaching the highest position in U.S. Spotify history with “Golden.” Additionally, HUNTR/X and TWICE became the female and male K-pop groups, respectively, to reach the highest positions in U.S. Spotify history. On Billboard’s main album chart, the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack maintained its second place from the previous week, marking nine consecutive weeks on the chart. The soundtrack also accounts for a significant portion of the Top 10 positions on the Spotify Global chart.