BTS Jungkook's 'Euphoria' Breaks Record with 92-Week Stint on Billboard Charts - First and Longest for Any Korean Idol Solo
BTS's Jungkook has lit up the global music scene by remaining on the American Billboard Charts for 92 weeks. According to the latest charts announced by U.S. music outlet Billboard (dated June 24th), Jungkook's solo track 'Euphoria' claimed the 6th spot on the 'World Digital Song Sales' chart.
'Euphoria' demonstrated an unyielding music power by re-entering the 'World Digital Song Sales' chart, marking its 92nd week on the charts. This 92-week run represents a first and longest record for any Korean idol solo track. Earlier, 'Euphoria' was ranked for the first and longest 91 weeks on the 'World Digital Song Sales' chart dated June 25th, 2022, and has now once again broken its record, writing a new history for K-pop about a year later.
The collaboration song 'Left and Right', released by Jungkook and American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, claimed the 147th spot on the 'Global (Excluding U.S.)' chart. This is yet another record for Jungkook as the first and longest-serving K-pop solo artist on the 'Global (Excluding U.S.)' chart. 'Magic Shop', co-produced by Jungkook, also re-entered the 'World Digital Song Sales' chart at 14th position, drawing attention.
'Euphoria' has previously made history in the U.S. by being the first Korean male idol solo track to sell over 500,000 units, and in April, it achieved over a million sales, earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 'Euphoria' ranked 26th on the 'BTS' 60 Best Songs' list compiled by Billboard and also made the 23rd position on the '100 Best BTS Songs' list by American pop culture outlet, Rolling Stone, last year.
Despite a theme video release five months prior to the official audio release and without any promotion, 'Euphoria' managed to achieve Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 5th place, UK Official Singles Weekly Chart 84th place, 47th place in Japan's largest streaming portal Recochoku's Digital Single, 2nd place in Line Music, and 4th place in Apple Music Japan. It also topped charts in more than 93 countries including China's Apple Music China, Taiwan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and more.
'Euphoria' is also on the verge of reaching 500 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform.
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