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BTS Jung-kook's first solo album 'GOLDEN' has recorded 7.02459456 billion cumulative streams on Spotify. This milestone was reached 904 days after its release in November 2023.
According to the 'World Music Awards' (WMA), 'GOLDEN' is the first and only album by an Asian solo artist in history to achieve 7 billion streams. It also reached 7 billion streams in the shortest time among Asian artists' regular albums. In 2026, cumulative streams on Spotify rose by over 400 million. The album has entered Spotify's 'Weeekly Top Albums Global' chart for 130 consecutive weeks.
'GOLDEN' ranked 20th on the 'Top 20 Albums with the Most Powerful Hit Songs of the 2020s,' with Jung-kook as the only K-pop solo artist on the list. The track 'Seven' surpassed 2.9 billion streams, setting a first-ever record for an Asian artist's song. Following that, 'Standing Next to You' recorded 1.448 billion streams, and '3D' reached 1.145 billion streams. All other tracks on the album also achieved over 100 million streams.
'GOLDEN' debuted at No. 2 on the 'Billboard 200' and remained on the chart for 25 weeks. It entered the 'UK Official' main album chart's 'Top 100' for 8 weeks. Jung-kook's personal Spotify account has recorded 10.843 billion streams.
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