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HUNTR/X's ‘Golden' From ‘KPop Demon Hunters' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
HUNTR/X's 'Golden' goes up, up, up a spot for its first week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. More from Billboard Kid Cudi Didn't Want to Testify in Diddy Trial, But 'I Knew I Was Helping Cassie' Tyler, The Creator Has Had Enough of Timothée Chalamet in Fiery 'Marty Supreme' Trailer: Watch Charli xcx Explains Why People Are 'Envious' of Addison Rae The aspirational song is from the soundtrack to the smash animated Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters and glows as the first Hot 100 leader for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI. The set rules Billboard's Soundtracks chart for a seventh week. Notably, 'Golden' is the ninth song associated with Korean pop to conquer the Hot 100 — and the first by female lead vocalists. It joins 'Seven' by Jung Kook (featuring Latto) and 'Like Crazy' by Jimin, both of BTS, in 2023, and BTS' six No. 1s in 2020-21: 'Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat),' with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo; 'Dynamite'; 'Life Goes On'; 'Butter'; 'Permission To Dance'; and 'My Universe,' with Coldplay. (HUNTR/X singers EJAE and REI AMI were born in Seoul, South Korea; Nuna is from New Jersey.) 'Golden' is also the first IRL Hot 100 No. 1 by any act with a fictional background since the ensemble No. 1 'We Don't Talk About Bruno,' which reigned for five weeks in February-March 2022. It, too, was released from a hit animated film, Disney's Encanto, and sung by multiple vocalists as their characters in the movie. As for all-women collectives of three or more members, HUNTR/X is the first to top the Hot 100 in 24 years — since Destiny's Child dominated with 'Bootylicious' for two weeks in August 2001. Plus, Chappell Roan's 'The Subway' pulls into the Hot 100 at No. 3, marking her highest debut and rank. The song starts as her fourth top 10. Browse the full rundown of this week's top 10 below. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Aug. 16, 2025) will update on Tuesday, Aug. 12. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published. 'Golden' Streams, Airplay & Sales 'Golden,' on Visva/Republic Records, tallied 31.7 million official streams (up 9% week-over-week), 8.4 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 71%) and 7,000 sold (up 35%) in the United States Aug. 1-7. The track slays for a third week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs and rises 5-3 for a new best on Digital Song Sales. It makes history in the former metric, as it's the Hot 100's greatest gainer in streaming for a record-breaking sixth straight week. (It surpasses the five weekly wins in a row for Migos' 'Bad and Boujee,' featuring Lil Uzi Vert, in early 2017.) 'Golden' debuted at No. 81 on the July 5 chart and began its streak the following week. Plus, 'Golden' is the first non-debuting title to clear 30 million weekly official U.S. streams since Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' in late March. (In between, two songs reached the mark in their first chart weeks: Playboi Carti's 'Evil J0rdan' and Morgan Wallen's 'What I Want,' featuring Tate McRae.) 'Gold' Medals Flying colors: 'Golden' is the fourth Hot 100 No. 1 with 'gold' or 'golden' in its title to shine atop the Hot 100. Here are all the glittering 'gold' records: 'Golden,' HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, one week at No. 1 to date, Aug. 16, 2025 'Gold Digger,' Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx, 10 weeks, beginning Sept. 17, 2005 'Sister Golden Hair,' America, one, June 14, 1975 'Heart of Gold,' Neil Young, one, March 18, 1972 Honorable mentions (silver medals?): 24kGoldn sparkled with 'Mood,' featuring iann dior, for eight weeks at No. 1 in 2020-21, and Bobby Goldsboro led with 'Honey' for five weeks in 1968. (While no songs with 'silver' in their names have led topped the Hot 100, 'Fly, Robin, Fly' by Silver Convention did for three weeks in 1975.) 'The Subway' Arrives at 3Chappell Roan's 'The Subway' rolls into the Hot 100 at No. 3, marking the singer-songwriter's highest career debut and rank as she earns her fourth top 10. All four have hit the top five: 'Good Luck, Babe!' and 'Pink Pony Club' each rose to No. 4 last September and this April, respectively, and 'The Giver' entered at its No. 5 peak in March. 'The Subway' tallied 25.1 million streams, 787,000 in airplay audience and 6,000 sold in its first full week of tracking (no pun intended), following its July 31 release as a recording. Chappell Roan premiered the song live during her Governors Ball set on June 7, 2024, and built buzz for it by playing it regularly in concert since. (The song becomes the highest charting Hot 100 hit with 'subway' in its title. Petula Clark rode her classic 'Don't Sleep in the Subway' to No. 5 in July 1967.) Rest of Top 10: 'Ordinary' & More Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after nine nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in June. It claims an eighth week at No. 1 on Radio Songs (73.6 million, essentially even) and an 11th week atop the Songs of the Summer chart, having led each week since the survey made its seasonal return after Memorial Day. Morgan Wallen's 'What I Want,' featuring Tate McRae, dips 3-4 on the Hot 100 after it debuted in May as Wallen's fourth No. 1 and McRae's first. It posts a 12th week at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart. Justin Bieber's No. 2-peaking 'Daisies' falls 4-5 on the Hot 100, two weeks after it debuted at its No. 2 high. It's the chart's top gainer in airplay for a second week (20.9 million, up 23%). Ravyn Lenae's 'Love Me Not' is steady at its No. 6 Hot 100 best, and Wallen's 'Just in Case' descends 5-7 after reaching No. 2. Saja Boys, HUNTR/X's targets in KPop Demon Hunters, climb 9-8 for a new Hot 100 high with 'Your Idol.' Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control,' which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024 and closed as the year's No. 1 song, backtracks 7-9 as it adds a record-extending 103rd week on the chart overall and a record-boosting 73rd week in the top 10. Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' stumbles 8-10, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning in July 2024. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100 Solve the daily Crossword
