BTS Jungkook Achieves 7 Weeks With 'Seven' on Billboard's Global 200
Jungkook's solo track "Seven" remained undefeated on Billboard charts, making its seventh week.
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BTS Jungkook's 'Seven' Achieves Its 7th Week on Billboard's Global 200
There are now seven weeks for Jungkook's iconic track "Seven (feat. Latto)."
On September 5, local time, Billboard revealed that "Seven" had maintained its place at the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. The song has now reached its seventh week, which broke the record of BTS's hit song "Dynamite."
Not only did "Seven" manage to surpass BTS's record, but also dominated as the only song from a Korean artist that spent most weeks on Billboard's global charts at No. 1.
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Jungkook's solo track also became the first song of 2023 to achieve seven weeks on Global 200 or Global Excl U.S charts. This record was previously held by Miley Cyrus's "Flowers."
According to Billboard, the song had garnered a total of 12,000 digital sales around the world, as well as 97 million streams. The data was recorded from the week between August 25 to 31, highlighting Jungkook's unrivaled impact and popularity.
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Jungkook debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 on July 24, local time, when his track "Seven" placed at No. 1 on the chart's top 10. From July 14 to 20, "Seven" had garnered 153,000 song downloads and CD singles, 21.9 million streams, and 6.4 million airplay hits.
This achievement was further amplified by the song's entry on both Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. With these records, Jungkook wrote new history as the first Korean soloist to chart a song on Hot 100, Global 200, and Global Excl. U.S. charts all at once.
Congratulations to Jungkook for this impressive milestone!
Is BTS Jungkook's 'Seven' the Most Successful K-pop Song in History?
In other news, Jungkook's "Seven" earned the attention of netizens. While "Seven" is currently making waves across international areas, K-netz were also surprised with the song's top-class performance on major domestic music charts.
They expressed how amazing it was for "Seven" to secure a place on MelOn's daily chart, despite being an English-language track. Read their comments below:
- "An English song barely charts high in MelOn's daily chart, but this is impressive."
- "Among all Korean artists, he's achieved the most, and he's only 25 years old."
- "For MelOn standards, this is almost considered as miracle-level on MelOn."
- "Many of the charts are full of strong musicians, but you're telling me that a male soloist made it on MelOn's daily chart at No. 1?"
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