Even while serving in the country’s military, BTS’ youngest member, Jungkook, continues to make headlines and create history. Recently, he achieved a significant milestone with his song Standing Next to You, which reclaimed the top position on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart. The announcement on December 27 highlighted that the track secured the leading spot, making it the best-selling song of the week in the United States. Standing Next to You has now accomplished five non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart, contributing to a total of seven weeks on the chart overall.
This accomplishment ties Jungkook with Miley Cyrus’s Flowers for the 2023 song with the most weeks at No. 1, reports Soompi. The success extends beyond this chart, as Standing Next to You made its debut at No. 39 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart. This chart measures weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations in the United States.
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Notably, Jungkook secured three songs in the top 40 for the week. In addition to Standing Next to You, his collaborations with The Kid LAROI and Central Cee, titled Too Much, and the pre-release single 3D featuring Jack Harlow, held positions at No. 18 and No. 22, respectively.
Jungkook’s impact extends globally, with three songs charting on both of Billboard’s global charts. On the Global Excl. U.S. chart, Standing Next to You ranked at No. 11, Seven featuring Latto at No. 12, and 3D at No. 36. On the Global 200, the positions were Standing Next to You at No. 17, Seven at No. 29, and 3D at No. 63.
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Billboard’s Hot 100, which gauges song popularity in the United States, saw Standing Next to You climbing to No. 79 in its seventh consecutive week on the chart.
Simultaneously, Jungkook’s solo debut album, GOLDEN, regained its position at No. 39 on the Billboard 200. This marks a historic achievement as he becomes the first Korean soloist ever to spend seven weeks in the top 50.
Major milestones continue for Jungkook, who has made history as the first K-pop soloist to spend 19 weeks on Billboard’s Artist 100, reaching No. 24 in the latest rankings.
On the album sales front, GOLDEN maintained its strength at No. 12 on Billboard’s Top Current Album Sales chart and No. 17 on the Top Album Sales chart, securing its position in the seventh week on both charts.
As of now, Jungkook, along with all other BTS members is currently serving in the South Korean military. They have reportedly commenced rigorous boot camp training. Jungook, along with Jimin enlisted recently, on December 12, 2023, following their senior band members, RM and V’s departure for military duty.
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