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5 days ago
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'KPop Demon Hunters' Smash 'Golden' by Huntr/x Tops Billboard Hot 100
KPop Demon Hunters just went up, up, up to the top of the Billboard charts. 'Golden' by HUNTR/X soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the fictional group's first chart-topper and a historic moment as the first K-Pop girl group to reach the milestone, per Billboard. During the tracking week of August 1-7, 'Golden' racked up 31.7 million official streams, 8.4 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 7,000 copies in the U.S. The track, sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami for the soundtrack to Netflix's smash animated film, also becomes the ninth song associated with K-Pop to reach the top spot of the Hot 100. COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. The newly minted hit was preceded by 'Seven' by Jung Kook (featuring Latto), 'Like Crazy' by Jimin, along with BTS singles 'Dynamite,' 'Life Goes On,' 'Butter,' 'Permission to Dance,' and collaborations 'Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)' with Jawsh 685 and Jason DeRulo plus 'My Universe' with Coldplay. 'Golden' is also the first No. 1 from a fictional act since 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' from Disney's Encanto in 2022, and the first by an all-women collective since Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' in 2001. Meanwhile, the film's in-universe rivals, the Saja Boys, climbed up to the Hot 100 with 'Your Idol,' performed by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, and Samuil Lee. Netflix confirmed last month that KPop Demon Hunters is now the streamer's most-watched original animated film ever, amassing roughly 132.4 million views since its release on June 20, and surpassing 2023's Leo starring Adam Sandler. Republic Records Official Store KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) LP $29.99 Republic Records Official Store KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) CD $14.99 Republic Records Official Store KPop Demon Hunters Picture Disc (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) $35.99 Republic Records Official Store TAKEDOWN 7" SINGLE (FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE KPOP DEMON HUNTERS) $17 Republic Records Official Store Golden 7" Vinyl $16.99 Republic Records Official Store Your Idol 7" Vinyl $16.99 The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is available for pre-order at Complex in a variety of formats—including standard black vinyl, double-sided picture disc vinyl, and CD. Also available are Huntr/x's 'Golden' on gold seven-inch vinyl, Saja Boys' 'Your Idol' on seven-inch purple vinyl, and Twice's version of 'Takedown' on violet seven-inch vinyl. ComplexCon returns to Las Vegas on October 25–26, 2025, with over 300 brands and live performances by Young Thug, YEAT & Friends, Peso Pluma, Central Cee, Ken Carson, and more. Get your tickets now. Related Products Republic Records Official Store KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) LP $29.99 , Republic Records Official Store KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) CD $14.99 , Republic Records Official Store Golden 7" Vinyl $16.99 , Republic Records Official Store Your Idol 7" Vinyl $16.99 Related News , Related News Kehlani Offering Free Laundry Services to Mothers in Celebration of 'Folded' Success LeBron James Big Ups Gunna's New Album 'The Last Wun' COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. Making Culture Pop. Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows. Solve the daily Crossword
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6 days ago
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K-pop Demon Hunters Break Records with Golden at No. 1
The fictional girl group HUNTR/X has made history by becoming the first female collective to top the Billboard Hot 100 in nearly 24 years. Their song 'Golden,' from the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters, hit number one on the chart on August 11, 2025. Before HUNTR/X, the first female collective to top the Billboard Hot 100 was Destiny's Child, whose Bootylicious reigned in August 2001. Voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, Golden is the ninth K-pop-associated track to reach No. 1 and the first led by female vocalists. It is also only the second song from an animated film this decade to top the chart, following Disney's We Don't Talk About Bruno from Encanto. With this, K-pop Demon Hunters becomes the first non-Disney animated feature to achieve such a feat. Released on June 20, the film's track climbed to the top in just seven weeks, fuelled by 31.7 million official US streams in the August 1–7 tracking week, alongside an impressive 71% boost in radio airplay and 7,000 digital sales. On streaming platforms, 'Golden' has consistently outperformed many real-world pop acts, even rivalling numbers from BTS, Rosé and Katseye. This has made 'Golden' not just a chart-topper but a serious contender for music awards, elevating its status in the soundtrack and K-pop spheres. The soundtrack's reach isn't limited to HUNTR/X. Rival fictional boy band Saja Boys has also scored chart success, with 'Your Idol' climbing to No. 9 on the Hot 100. Nearly every track from the film's OST—aside from a couple of B-sides and score pieces—has entered the main chart. The success of 'Golden' has extended beyond the US. In the UK, the track has topped the Official Singles Chart, making it the first K-pop song to do so since PSY's Gangnam Style in 2012. It's also reached No. 1 on Amazon Music, Apple Music's global and US charts, and US Spotify. For an animated soundtrack, this level of crossover appeal is rare—Let It Go from Frozen famously peaked at No. 5 in 2014, despite its cultural ubiquity.
