KPop Demon Hunters is officially in legendary company. The Netflix animated film just became the first soundtrack since 1997 to rank three Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, ending a 28-year drought of soundtracks without multiple smashes.
Its chart-topping anthem “Golden” by HUNTR/X and Saja Boys’ tunes “Your Idol” and “Soda Pop” prove that soundtracks can dominate playlists and charts alike. But KPop Demon Hunters isn’t alone! History is packed with iconic songs that turned movies into music powerhouses. Let’s run through some of the biggest soundtracks that scored three or more Hot 100 top 10s:
1. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 (24 weeks)
- Bee Gees, “Night Fever” — No. 1 (eight weeks)
- Bee Gees, “Stayin’ Alive” — No. 1 (four weeks)
- Bee Gees, “How Deep Is Your Love” — No. 1 (three weeks)
- Yvonne Elliman, “If I Can’t Have You” — No. 1 (one week)
2. Grease (1978)
- Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 (12 weeks)
- Frankie Valli, “Grease” — No. 1 (two weeks)
- John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, “You’re the One That I Want” — No. 1 (one week)
- Olivia Newton-John, “Hopelessly Devoted to You” — No. 3
- Cast, “Summer Nights” — No. 5
3. Purple Rain (1984)
- Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 (24 weeks)
- Prince, “When Doves Cry” — No. 1 (five weeks)
- Prince & The Revolution, “Let’s Go Crazy” — No. 1 (two weeks)
- Prince & The Revolution, “Purple Rain” — No. 2
- Prince & The Revolution, “I Would Die 4 U” — No. 8
4. The Bodyguard (1992)
- Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 (20 weeks)
- Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You” — No. 1 (14 weeks)
- Whitney Houston, “I’m Every Woman” — No. 4
- Whitney Houston, “I Have Nothing” — No. 4
5. Waiting To Exhale (1995)
- Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 (five weeks)
- Whitney Houston, “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” — No. 1 (one week)
- Toni Braxton, “Let It Flow” — No. 1 (one week, as B-side)
- Mary J. Blige, “Not Gon’ Cry” — No. 2
- Brandy, “Sittin’ Up in My Room” — No. 2
- Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans, “Count on Me” — No. 8
6. KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
- Billboard 200 peak: No. 2 (July 19, 2025)
- HUNTR/X, “Golden” — No. 1 (one week)
- Saja Boys, “Your Idol” — No. 4
- Saja Boys, “Soda Pop” — No. 10
