BTS's Jin dominated Billboard's major charts in the US. Billboard announced the latest chart rankings (dated November 30) on the 26th (Korean time). Jin's first solo album 'Happy' ranked 4th on the main album chart 'Billboard 200'. 'Happy' also topped 'World Albums' and ranked 3rd in 'Top Album Sales', proving his unique popularity by successfully dominating global charts with his first solo album. The title track 'Running Wild' made its way to 53rd on the main song chart 'Hot 100'. It was ranked 4th and 5th on 'Global (Excl. U.S.)' and 'Global 200', respectively.
The song also claimed the No. 1 spot on 'Digital Song Sales'. Several tracks from the album were listed on major charts, achieving remarkable results. The pre-release track 'I'll Be There' landed at 29th. It's not just that. On the same chart, 'Heart On The Window' (with Wendy) entered at 99th, 'Another Level' at 142nd, 'Until I Reach You' at 158th, and 'In Yearning' at 172nd.
Jin swept 1st to 5th places on 'World Digital Song Sales'. 'Heart On The Window' was 1st, followed by 'Another Level', 'In Yearning', 'Until I Reach You', and 'I'll Be There'. Jin became one of the singers to occupy the entire 'Top 5' of 'World Digital Song Sales'. Previously, BTS's RM, Suga, and J-Hope achieved the same record.
Jimin and Jungkook's success continued. Jimin's 'Who' named at 45th on 'Hot 100', and the album 'Muse' ranked 158th on 'Billboard 200'. It succeeded in charting for 18 consecutive weeks. 'Who' achieved 16th on 'Global (Excl. U.S.)', 21st on 'Global 200', and 33rd on 'Streaming Songs'. 'Muse' maintained its high rank at 5th on 'World Albums'.
Jungkook’s first single 'Seven' and solo album title track 'Standing Next to You' ranked 78th and 196th on 'Global (Excl. U.S.)', respectively. Particularly, 'Seven' remained on 'Global 200' for 71 consecutive weeks, ranking 133rd. Jungkook set the longest entry record for a K-pop solo artist on the chart.
According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan, 'Standing Next to You' received ‘Gold’ certification in the streaming category as of the 27th. As of October, the cumulative number of streams exceeded 50 million.
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