BTS Jin's 'Don't Say You Love Me' hits 1 billion Spotify streams, joins Billions Club
Jin's title track from his second solo mini album 'Echo' crossed 1 billion Spotify streams on August 18, roughly 1 year and 3 months after release.
1 billion streams, 1 year and 3 months in
Jin's solo track Don't Say You Love Me hit 1 billion cumulative Spotify streams on August 18, earning him a spot in Spotify's Billions Club. The title track of his second solo mini album Echo dropped May 16, 2025—it took approximately 1 year and 3 months to reach the milestone. His personal Spotify follower count has also crossed 10 million.
The launch numbers were strong. Don't Say You Love Me reached #1 on the Spotify Global Chart dated May 25, 2025. It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at #90 on May 31, 2025. Echo landed at #3 on the Billboard 200 that same chart date.
Still charting, still winning
Japan's numbers tell their own story. The song ranked 63rd on the Japan Billboard 2026 first-half year-end single comprehensive Hot 100. Jin became the highest-ranked K-pop solo artist on that chart and the only K-pop solo act to appear on it at all. He won "Best of Listeners' Choice: Overseas Song" at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN on June 13.
In Mexico, Don't Say You Love Me logged a cumulative 30 weeks at #1 on House Radio's Ranking House chart. The September 12 chart marked the latest #1. The song has held top positions on that radio chart for over a year since release. House Radio named Jin its "2025 K-POP Artist" for the second consecutive year and designated Don't Say You Love Me as its "2025 K-POP Song."
At the 2026 SEC Awards in Brazil, Jin swept three categories: International Male Artist of the Year (Artista Masculino Internacional do Ano), Asian Artist of the Year (Artista Asiático do Ano), and International Music of the Year (Música Internacional do Ano) for Don't Say You Love Me.
(A solo track racking up awards across Japan, Mexico, and Brazil in the same cycle is not a common occurrence.)
Jin is currently on the road with BTS as part of BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'.
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