Jung Kook Charts The Bestselling Song In America, Making History Again

Jung Kook is backmost astatine No. 1 connected Billboard's chart that focuses connected income yet again, proving that whenever he releases thing new, his monolithic instrumentality guidelines shows up to support it. With different leader to his name, nan BTS vocalist ties pinch a very acquainted look for an important all-time record.

“Too Much” opens astatine No. 1 connected this week's Digital Song Sales chart, Billboard’s ranking of nan bestselling individual tracks successful America each week. The tune is fronted by Australian popular vocalist The Kid Laroi and serves arsenic 1 of nan latest singles from his forthcoming album. Jung Kook is featured connected nan tune, arsenic is U.K. rapper Central Cee.

According to information shared by Luminate, “Too Much” opens astatine No. 1 pinch a small much than 8,100 copies sold.

Jung Cook collects his 4th No. 1 deed connected nan Digital Song Sales floor plan this week arsenic “Too Much” arrives successful first place. With 1 much leader included successful his discography, he is now tied pinch his BTS bandmate Jimin for nan astir champions among K-pop solo artists. One much ruler intends Jung Kook breaks his necktie pinch different 1 of his bandmates, Suga.

The BTS superstar first deed No. 1 connected nan Digital Song Sales floor plan conscionable past year. He joined popular vocalist Charlie Puth connected nan azygous “Left and Right,” which became a breakout smash for Jung Kook connected his ain and worked its measurement to nan highest spot connected nan income ranking. He past returned to nan acme earlier nan extremity of nan twelvemonth pinch his ain opus “Dreamers.”

So acold successful 2023, Jung Kook has doubled his full count of champions connected nan tally arsenic some “Too Much” and his azygous “3D” pinch rapper Jack Harlow person some spent clip atop nan list. He besides came adjacent to snagging different leader pinch “Seven,” which reached nan apical spot connected nan Hot 100, but ne'er nan Digital Song Sales list.

Jung Kook and Jimin whitethorn beryllium tied for nan astir No. 1 hits connected nan Digital Song Sales floor plan erstwhile looking only astatine solo musicians from South Korea, but they driblet somewhat erstwhile each acts are included. The set that made them famous, BTS, is successful a very distant first place. The group has truthful acold snagged a twelve chart-toppers, which not only makes them nan astir successful sanction erstwhile looking astatine South Korean artists, but nan best-performing group of each clip erstwhile looking astatine No. 1 counts.

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