[News] Shoulder to shoulder with Madonna, BTS Jimin's long-running popularity on US Billboard's two main charts

BTS Jimin shines as "K-pop's Frontman" with his long-running popularity on US' two main Billboard charts.

According to Billboard's latest update dated January 18, Jimin's "Who" ranked No. 39 on the main singles chart, Hot 100.

"Who" extended its record as the longest-charting song by a K-soloist on the chart for the past decade, with 24 weeks. It is the fourth longest-charting song by a K-pop act in history, following BTS' "Dynamite" (32 weeks), Psy's "Gangnam Style" (31 weeks), and Fifty Fifty's "Cupid" (25 weeks).

Meanwhile, Jimin became the first Korean soloist to spend 25 consecutive weeks on Billboard 200, with his second solo album MUSE ranking No. 135. It is also the only 2024 album by a K-pop act to chart this long.

In response, Billboard published an article titled: "A Who's Who of Hot 100 Hits with 'Who' in Their Title, from Jimin to Madonna, Baha Men & More" and among them, Jimin's "Who" was on par with a number of memorable hits with similar titles as soon as they debuted on the chart.

Ask Billboard: A Who’s Who of Hot 100 Hits With ‘Who’ in Their Titles, From Jimin to Madonna, Baha Men & Morehttps://t.co/rjVSKKf6LD

— billboard (@billboard) January 18, 2025

Jimin also continued his performance on the other Billboard Charts. "Who" ranked No. 13 and No. 8 on the Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts, respectively. It landed at No. 28 on the Streaming Songs chart, extending its record of 25 weeks for the second longest-charting K-pop song, following "Gangnam Style."

MUSE ranked No. 2 on Billboard World Albums, continuing its popularity as the second longest-charting K-solo album after Jimin's debut album FACE, which has spent 63 weeks on the chart.


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