HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s animated smash movie KPop Demon Hunters, dominates the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a 10th week each. In July, the song became the first No. 1 on each list for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.
“Golden” is just the eighth of 72 No. 1s since the Global 200 began in September 2020 to rule for double-digit weeks. On Global Excl. U.S., it’s only the sixth of 63 leaders to reach the milestone.
Hits from KPop Demon Hunters account for half the Global 200’s top 10 for a fifth week. Below “Golden,” Saja Boys hold at No. 3 with “Soda Pop” and No. 4 with “Your Idol,” with both having reached No. 3; both are sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and samUIL Lee. Plus, HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” drops a spot from its No. 5 high and “What It Sounds Like” keeps at No. 8, after hitting No. 7.
Elsewhere, Olivia Dean’s breakthrough hit “Man I Need” surges to the top 10 on both the Global 200 (16-9) and Global Excl. U.S. (17-10).
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
“Golden” crowns the Global 200 with 111.8 million streams and 16,000 sold worldwide (down 5% week-over-week in each metric) in the week ending Sept. 18.
Two songs not from KPop Demon Hunters rank in the Global 200’s top five: Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at No. 2 after 10 weeks on top beginning in May and sombr’s “Back to Friends” rises 7-5, surpassing its prior No. 6 peak to become his first top five hit on the chart.
Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” becomes her first top 10 on both the Global 200 (16-9) and Global Excl. U.S. (17-10). The song, which has hit the top 10 on nine rankings in Billboard’s Hits of the World charts menu, boasts gains of 13% to 34 million streams and 32% to 4,000 sold worldwide in the tracking week. The Art of Loving, the English singer-songwriter’s debut LP, featuring the single, is due Friday (Sept. 26).
“Golden” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 81 million streams (down 4%) and 8,000 sold (down 3%) outside the U.S.
The rest of the Global Excl. U.S. top five holds in place: “Ordinary” at No. 2, after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May; “Soda Pop” at its No. 3 high; “Back to Friends” at its No. 4 best; and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” at No. 5, after 17 weeks at No. 1 beginning last September.
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