HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s record-hauling animated film KPop Demon Hunters, tops the Billboard Hot 100 for an eighth week.
The anthem by the singing trio of EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, in the roles of KPop Demon Hunters characters Rumi, Mira and Zoey, ties for the eighth-longest command for a song from a movie over the Hot 100’s 67-year history. It’s also now the sole second-longest-leading hit ever by an all-women group.
Previously, “Golden,” which first ruled the Hot 100 in August, made HUNTR/X the first female group associated with Korean pop to reign. The song is additionally the sole longest-leading hit by an animated group in the chart’s archives, while KPop Demon Hunters became the first soundtrack to generate four simultaneous Hot 100 top 10s.
For a second week, the song crowns the Hot 100 while the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is No. 1 on the Billboard 200. They previously doubled up atop the Sept. 20-dated charts.
Elsewhere, Tate McRae’s new single, “Tit for Tat,” launches at No. 3 on the Hot 100, becoming her third top 10.
Browse the full rundown of this week’s Hot 100 top 10 below.
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‘Golden’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Golden,” on Visva/Republic Records, tallied 32.3 million official streams (down 4% week-over-week), 38.3 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 13%) and 6,000 sold (down 13%) in the United States Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
The track tallies an 11th week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart; ascends 9-8 on Radio Songs; and rises 2-1 for a third week atop Digital Song Sales.
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Longest-Leading Movie Songs
With an eighth week pacing the Hot 100, “Golden” ties as the eighth-longest-ruling hit from a movie all-time, dating to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, start.
Here’s a look at the longest-leading movie songs in the Hot 100’s history (as defined by qualifications used for Billboard’s Top 75 Movie Songs of All Time recap, which is based on weekly performance on the chart):
- 14 weeks at No. 1, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, from The Bodyguard, beginning Nov. 28, 1992
- 13, “End of the Road,” Boyz II Men, Boomerang, Aug. 15, 1992
- 12, “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, Fast & Furious 7, April 25, 2015
- 12, “Lose Yourself,” Eminem, 8 Mile, Nov. 9, 2002
- 11, “Independent Women Part I,” Destiny’s Child, Charlie’s Angels, Nov. 18, 2000
- 10, “Happy,” Pharrell Williams, Despicable Me 2, March 8, 2014
- 9, “Endless Love,” Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, Endless Love, Aug. 15, 1981
- 8, “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters, Aug. 16, 2025
- 8, “Night Fever,” Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever, March 18, 1978
- 7, “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” UB40, Sliver, July 24, 1993
- 7, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You,” Bryan Adams, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, July 27, 1991
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Longest-Leading Hits by All-Women Groups
Image Credit: Netflix Plus, “Golden” surpasses TLC’s “Waterfalls” to become the sole second-longest-leading Hot 100 hit by an all-female group (of three or more members). It now goes chasing only Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Women Part I” (11 weeks, 2000-01).
Here’s a recap of the 10 longest-ruling songs in the category:
- 11 weeks at No. 1, Destiny’s Child, “Independent Women Part I,” beginning Nov. 18, 2000
- 8, HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, “Golden,” Aug. 16, 2025
- 7, TLC, “Waterfalls,” beginning July 8, 1995
- 5, The Emotions, “Best of My Love,” beginning Aug. 20, 1977
- 4, TLC, “No Scrubs,” beginning April 10, 1999
- 4, Spice Girls, “Wannabe,” beginning Feb. 22, 1997
- 4, TLC, “Creep,” beginning Jan. 28, 1995
- 4, Bangles, “Walk Like an Egyptian,” beginning Dec. 20, 1986
- 4, The Supremes, “Baby Love,” beginning Oct. 31, 1964
- 4, The Chiffons, “He’s So Fine,” beginning March 30, 1963
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McRae’s Third Top 10
Image Credit: Charlie Denis Tate McRae’s new stand-alone single, “Tit for Tat,” bounds onto the Hot 100 at No. 3. In its first week, following its Sept. 26 release, the song totaled 19.7 million streams, 53,000 airplay impressions and 2,000 sold (boosted by buzz that the song may be about her ex, The Kid LAROI).
McRae adds her third Hot 100 top 10, with her second adjacent: Morgan Wallen’s “What I Want,” featuring McRae, holds at No. 4, after it led in its first week in May. (It adds a milestone 20th week atop the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart.) McRae matches her best Hot 100 rank as a lead artist — “Greedy” hit No. 3 in January 2024. With “Tit for Tat,” she claims both her highest Hot 100 debut and top weekly streaming count in a lead role.
Notably, “Revolving Door” remains McRae’s current promoted radio single; it keeps at its No. 9 best on the Pop Airplay chart. The song, which debuted at its No. 22 Hot 100 peak in March and rises 52-45 on the current list, is from her latest album, So Close to What, which that month blasted in as her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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Rest of Top 10: ‘Ordinary’ & More
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100, after 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in June. It posts a 16th week at No. 1 on Radio Songs (up 2% to 76.8 million in audience — a new weekly best), tying for the fifth-longest reign in the chart’s 35-year history.
Justin Bieber’s No. 2-peaking “Daisies” climbs 8-5 on the Hot 100.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which topped the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and went on to become last year’s No. 1 song, rises 7-6. It logs a record-extending 111th week on the chart overall and a record-padding 80th week in the top 10.
Also from KPop Demon Hunters, Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” slips to No. 7 from its No. 3 Hot 100 high and their “Your Idol” falls 5-10, after reaching No. 4. (Both are sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and samUIL Lee.)
Additionally in the Hot 100’s top 10, Morgan Wallen’s “I Got Better” rises 11-8, after reaching No. 7, and Ravyn Lenae’s “Love Me Not” holds at No. 9, after hitting No. 5.
