The Slay is Real
If you thought the obsession with KPop Demon Hunters would die down, you’re dead wrong. The soundtrack has absolutely eaten on the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart, holding the No. 1 spot for a massive 61 weeks. It’s currently sitting just one week away from snagging the all-time record, and honestly? It’s giving main character energy.
Since the chart launched back in June 2001, it’s been a battlefield for iconic movie and TV music. KPop Demon Hunters has spent 65 weeks total on the list, and it only ever lost the top spot for four singular weeks to heavy hitters like Wicked: For Good, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights, and the TV mini-series Heated Rivalry.
The Animated Empire
It’s lowkey impressive how much animated films own this list. In fact, the five soundtracks that have spent the longest time at No. 1 are all animated projects, including massive hits like Frozen, Frozen II, Moana, and the record-holding KPop Demon Hunters. While live-action classics like O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Greatest Showman put up a serious fight with 32 weeks each at the top, the animation genre is clearly the GOAT of soundtracks.
Why it matters
We’re witnessing history in real-time. If KPop Demon Hunters stays on top, it officially cements its legacy as the longest-running No. 1 soundtrack of the post-2001 era. It’s a massive W for the franchise and proves that when the music slaps, fans will keep it in rotation for years. Real talk, the longevity here is actually insane.
