‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Tops Spotify’s Daily Global Chart With ‘Golden’

The love for KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s latest animated film, and its soundtrack, only seems to be growing.

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, Demon Hunters follows Huntrix members Rumi, Mira and Zoey as they perform undeniably catchy K-pop tracks by day and battle demons by night. The girls spend the film facing off against a newly formed boy band, Saja Boys, a group of secret demons who are using their popularity to steal souls.

The movie, which returned to the top of Netflix’s U.S. movie top 10, has perhaps found its biggest impact in the form of its soundtrack. The compilation of mostly original songs has taken real-world music charts by storm.

The song’s lead single, “Golden,” sung by the girl group Huntrix (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami), hit No. 1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global Chart on Thursday — it remained in the top spot in the U.S. Meanwhile, “Your Idol,” from the film’s fiction boy group, the Saja Boys (Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Kevin Woo, Samuil Lee and Danny Chung), held the No. 4 spot on the streamer’s Daily Top Songs Global Chart and No. 2 on the U.S.-only version of the chart.

The cast of KPop Demon Hunters has the most spots on the Daily Top Songs Global Chart as of Thursday. The soundtrack hit No. 1 on the streamer’s global Weekly Top Albums Chart and No. 2 on its U.S. chart for the week of July 3. The cast of voice actors and singers are No. 10 on the platform’s Weekly Top Artists Global chart for the week of July 3.

Demon Hunters had a banner week on the Billboard charts as well. There are currently seven songs from the film’s soundtrack charting on the Hot 100, with Huntrix’s “Golden” leading the charge at No. 23, although Saja Boy anthem “Your Idol” is not far behind at No. 31. The overall soundtrack rose to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart this week after debuting at No. 8 last week.

KPop Demon Hunters earned the title of highest charting soundtrack of the year, according to Republic Records, and the largest streaming week of a soundtrack in two years. The film’s executive music producer told The Hollywood Reporter that the film plans to make “Golden” its awards submission.