BTS’ Jungkook hits record 3 billion streams on Spotify, first time for Asian artiste
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Seven by Jungkook has stayed on Spotify's Weekly Top Songs Global chart for 153 weeks, the longest run for a solo single from an Asian singer.
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SEOUL – Jungkook of K-pop group BTS has exceeded three billion streams on Spotify with his solo single Seven (featuring Latto), the first time an Asian artiste has reached the milestone in the platform’s history.
Seven ranks at No. 64 on Spotify’s most-streamed singles chart and has stayed on its Weekly Top Songs Global chart for 153 weeks, the longest run for a solo single from an Asian singer.
The single debuted atop Billboard’s Hot 100, logged 15 weeks on the main songs chart, and dominated both the Global 200 and Global Excluding US charts for seven weeks straight, another first for an Asian artiste.
Seven has clinched four Guinness World Records for Jungkook, including the most-streamed track on Spotify in one week for a male artiste, with 89,748,171 streams. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
