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\n\tThough he missed out on top spot, thanks to the juggernauts that are Taylor Swift and Oasis, Jung Kook<\/a> stakes a claim to U.K. chart history with Golden <\/em>(via BigHit Entertainment). <\/p>\n \n\tThe BTS<\/a> star\u2019s solo debut album bowed at No. 3<\/a> on the Official U.K. Albums Chart last Friday, Nov. 10, behind Taylor Swift\u2019s 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em> (via EMI) and Oasis\u2019 The Masterplan<\/em> (Big Brother), respectively. <\/p>\n \n\tWith that solid start, Golden <\/em>becomes the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist, including the cuts by his BTS bandmates, the Official Charts Company confirms.<\/p>\n \n\tGolden <\/em>shines with four U.K. top 10 singles \u2013 \u201cSeven\u201d featuring Latto (No. 3 peak), \u201c3D\u201d with Jack Harlow (No. 5), \u201cToo Much\u201d with The Kid Laroi and Central Cee (No. 10) and the latest release, \u201cStanding Next to You,\u201d which opens its account at No. 6 on the national singles chart, also published Friday. <\/p>\n \n\tThat\u2019s four U.K. top tier tracks in just four months, extending Jung Kook\u2019s record as the Korean solo artist with the most U.K. top 10 singles. <\/p>\n \n\tAs a member of the all-conquering BTS, Jung Kook has five U.K. top 10 albums, including two leaders (2019\u2019s Map of the Soul: Persona<\/em> and 2020\u2019s Map of the Soul: 7<\/em>), and four top 10 singles (2020\u2019s \u201cDynamite\u201d and \u201cLife Goes On\u201d; and 2021\u2019s \u201cButter\u201d and Coldplay collaboration \u201cMy Universe\u201d). <\/p>\n \n\tJung Kook goes one better on Australia\u2019s albums chart,<\/a> where Golden <\/em>(via ING\/Universal) drops in at No. 2, behind Swift\u2019s latest release. That result matches the record for the highest solo debut LP from a Korean artist in the land Down Under, matching the effort from his BTS bandmate Suga (aka Agust D), who entered at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart with his 2000 D-2<\/em> mixtape.<\/p>\n