Although he missed out on high spot, because of the juggernauts which are Taylor Swift and Oasis, Jung Kook stakes a declare to U.Okay. chart historical past with Golden (through BigHit Leisure).
The BTS star’s solo debut album bowed at No. 3 on the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart final Friday, Nov. 10, behind Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Model) (through EMI) and Oasis’ The Masterplan (Huge Brother), respectively.
With that strong begin, Golden turns into the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist, together with the cuts by his BTS bandmates, the Official Charts Company confirms.
Golden shines with 4 U.Okay. high 10 singles – “Seven” that includes Latto (No. 3 peak), “3D” with Jack Harlow (No. 5), “Too A lot” with The Child Laroi and Central Cee (No. 10) and the newest launch, “Standing Subsequent to You,” which opens its account at No. 6 on the nationwide singles chart, additionally revealed Friday.
That’s 4 U.Okay. high tier tracks in simply 4 months, extending Jung Kook’s document because the Korean solo artist with probably the most U.Okay. high 10 singles.
As a member of the all-conquering BTS, Jung Kook has 5 U.Okay. high 10 albums, together with two leaders (2019’s Map of the Soul: Persona and 2020’s Map of the Soul: 7), and 4 high 10 singles (2020’s “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On”; and 2021’s “Butter” and Coldplay collaboration “My Universe”).
Jung Kook goes one higher on Australia’s albums chart, the place Golden (through ING/Common) drops in at No. 2, behind Swift’s newest launch. That end result matches the document for the very best solo debut LP from a Korean artist within the land Down Below, matching the trouble from his BTS bandmate Suga (aka Agust D), who entered at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart along with his 2000 D-2 mixtape.
As previously reported, “Standing Subsequent to You” flies in at No. 1 on each the Billboard International 200 and Billboard International Excl. U.S. songs charts.
