BTS Jungkook 'GOLDEN' enters Spotify global chart for 154 weeks...Longest Asian solo record

BTS Jungkook set the longest record for an Asian solo artist album by entering the Spotify ″Weekly Top Albums Global″ chart for 154 consecutive weeks with his first solo album ’GOLDEN.’ In the chart compiled from October 16 to 22, ’GOLDEN’ ranked 200th. This album is the first Asian solo artist album to remain on the chart for 154 weeks and was the fastest among Asian artists’ full-length albums to surpass 7.56 billion cumulative streams. This record is the first and only achievement for an Asian solo artist album. ’GOLDEN’ ranked 20th in the ″Top 20 Albums with the Most Powerful Hits of the 2020s″ this March. All tracks on the album recorded over 180 million streams on Spotify, with ’Seven’ showing the highest number at 3.12 billion. ’Standing Next to You’ recorded 1.54 billion, ’3D’ 1.22 billion, ’Yes or No’ 390 million, ’Please Don’t Change’ 250 million, and ’Hate You’ 240 million streams respectively. ’Closer to You’ and ’Somebody’ each recorded 210 million, while ’Shot Glass of Tears’ and ’Too Sad To Dance’ each surpassed 180 million streams. Jungkook’s personal Spotify account (profile) has achieved a total of 11.67 billion streams by combining all credits. This is the fastest record among Asian artists and the first record for a K-pop solo artist.