BTS's Jungkook sets new Spotify record with solo album 'GOLDEN'... First Asian album to reach cumulative 1 billion streams for four consecutive years

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Jungkook of BTS(BTS) recorded annual streaming figures exceeding 1 billion on Spotify from 2023 to 2026, marking four consecutive years. According to the World Music Awards (WMA), 'GOLDEN' is the only album by an Asian artist to achieve this record over a four-year span.

By surpassing the three-year mark set by BTS's 'Map of the Soul: 7', 'GOLDEN' became the first album by an Asian group or solo singer to reach annual streaming figures exceeding 1 billion for four consecutive years. The WMA stated through its official account, "Jungkook has made history."

Cumulative streams by year were 2.23 billion in 2023, 2.768 billion in 2024, and 1.607 billion in 2025. The cumulative streaming count for 'GOLDEN' has surpassed 7.58 billion, making it the fastest-selling album by an Asian singer to reach this figure among regular albums.

The album debuted at number two on Spotify's 'Weeekly Top Albums Global' chart, maintaining a top-five position for five consecutive weeks and a top-ten position for six consecutive weeks. It has entered the chart for a total of 155 weeks, setting the longest-running record among albums by Asian solo singers.

It became the first album by an Asian solo singer to enter the US Billboard main album chart 'Billboard 200' for 25 weeks. It also appeared on the UK Official main album chart 'Top 100' for eight weeks, a first for a K-pop solo singer's album.

Meanwhile, Jungkook marked the third anniversary of the release of 'GOLDEN' on November 3.

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