Jungkook of BTS (BTS) is showing his potential as an artist by listing him as the "only" among K-pop solo artists on this year's best song by the U.S. "Billboard."

The list of "The 100 Best Songs of 2023" (The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff Picks) was released on the official website of Billboard, a prominent American music media.


Among them, Jungkook ranked 55th with his solo single "Seven" released in July. In particular, Jungkook was selected as the only K-pop solo artist to confirm the status of a pop star who shook the global music market with "Jungkook Syndrome," and "Seven" boasted the power of a mega hit song.

Billboard said "Seven" was a mega hit on the main single chart "Hot 100," adding, "It even captured the hearts of the most resistant pop fans. We've all been listening to the song 24 hours a day since the release of the lead single for "Golden."


In addition to Billboard, "Seven" was also ranked 99th in the "The 100 Best Songs of 2023" released by the American music media "Rolling Stone."

Earlier, "Seven" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's main single chart "Hot 100" and succeeded in entering the market for 15 weeks, topped the two major global charts "Global (excluding the United States)" for nine consecutive weeks, and ranked No. 1 on "Global 200" for seven consecutive weeks, followed by a long-run chart cut in the top 10 of the two charts for 20 weeks.


Jungkook also topped Billboard's 2023 Global Song of the Summer for 2023 with "Seven" and was honored with the "Top Global K-Pop Song" category at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). In addition, he was named Billboard's 2023 Greatest Pop Stars of 2023: Introduction & Honorable Mentions (Staff List).

"Seven" set an overwhelming new record as the fastest K-pop solo artist to sell more than 1 million units in the U.S. in 2023, and also won platinum certification given to sound sources sold more than 1 million units by the American Recording Industry Association (RIAA).


In addition, "Seven" showed off its super-strong sound source power and popularity by ranking fourth in the "Top Track of 2023" category, where "Spotify" settled the world's most streamed sound source in 2023.

It also surpassed 100 million streams (before filtering) in six days, the fastest period in Spotify's history, and was officially listed on Guinness World Records in the U.K., setting a new world record of 1 billion streams (before filtering) in the shortest period ever. In addition, it has been on the U.K.'s official single chart "Top 100" for 11 weeks.