According to Billboard, "Golden" is the first IRL Hot 100 No. 1 by any act with a fictional background, following "We Don't Talk About Bruno" of the Disney animated film Encanto in 2022. Billboard said "Golden" is also the ninth song associated with K-pop to top the Hot 100, and the first by female lead vocalists.

Golden, the breakout song from animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has clinched the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 - bagging yet another record for the Netflix summer flick. The film, about K-pop girl band Huntr/x who uses music to protect humans from demons, has become Netflix's most-watched animated film since its release in June.