‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack Hits New Peak of No. 2 on Albums Chart

Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack — performed by a fictional girl group called Huntrix in the animated feature — claims the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. The film and its soundtrack have been surprise hits, with Huntrix’s “Golden” single also peaking at No. 6 on the Hot 100.

“KPop Demon Hunters” is the highest-charting soundtrack of 2025 so far, earning 75,000 equivalent album units in its third week on the albums chart, per Luminate. “Golden” is in the top 10 of the Hot 100 with 18.8 million streams and 950,000 in airplay audience impressions. and 3,000 sold. The entire “Demon Hunters” soundtrack logged 96 million on-demand official streams — the biggest streaming week for a soundtrack in more three years.

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In the 2020s, only three other soundtracks have reached the top two on the Billboard 200: “Wicked,” which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 2024; “Barbie,” also No. 2 debut and peak, in 2023; and “Encanto,” which spent nine weeks at No. 1 in 2022.

“Demon Hunters” premiered on June 20 in a limited theatrical release in the United States, and on Netflix, alongside its soundtrack. In the tracking week ending July 6. It debuted on the list at No. 8 and climbed to No. 3 in its second week on the chart with its biggest impact on streaming.

The Billboard 200 is led by Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem,” which reaches a major milestone of having spent its first two months on the Billboard 200 at No. 1. Notably, Wallen claims two other spots in the top 10 with “One Thing at a Time” at No. 3, despite its initial debut (also at No. 1) happening in March 2023, and his “Dangerous: The Double Album” at No. 6.

Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” moves up to No. 16 to No. 7 just in time for the start of his 30-date residency in Puerto Rico. Elsewhere, SZA’s chart-topping “SOS” is a No. 4; Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” is at No. 5; and Karol G’s “Tropicoqueta” is at No. 8.