BTS's Jungkook has illuminated his status as a 'mega music powerhouse' on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform. His solo album 'GOLDEN', released last month, has seen its title track 'Standing Next to You' recently surpass 200 million streams on Spotify.
'Standing Next to You' achieved a cumulative streaming count of 200,342,606 (before filtering) just 40 days after its release, demonstrating Jungkook's formidable music power. This is also the fifth fastest record among K-pop artist songs.
The song has been showing an average of 3.5 million daily streams (before filtering), indicating its relentless global popularity and the intense interest of listeners.
Jungkook now holds a total of eight songs with over 200 million streams each on Spotify, including his solo singles 'Seven', '3D', his collaboration with American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth 'Left and Right', the official soundtrack for the '2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup' 'Dreamers', the webtoon OST 'Stay Alive', and his solo tracks from BTS albums 'Euphoria', 'My Time', along with 'Standing Next to You'.
'Standing Next to You' has previously topped Spotify's 'Daily Top Songs Global' chart and remained in the top 10 for more than 25 days, showcasing its powerful impact. It also charted in the top 20 for five consecutive weeks on Spotify's 'Weekly Top Songs Global' chart after reaching number one.
The track debuted at number 5 on Billboard's main singles chart 'Hot 100' and stayed on the chart for five weeks. It also ranked number 1 on both 'Global 200' and 'Global (excl. U.S.)' charts, maintaining its position for five weeks.
According to Spotify's '2023 Wrapped' end-of-year campaign, Jungkook recorded the most streams for a K-pop solo artist on the platform in a year, with a total of 2.2 billion streams and reaching 99.4 million listeners, further solidifying his status as a global icon.
Jungkook also made a significant mark with 'Seven', ranking 4th in Spotify's 'Top Tracks of 2023' chart, competing with top global artists and further cementing his stature as a global pop star and powerful solo artist.
Furthermore, Jungkook and his solo single 'Seven' were selected for Billboard's 'Greatest Pop Stars of 2023: Introduction & Honorable Mentions (Staff List)' and 'The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff Picks'.
