BTS’ Jungkook tops Billboard’s global charts for 4th consecutive week

His single ‘Seven’ reached No.28 on Hot 100 chart, up two notches from last week

BTS member Jungkook (Courtesy of Yonhap)
BTS member Jungkook (Courtesy of Yonhap)
Gyo-Beom Gu 1
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00) gugyobeom@hankyung.com
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BTS’ Jungkook’s solo debut single “Seven” topped the US Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts for four consecutive weeks.

According to the latest charts released on Tuesday, “Seven” remained at the top of these two charts following last week.

Global 200 and Global Excl. US are charts that rank based on streaming and sales data from more than 200 countries around the world. Global Excl. US chart excludes US data.

Jungkook is the first K-pop singer to top the charts for four consecutive weeks. “Seven” also succeeded in entering the Billboard main single chart Hot 100 for the fourth consecutive week, ranking 28th, up two notches from the previous week.

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