Jimin has set numerous new records on Spotify’s song and artist charts in different countries with his hit single ‘Like Crazy‘. The notable ones include the USA, South Korea, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, as well as on the Global song chart. Being the most popular music streaming service in the world, achieving any records on Spotify, especially without the help of booster tools like playlisting, ads, or radio play, is particularly stupendous, but Jimin has still been dominating the platform’s country charts without this support. His records are even more impactful considering the fact that it has now been a full year since his solo album was released where usually demand would have declined, but this hasn’t been the case for him as he still enjoys massive demand that continues to prompt new records even on the top ranked music markets like USA (first ranked), South Korea (7th ranked) and Brazil (9th ranked).
Just a few days ago, ‘Like Crazy’ made history as the first and only song by a Korean or K-pop solo artist in history to spend a full year on Spotify’s Global Daily Top Songs chart [read here]. As of the update on March 28, the song has now been on the said chart for 368 days and still counting. Now on Mar 28, it also set another new record on Spotify Global Weekly Top Songs chart as the first and only song by a Korean or K-pop solo artist to spend 53 weeks on the chart! Overall it is the 4th longest charting song by a Korean act on the said chart, the top three being group songs.
In addition, as of Mar 8, ‘Like Crazy’ exceeded 700Million filtered streams on Spotify’s Global Daily Top Songs chart to set two new records as the first and only solo song by a Korean solo artist and the first and only Korean song by a Korean soloist to ever reach this milestone. The only other Korean song with a higher stream count on this chart is the collaboration track ‘My Universe’ by BTS and Coldplay.
Looking at the USA market, ‘Like Crazy’ extended its record as the longest-charting solo song and the longest charting Korean song by a Korean soloist on the USA Daily Top Songs chart with 159 days on the chart as of the chart dated Mar 28. Currently, it is the only song by a male K-pop act, the only Korean song, and the only solo song by a Korean solo artist ranking on this chart. Overall, it is the second longest-charting Korean song on Spotify USA song chart, just behind ‘My Universe’ by Coldplay and BTS.
Moreover, ‘Like Crazy’ surpassed 50Million filtered streams on Spotify USA Daily Songs chart as of Mar 8 to set two new records as the first and only solo song by a Korean soloist and the first and only Korean song by a Korean soloist to ever reach this feat. The only other Korean song with more streams on this chart is ‘My Universe’ by BTS and Coldplay. This feat feat saw ‘Like Crazy’ enter the Top 3 most streamed songs by Korean soloists on Spotify USA chart.
In South Korea, Jimin became the first and only act in history to spend over 200 cumulative days at #1 on Spotify South Korea Daily Top Songs chart. He reached this milestone with 4 different songs, the longest charting song at #1 being ‘Like Crazy’. As of the chart dated Mar 28, the song has now been at #1 on this chart for 184 days, the longest-charting #1 song in the history of this chart.
On Spotify South Korea’s Daily Top Artists chart, Jimin spent his 263rd day at #1 as of the chart dated Mar 28, extending his record as
Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ also extended its record on Spotify Saudi Arabia’s Daily Top Songs chart as the longest charting solo song by a Korean solo artist in history at #1 on the chart, with now 64 days as of Mar 28 and still counting.
Additionally, ‘Like Crazy’ also reached a new milestone on this same chart as the most streamed solo song by a Korean soloist in the chart’s history with over 3.3Million filtered streams as of the update on Mar 5. It is the second most streamed song by a K-pop act overall on the chart.
Finally, in Brazil, ‘Like Crazy’ extended its reign as the longest-charting solo song by a K-pop solo artist on Spotify Brazil Daily Top Songs chart, standing at 158 days as of the chart dated Mar 24 and still counting.
Jimin’s impact is evident in the splendid performance of his songs on different countries’ music charts, which shows the high demand and captivating nature of his works. Many are eagerly awaiting his future releases and undoubtedly envision him soaring higher and higher.
Congratulations, Jimin, for all the incredible milestones!