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BTS (BTS) Jung-kook entered the Spotify 'Weekly Top Albums Global' chart with his first solo album, 'GOLDEN', for 142 weeks. This marks the first and longest-running entry by an Asian solo artist's album on this chart.
'GOLDEN' ranked 152nd on the Spotify 'Weekly Top Albums Global' chart for the week of the 17th–23. On Spotify, it surpassed a cumulative 7.3 billion streams for an Asian singer's studio album, the highest ever recorded.

On iTunes, it re-entered the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart at No. 135 on July 28, remaining on the chart for a total of 522 days. Since its release, 'GOLDEN' has reached No. 1 on the iTunes album charts in 106 countries and regions. It also held the top spot on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart for 14 days and ranked first on the European iTunes Album Chart for more than seven days.
'GOLDEN' remained in the 'UK Official Top 100' main album chart for eight weeks, marking the first time a K-pop solo artist's album has achieved this feat. With this album, Jung-kook has reached a total of 11 million album sales (EAS), continuing to hold the record as the best-selling K-pop solo artist in history.
Jung-kook's personal Spotify account (profile) has achieved a combined 11.2 billion streams across all credit categories, setting the shortest time for an Asian singer and marking the first time a K-pop solo artist has reached this milestone.
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