Quick Scoop

BTS has been higher on Billboard overall, but HUNTR/X’s “Golden” outperformed any single BTS song on the Hot 100 in 2025 by spending 8 weeks at No. 1 and tying records on global charts.

Why This Is Tricky

  • BTS is a long-running K‑pop group with many chart entries across years.
  • HUNTR/X is a fictional/virtual girl group from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters , whose 2025 single “Golden” became a massive, short‑term chart phenomenon.

So “higher” can mean:

  • Highest single peak (No. 1 vs lower peaks), or
  • Overall career footprint (more entries, more weeks, more albums).

Highest Single Peak: HUNTR/X Edges It on Hot 100

In 2025, HUNTR/X’s “Golden”:

  • Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and held it for 8 consecutive weeks.
  • Also topped the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, eventually reaching 16–19 weeks at No. 1 on those global charts.

By contrast, BTS’s biggest Hot 100 hits (like “Dynamite,” “Butter,” “Permission to Dance,” “My Universe”) have also reached No. 1 , but none of their singles have logged 8 straight weeks at the top in the same way “Golden” did in 2025.

On that specific measure—longest uninterrupted Hot 100 reign for a single —HUNTR/X’s “Golden” has been “higher” in terms of sustained dominance during its peak.

Overall Billboard Presence: BTS Wins on Depth and Longevity

If you look at the full picture across years , BTS has:

  • Multiple Hot 100 No. 1s and many top‑10 entries over several years.
  • Strong showings on the Billboard 200 (albums chart), with multiple No. 1 albums.
  • A much larger catalog of charting songs and longer cumulative weeks on charts.

HUNTR/X, as of 2025–2026, is essentially a one‑moment phenomenon tied to KPop Demon Hunters :

  • “Golden” and the soundtrack had a historic run, with the OST hitting No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and multiple tracks in the Hot 100 top 10 at once.
  • But that success is concentrated in a single soundtrack cycle, not a multi‑year career.

So in terms of career‑long Billboard footprint , BTS is clearly ahead.

Mini Timeline: How “Golden” Blew Up

  • Mid‑2025: “Golden” and other KPop Demon Hunters tracks start flooding Billboard charts.
  • Late summer 2025: “Golden” reaches No. 1 on the Hot 100 , with the OST making history by placing several songs in the top 10 simultaneously.
  • Fall 2025: “Golden” logs its 8th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
  • Late 2025: The song ties records with 16–19 weeks at No. 1 on global charts.

Bottom Line

  • Highest single‑song peak + sustained Hot 100 dominance in 2025: HUNTR/X (“Golden”).
  • Overall, across years and multiple hits/albums: BTS has been higher on Billboard in terms of total impact and longevity.

If you meant “which one had the bigger No. 1 run on the Hot 100,” that’s HUNTR/X. If you meant “who’s had the bigger Billboard career,” that’s BTS.

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