BTS's Jungkook has illuminated his global popularity by maintaining a long run on two of Billboard's global charts with his song "Seven" for 11 consecutive weeks.
According to the latest chart (dated October 7) released by the U.S. music authority Billboard, Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' has secured the 2nd spot on the 'Global 200' chart.
Additionally, 'Seven' also claimed the 2nd position on the "Global (Excluding U.S.)" chart, demonstrating its powerful digital performance by entering the top 2 of both major Billboard charts simultaneously.
"Seven" has consistently ranked on the "Global 200" and "Global (Excluding U.S.)" charts, which aggregate streaming and sales from over 200 countries and regions, for 11 consecutive weeks, proving its unparalleled popularity.
With "Seven", Jungkook surpassed global pop stars' hits like Olivia Rodrigo's 'Vampire', Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer', and Dua Lipa's 'Dance The Night', securing the 2nd spot and showcasing his 'world-class trendsetter' presence. Since its release, 'Seven' has topped the 'Global (Excluding U.S.)' chart for 9 consecutive weeks and the 'Global 200' chart for 7 consecutive weeks. It has also set a record as the first and longest-running Asian artist song to simultaneously top both charts for 7 consecutive weeks.
Furthermore, 'Seven' set an unparalleled debut record on the Billboard 'Global 200' chart with the highest weekly streams for a solo artist at 217.1 million and the highest weekly sales for any group or solo artist at 269,000 copies. It also achieved record-breaking streaming results, being the first male artist worldwide to surpass 100 million streams for 5 consecutive weeks on the 'Global 200' chart and the first since the inception of the 'Global (Excluding U.S.)' chart to surpass 100 million streams for 4 consecutive weeks.
Jungkook debuted at number 1 on the Billboard main singles chart 'Hot 100' with 'Seven', and for 11 consecutive weeks, it has remained on the chart, proving his formidable strength as a 'global pop star'.
On October 7, "Seven" also topped the Billboard charts in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines for 11 consecutive weeks. In Hong Kong and Indonesia, it ranked 1st and 2nd respectively, continuing its powerful relay at the top of the Asian charts.
Additionally, on the same day, it entered the Pop Airplay at 18th (for 11 consecutive weeks), Adult Pop Airplay at 19th (for 11 consecutive weeks), and Radio Songs at 49th (for 7 consecutive weeks).
Moreover, "Seven" maintained its position in the top 35 of the UK's Official Singles "Top 100" chart for 10 consecutive weeks.
On Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, 'Seven' became the first and longest-running Asian artist song to top the 'Daily Top Songs Global' and 'Weekly Top Songs Global' for 59 days and 8 consecutive weeks, respectively. It recorded 800 million streams (before filtering) in just 78 days.
Meanwhile, "Seven" was crowned the 'Global Song of the Summer for 2023' by Billboard, further solidifying its reputation as a 'global mega-hit song'.
