{"id":291321,"date":"2025-11-30T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/291321\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:43:18","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-matches-lady-gagas-historic-run-as-golden-leads-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/291321\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 Matches Lady Gaga\u2019s Historic Run As \u2018Golden\u2019 Leads Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764502998_349_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Season 99\" data-height=\"2000\" data-width=\"3000\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Golden&#8221; from KPop Demon Hunters commands both of Billboard&#8217;s worldwide charts \u2014 the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. \u2014 for a seventeenth week, making history again. MACY&#8217;S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE \u2014 Downtown Production \u2014 Pictured: (l-r) Rei Ami, EJAE, and Audrey Nuna perform a song from &#8220;KPOP Demon Hunters&#8221; \u2014 (Photo by: Scott Gries\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Scott Gries\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It might be only another week or two before Christmas songs completely take over music charts in much of the world. That includes Billboard\u2019s pair of global rankings, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excluding U.S., a pair of rosters that show what tunes the world is listening to. <\/p>\n<p>Every year, tracks like Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You,\u201d \u201cLast Christmas\u201d from Wham!, and classics by names like Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, and others become inescapable and soar on important rosters like these. But before the seasonal smashes reign supreme once more, the two global charts are ruled by <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2025\/11\/21\/golden-singer-audrey-nuna-on-kpop-demon-hunters-success-i-get-to-be-hannah-montana\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjs77ulo5WRAxV_nokEHVeBG64QFnoECBsQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw3M067YpqHY590yammbhIDF\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2025\/11\/21\/golden-singer-audrey-nuna-on-kpop-demon-hunters-success-i-get-to-be-hannah-montana\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjs77ulo5WRAxV_nokEHVeBG64QFnoECBsQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw3M067YpqHY590yammbhIDF\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\u201cGolden.\u201d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cGolden.\u201d<\/a> The Grammy-nominated tune from KPop Demon Hunters is the biggest song on the planet, as has been the case for much of the second half of 2025, and as the track earns another stay in the penthouse, it ties a special record and manages to make history yet again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden\u201d Leads for a Seventeenth Week<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden\u201d has now lived at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. for 17 nonconsecutive frames. That run began in July and has only been interrupted by Blackpink\u2019s \u201cJump\u201d and \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d by Taylor Swift. Those tracks enjoyed short stints at No. 1 and then stepped away, allowing \u201cGolden\u201d to return.<\/p>\n<p>KPop Demon Hunters Ties Lady Gaga\u2019s Historic Record<\/p>\n<p>As <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A\" aria-label=\"\u201cGolden\u201d\">\u201cGolden\u201d<\/a> reaches 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. \u2013 which tracks the most consumed songs all around the world, excluding American data \u2013 the KPop Demon Hunters upbeat cut ties for the second-longest reign ever. \u201cGolden\u201d is now on the same level as \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, which began its run in 2024 and continued it into the earlier months of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Will \u201cGolden\u201d Match \u201cApt.\u201d by Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden\u201d will have to run the show for two more weeks to tie the all-time record on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., which may or may not happen, depending on when the holiday takeover reaches its zenith. \u201cApt.,\u201d credited to Blackpink star Ros\u00e9 and Mars \u2014 who claims two of the three longest-running No. 1s ever on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. \u2014 ran things for 19 weeks. Like \u201cDie with a Smile,\u201d it first hit No. 1 on the chart in 2024 and added to its total earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden\u201d Could Tie Lady Gaga \u2013 Again \u2013 In Just a Few Days<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden\u201d will make history again next frame on the Billboard Global 200, as long as it can stay right where it is. \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d dominated that worldwide list for 18 weeks, so \u201cGolden\u201d will likely match that sum in just a few days.<\/p>\n<p>Will \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d Return to No. 1 Soon?<\/p>\n<p>HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 15: (Exclusive Coverage) Mariah Carey performs onstage for &#8220;Merry Christmas One And All!&#8221; at Yaamava&#8217; Resort &amp; Casino at San Manuel on November 15, 2023 in Highland, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/WireImage for MC)<\/p>\n<p>WireImage for MC<\/p>\n<p>As is the case on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., the longest-running No. 1 ever on the Billboard Global 200 topped the tally for 19 weeks, though, it\u2019s a different song. \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d has spent a cumulative 19 frames running the show, starting in 2020 and leading the charge as recently as earlier in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Unlike \u201cApt.\u201d on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., however, there\u2019s a very good chance that \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d will find its way back to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, becoming the first 20-week winner ever \u2013 and how much longer it can go from there is yet to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden\u201d Remains a Huge Win in America, But for How Long?<\/p>\n<p>While \u201cGolden\u201d is still the biggest song when looking all around the planet, it no longer holds that distinction on any Billboard chart in America. The track, credited to both the fictional K-pop girl group Huntr\/x as well as singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, lives inside the top five on the Hot 100 as well as the Streaming Songs, Radio Songs, and Digital Song Sales tallies, which all help dictate where a tune lands on the Hot 100. Helping \u201cGolden\u201d with a boost recently were several Grammy nominations, including for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Golden&#8221; from KPop Demon Hunters commands both of Billboard&#8217;s worldwide charts \u2014 the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,118019,84915,118023,118018,118017,65332,118022,118024,118020,118021,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-291321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-audrey-nuna","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-billboard-charts","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-chart-performance","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-ejae","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-global-hit","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-golden","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-grammy-nominations","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-pop-success","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-rei-ami","tag-kpop-demon-hunters-song-of-the-year","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}