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K-pop seems to have ruled 2025. With major chart listings of the year giving shoutouts to Korean music and artists, it was surely a year of smash hits
from this side of the globe. After YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music, now Billboard has released its 2025 Year-End Charts, and several K-pop artists succeeded in claiming impressive spots across major categories. APT by Blackpink Rosé and Bruno Mars refuses to budge. It has secured a remarkable No. 9 on the Hot 100, along with topping the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts owing to its strong streaming performance worldwide.
APT, KPop Demon Hunters rule
On December 10, Billboard revealed its aforementioned chart listings. Closely following APT, the soundtrack of Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters also marked its powerful impact on the year-end rankings. The OST that created history with five Grammy nominations for the 2026 awards, swept through Billboard too. Its fictional band Huntr/x's Golden landed at No. 25 on the Hot 100, followed by Saja Boys song Your Idol at No. 54. Its other tracks Soda Pop (No. 61), How It's Done (No. 68), What It Sounds Like (No. 83), and Takedown (No. 93), all found their way through Billboard too.
Jimin represents BTS on Billboard's year-enders
Meanwhile, Jimin became the only BTS member and K-pop soloist to appear on the year-end Hot 100. Who, The title track of MUSE, his second solo album ranked at No. 57.
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Top 5 K-pop albums
The five K-pop albums on the Billboard 200 year-end chart also included Kpop Demon Hunters at No. 13, and Rosé's first full album Rosie at No. 112. Stray Kids appeared with two albums on the list. While their fourth full album KARMA acquired No. 128, HOP was at No. 157. KATSEYE's BEAUTIFUL CHAOS landed at No. 182.
Every K-pop artist in Billboard charts
Billboard 200
13. KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack112. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – Rosie
128. Stray Kids – KARMA
157. Stray Kids – 合 (HOP)
182. KATSEYE – BEAUTIFUL CHAOS
Hot 100
9. BLACKPINK’s Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.
25. HUNTR/X – Golden (sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, & Rei Ami)
54. Saja Boys – Your Idol (sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, U-KISS’s Kevin Woo, and samUIL Lee)
57. BTS’s Jimin – Who
61. Saja Boys – Soda Pop (sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, U-KISS’s Kevin Woo, and samUIL Lee)
68. HUNTR/X – How It’s Done (sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, & Rei Ami)
83. HUNTR/X – What It Sounds Like (sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, & Rei Ami)
92. Rumi & Jinu – Free (sung by EJAE and Andrew Choi)
93. HUNTR/X – Takedown (sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, & Rei Ami)
Top Artists
24. HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, & Rei Ami)
44. BLACKPINK’s Rosé
57. Saja Boys (Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, U-KISS’s Kevin Woo, and samUIL Lee)
69. Stray Kids
81. BTS’s Jimin
Top Album Sales
5. Stray Kids – KARMA
7. Stray Kids – 合 (HOP)
14. ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2
21. ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3
22. ENHYPEN – DESIRE : UNLEASH
25. ENHYPEN – ROMANCE : UNTOLD
27. TWICE – STRATEGY
28. KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack
32. TXT – The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY
36. TWICE – THIS IS FOR
37. TXT – The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
38. SEVENTEEN – SPILL THE FEELS
40. KATSEYE – BEAUTIFUL CHAOS
41. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – Rosie
Top Album Sales Artists
2. Stray Kids
7. ATEEZ
9. ENHYPEN
11. TWICE
13. TXT
19. SEVENTEEN
Global 200
1. BLACKPINK’s Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.
10. HUNTR/X – Golden
21. BTS’s Jimin – Who
39. The Weeknd, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, & Lily-Rose Depp – One of the Girls
49. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – like JENNIE
63. Saja Boys – Soda Pop
74. BTS’s Jungkook – Seven (featuring Latto)
76. Saja Boys – Your Idol
96. HUNTR/X – How It’s Done
102. aespa – Whiplash
110. BLACKPINK – JUMP
122. HUNTR/X – What It Sounds Like
133. Rumi & Jinu – Free
142. HUNTR/X – Takedown
151. BTS’s Jin – Don’t Say You Love Me
161. KATSEYE – Gnarly
163. KATSEYE – Gabriela
175. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – Mantra
176. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – toxic till the end
179. TWICE – Strategy
Global Excl. U.S. Chart
1. BLACKPINK’s Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.
9. HUNTR/X – Golden
17. BTS’s Jimin – Who
24. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – like JENNIE
27. The Weeknd, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, & Lily-Rose Depp – One of the Girls
28. aespa – Whiplash
45. BTS’s Jungkook – Seven (featuring Latto)
76. Saja Boys – Soda Pop
88. BLACKPINK – JUMP
101. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – Mantra
102. Saja Boys – Your Idol
116. BTS’s Jin – Don’t Say You Love Me
117. HUNTR/X – How It’s Done
125. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – toxic till the end
126. BABYMONSTER – DRIP
137. HUNTR/X – What It Sounds Like
142. KATSEYE – Gabriela
146. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon – HOME SWEET HOME” (featuring Taeyang & Daesung)
149. Rumi & Jinu – Free
150. KATSEYE – Gnarly
158. HUNTR/X – Takedown
162. BTS’s j-hope – Killin’ It Girl” (featuring GloRilla)
167. TWICE – Strategy
World Albums Chart
1. Stray Kids – 合 (HOP)
2. Stray Kids – KARMA
3. BTS’s Jimin – MUSE
5. ENHYPEN – ROMANCE : UNTOLD
6. ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2
8. ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3
9. ENHYPEN – DESIRE : UNLEASH
10. BTS – Proof
11. Stray Kids – ATE
12. TXT – The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY
13. SEVENTEEN – SPILL THE FEELS
14. TXT – The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
15. BTS’s Jin – Happy”
