In recent days, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, or IFPI, has been under fire for not including ‘SEVEN‘ by BTS‘ Jungkook among the three most successful songs of 2023 after the ranking was officially released.
On social networks, the ranking for the 20 best global singles of last year 2023 of this prestigious Federation was not well received by many netizens and K-Pop fans due to a great hit of the year not being in the first three spots in the chart.
.@IFPI_org's Top 20 Global Singles Chart 2023:
#1. Flowers (2.70B)
#2. Calm Down (1.89B)
#3. Kill Bill (1.84B)
#4. Die For You (1.78B)
#5. As It Was (1.46B)
#6. La Bebe (1.45B)
#7. Cruel Summer (1.39B)
#8. Last Night (1.37B)
#9. Anti-Hero (1.31B)
#10. Seven (1.24B)
#11. I'm Good…— Talk of the Charts (@talkofthecharts) February 26, 2024
It is Jungkook’s song ‘SEVEN’ ft. Latto that marked the start of his solo era, and although it positioned on the 10th place of the ranking, it was not enough for his fans, who evidence the great popularity and impact of this production by the BTS member.
These were some of the comments shared in defense of the idol: “it had huge streams across all platforms and huge sales too so how tf is it 10“, “What formula are they even using bc no matter how I try to reconcile it mentally, SEVEN should be higher“, and “I don’t deny the talent of all the artists that appear on the list, but clearly Jungkook deserved one of the first three places“.
#10: Jung Kook – Seven (feat. Latto)
Released in summer, the debut solo single from @BTS_twt’s Jung Kook featuring rapper @Latto was an instant global hit, debuting at #1 across the globe from US to S. Korea, breaking multiple charts and streaming records.#GlobalSingleChart pic.twitter.com/dpsBtUZFbJ
— IFPI (@IFPI_org) February 26, 2024
