BTS Jungkook Makes History with 'GOLDEN' for Biggest US Sales Week Ever
Jungkook achieved a historic feat with his newest album "GOLDEN" on the Billboard charts.
Read more of his achievement below!
BTS Jungkook Snatches Record-Breaking Feat for Biggest US Sales Week with 'GOLDEN'
On November 12, Billboard revealed that Jungkook has achieved a new record with his first-ever full-length album "GOLDEN."
According to their announcement, Jungkook's newest album "GOLDEN" made its debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. This was also due to the album having received the biggest U.S. sales week in history from any soloist in K-pop.
Apart from Billboard 200, "GOLDEN" also claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart. This achievement is impressive itself since the chart records the best-selling albums weekly. "GOLDEN" achieving No. 1 means the album is the best-selling album in the US.
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Billboard also released a breakdown of Jungkook's achievement. According to data platform Luminate (previously known as Nielsen Music), "GOLDEN" received 210,200 in its equivalent album units on the week ending on November 9.
This marked the biggest week sales attained by any Korean soloist. Its traditional album sales consisted of a count of 164,800, while its streaming equivalent album units earned a figure of 29,800, which means it racked up 41.59 million on-demand streams.
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Additionally, "GOLDEN" managed to collect 15,600 in its track equivalent album units during its first week of release.
Congratulations to Jungkook for this wonderful accomplishment!
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Outside of Billboard, Jungkook's "GOLDEN" also made waves on the United Kingdom's Official Albums Chart. On November 10, the chart announced that Jungkook had set a new record for the highest ranking ever from a Korean soloist on its Official Album Chart.
For the week of November 9 to 15, "GOLDEN" made its debut at the Official Albums Chart's No. 3. This marked "GOLDEN" as the highest-ranking album from a Korean solo act ever.
BTS Jungkook Becomes 'GOLDEN' in First-Ever Studio Album
Jungkook released his debut full album "GOLDEN" on November 3, along with its title track "Standing Next To You." The album also contains his previous solo singles "Seven" (feat. Latto) (Explicit and Clean versions) and "3D" (feat. Jack Harlow).
It also comprised of side tracks "Closer to You" (feat. Major Lazer), "Please Don't Change" (feat. DJ Snake), "Yes or No," "Hate You," "Somebody," "Too Sad to Dance," and "Shot Glass of Tears."
Watch the MV for "Standing Next to You" here:
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