BTS Jungkook’s ‘Seven’, on Billboard for 97 weeks…When will it get off?

MUSIC Jun 08, 2025

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The numbers Jungkook left on the charts are the world map of K-pop.
It looks like Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ has no intention of retiring from the charts.
According to the latest chart released by Billboard on June 7, Jungkook’s first solo song “Seven” has been on the “Global 200” chart for a whopping 97 weeks.On the “Global(excluding the U.S.)” chart, he has also held the title of the longest-running position among K-pop solo artists, with 98 consecutive weeks.

● Jungkook continues to set the record for ‘longest entry on global charts’
‘Seven’ ranked 140th in the ‘Global 200’ and 72nd in the ‘Global(Excluding the US)’ on this day.These figures are 17 and 10 places higher respectively than the previous week, proving that Jungkook’s global popularity has not cooled down.
This song is making a record as the first and longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on both the ‘Global 200’ and ‘Global(Excluding the US)’ charts.

‘Seven’ debuted at number one on Billboard’s main single chart ‘Hot 100’ immediately after its release, and entered the UK Official Chart ‘Top 100’ at number three, becoming the first K-pop solo song to rank on the chart for 14 weeks.

● Conquering Spotify as well… ‘Seven’ is a living legend
Jungkook’s “Seven” is also continuing its strong performance on Spotify.The song has been on the “Weekly Top Songs Global” chart for 99 consecutive weeks, setting a record for the longest-running streak among Asian solo artists.It also showed its reverse popularity in Korea by topping Spotify’s Daily “Viral Songs Korea Chart” on June 2nd.

In addition, ‘Seven’ boasts the status of a global mega hit song, surpassing 2.38 billion streams on Spotify, the first and shortest period of time for an Asian singer’s song.

Jungkook’s first solo album ‘GOLDEN’ is also setting brilliant records.The album ranked on Spotify’s ‘Weekly Top Albums Global’ chart for 83 weeks, the first and longest for an Asian solo artist album.Jungkook’s solo power, which has not cooled down even after half a year since its release, has been proven once again.


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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