Jung Kook of BTS continues to dominate the global music scene with his first solo album ‘GOLDEN,’ which has surpassed 4.5 billion streams on Spotify. Released in November 2023, ‘GOLDEN’ has quickly become a record-breaking phenomenon.
The album reached 4.5 billion streams in the shortest time for any studio album by an Asian artist on Spotify. ‘GOLDEN’ is the first Asian solo album to hit this milestone, with 2.3 billion streams this year alone.
Several tracks from ‘GOLDEN’ have reached significant streaming milestones, with eight songs surpassing 100 million streams each on Spotify. These tracks include ‘Seven,’ ‘3D,’ ‘Standing Next to You,’ ‘Yes or No,’ ‘Please Don’t Change,’ ‘Hate You,’ ‘Closer to You,’ and ‘Somebody’. Among them, ‘Seven’ is on the verge of reaching 2 billion streams, continuing its record-breaking streak as the fastest song to surpass multiple milestones, including 100 million, 900 million, 1 billion, and 1.1 billion streams in Spotify history.
Other standout tracks like ‘Standing Next to You’ and ‘3D’ have garnered 960 million and 680 million streams, respectively. The rest of the album’s tracks, such as ‘Yes or No’ (210 million), ‘Please Don’t Change’ (130 million), ‘Hate You’ (120 million), ‘Closer to You’ (110 million), ‘Somebody’ (100 million), ‘Too Sad To Dance’ (100 million), and ‘Shot Glass of Tears’ (over 100 million), have all contributed to the album’s immense success.
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In addition to individual track achievements, ‘GOLDEN’ has remained on Spotify’s Weekly Top Albums Global chart for 50 consecutive weeks. This marks the longest run for any Asian solo artist. This feat cements Jung Kook as a leading global artist, especially with ‘GOLDEN’ reaching 4.5 billion Spotify streams.