7 days ago
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'KPop Demon Hunters' heads to select theaters for sing-along event
Get ready to sing your hearts out and seal the Honmoon with a "KPop Demon Hunters" sing-along. The hit Netflix animated film is coming to select theaters for one weekend this month, the streaming platform announced Tuesday. A series of screenings of the film will take place across the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 23 and 24. The limited theatrical screening event will be a sing-along version of the movie, according to a press release. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 6 a.m. PT. News of the sing-along event comes one day after the film's viral song, "Golden," reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, which is by the fictional K-pop girl group Huntr/x and performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, made history as the first No. 1 Hot 100 hit by a female K-pop group, with nearly 32 million streams, 7,000 sales, and 8.4 million radio airplay impressions in the United States, according to Billboard. The track also continues to rise on the charts for a seventh consecutive week, surpassing 3 billion global streams to date, according to a press release. The achievement also marks the first Hot 100 No. 1 by any act with a fictional background since "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto in March 2022, as well as the first female group track to do so since Destiny's Child in 2001. The soundtrack has also claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Soundtracks chart, dominating for a seventh week. The "KPop Demon Hunters" soundtrack continues to hold steady at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, recording its best week yet with 100,000 equivalent album units. The album, associated with the animated action-fantasy film of the same title, has grown in popularity each week since its release. The action-packed film, which premiered June 20, follows a world-renowned K-pop girl group balancing their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters. The film has become a global streaming sensation on Netflix, with 158.8 million views since its debut, ranking among the streamer's most popular titles ever. It's been in the Netflix Top 10 for seven weeks, according to Variety. The movie stars Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong and Ji-young Yoo. Knowing how important the soundtrack would be, directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans collaborated with experienced K-pop producers. "Because we wanted the music to be really incredible and really speak to the K-pop fans and be legitimately fit into the K-pop space, we felt that it was important to partner with a Korean label," Kang said during a Netflix press interview, per BBC.
Hindustan Times
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters strikes gold as its song Golden tops Billboard Hot 100
Netflix's animated hit KPop Demon Hunters has reached a massive milestone, with its breakout track Golden by fictional girl group Huntr/x hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Released on 20 June, the film has now become not only Netflix's most-watched animated title of the summer but also a global music sensation. Kpop Demon Hunter's soundtrack, especially the track Golden, has contributed significantly to its success. Golden has nearly 32 million official streams After weeks of anticipation, Golden, performed by virtual K-pop trio Huntr/x, voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI, soared to the top of the Billboard chart with nearly 32 million official streams in the first week of August, as confirmed by Billboard. The song's success was celebrated by Netflix on 12 August with the announcement across its social media. This achievement marks the ninth time a K-pop group has topped the Hot 100, but notably, it is the first by an all-female act—even if fictional. The moment mirrors a major plot point in the film, where Huntr/x's mission is to 'seal the Honmoon,' a mystical energy gate inspired by Korean folklore that protects the human world from demons. Their weapon? Music. In the KPop Demon Hunters universe, the Honmoon is described as a spiritual barrier, also called the 'soul door', which gains strength from the harmony of demon hunters' songs. The journey of Huntr/x/x culminates in transforming it into the powerful Golden Honmoon, symbolising the permanent defeat of demons. About KPop Demon Hunterz Directed by Maggie Kang, the animated feature boasts a stellar voice cast including Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. While Golden is leading the charge, the film's other tracks like Your Idol by fellow fictional group Saja Boys, as well as Takedown, Soda Pop, Free, What It Sounds Like, and Strategy are also climbing global charts, reinforcing the movie's status as a full-fledged cultural phenomenon.
