🔥 Every week, higher and higher—'Golden' shines brighter!
The hit OST Golden from Netflix's animated series K-Pop Demon Hunters just reached a new peak, climbing to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard announced the news via SNS on July 29, noting a two-spot jump from last week.
📈 From debut to dominance
Golden entered the chart at No. 81 on July 3 and has since skyrocketed—23→6→4→2—proving its staying power and growing momentum.
💿 Breaking down the numbers
- Streams: 25.7 million (⬆ 36.7% from last week)
- Radio airplay: 3.7 million points
- Sales: 4,000 copies sold
The Hot 100 ranks songs by combining streaming figures, radio airplay, and digital/physical sales.
🌍 Global domination
Beyond the U.S., Golden also reclaimed the No. 1 spot on both the Global 200 and Global 200 (Excl. U.S.) charts. Billboard spotlighted HUNTRIX, the fictional girl group behind the song, as the first female group ever to top the Global 200 chart with an animated OST.
🎶 More OSTs rising
The series' impact is growing—TWICE's track Strategy, another K-Pop Demon Hunters OST, debuted at No. 92 on the same Hot 100 chart this week.
K-Pop Demon Hunters is quickly becoming a cultural force—not just as an animation, but as a music powerhouse.
