‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Hits Are Half the Billboard Global 200’s Top 10, Led by HUNTR/X’s ‘Golden’ at No. 1

Despite HUNTR/X and Saja Boys’ conflicts (and certain members’ conflicted feelings toward each other) in Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, the acts team up to score half the top 10 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” adds a sixth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on both the Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. In July, the song became the first leader on each list for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.

Meanwhile, HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” holds at its No. 5 Global 200 high and “What It Sounds Like” lifts 11-10, becoming the act’s third top 10.

Along with the trio’s three entries, Saja Boys place at No. 3 with “Soda Pop,” which keeps at its peak rank, and No. 4 with “Your Idol,” which has also reached No. 3. Both songs are sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and samUIL Lee.

Since the Global 200 began in September 2020, KPop Demon Hunters is the first soundtrack to stack five simultaneous (or total) top 10s. It joins 10 other albums whose songs have claimed half the region or better concurrently: Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (this January-February) and Un Verano Sin Ti (2022); Kendrick Lamar’s GNX (2024); Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department (2024), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (2023) and Midnights (2022); Drake’s For All the Dogs (2023), Her Loss, with 21 Savage (2022), and Certified Lover Boy (2021); and Harry Styles’ Harry’s House (2022).

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

“Golden” leads the Global 200 with 113.5 million streams (down 4% week-over-week) and 16,000 sold (up 10%) worldwide in the week ending Aug. 21.

The only song not from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack in the Global 200’s top five, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” repeats at No. 2 after 10 weeks on top beginning in May.

“Golden” tops Global Excl. U.S. with 80.9 million streams (down 6%) and 8,000 sold (up 9%) outside the U.S.

“Ordinary” holds at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., following eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May; “Soda Pop” buzzes 4-3 for a new high; BLACKPINK’s “Jump” falls 3-4, after it led in its debut week in July; and “Your Idol” is steady at No. 5 best.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 30, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 26. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

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