HUNTR/X’s 'Golden' Tops Billboard Hot 100 Third Week

HUNTR/X's "Golden," from the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has dominated the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding the No. 1 position for a third week. This achievement marks the first time a female K-pop group has topped the Hot 100 and the first all-woman collective with three or more members to lead the chart in 24 years. The soundtrack's success extends beyond "Golden," with multiple tracks from KPop Demon Hunters simultaneously occupying top 10 positions, making it the first soundtrack in history to have four songs in the top 10 at once for two consecutive weeks. "Golden" has also topped the UK's official singles chart and led the Billboard Hot 100 streaming, radio, and digital sales charts, showcasing broad market penetration. The song's performers—EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI—are Korean American artists, with production ties to major K-pop agencies, highlighting the genre's ongoing global influence. This resurgence in K-pop chart dominance echoes the last time BTS achieved simultaneous No. 1 positions on the Billboard 200 album and Hot 100 singles charts in 2020.