KATSEYE’s ‘Animal’ Rises to No. 30 on Billboard Hot 100
Published August 18, 2026 10:03 PM
Sharon Jung
Courtesy of HYBE
KATSEYE’s “Animal” has moved up on the Billboard Hot 100 as the group begins promotions for its third EP, “WILD.”
According to Billboard’s chart dated Aug. 22, “Animal” ranked No. 30 on the Hot 100, rising five places from the previous week.
The song debuted at No. 24 on the chart dated Aug. 8, marking KATSEYE’s highest Hot 100 debut. It has now remained on the chart for three consecutive weeks.
“Animal” also ranked No. 24 on the Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays across major U.S. pop radio stations.
On Billboard’s global charts, the song placed No. 16 on the Global 200 and No. 19 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.
Released in advance on July 24, “Animal” appears on KATSEYE’s third EP, “WILD,” which arrived on Aug. 14. The standard edition contains five tracks: “Pinky Up,” “Animal,” “Hootie Frutti,” “Bel Air” and “That Way.”
The group’s Spotify monthly listeners increased from 35,116,395 to 37,052,272, a rise of 1,935,877. The figure approached KATSEYE’s previous peak of approximately 37.4 million, recorded in January.
Title track “Hootie Frutti” debuted at No. 6 on Spotify’s U.S. Daily Top Songs chart and No. 12 on the global chart on its release day. The EP’s other four tracks also entered both the U.S. and global rankings.
Given the Aug. 14 release date, “WILD” is expected to register its first Billboard album chart result on the following week’s rankings.
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Track Logs Third Consecutive Week as Spotify Monthly Listeners Pass 37 MillionCourtesy of HYBE
KATSEYE’s “Animal” has moved up on the Billboard Hot 100 as the group begins promotions for its third EP, “WILD.”
According to Billboard’s chart dated Aug. 22, “Animal” ranked No. 30 on the Hot 100, rising five places from the previous week.
The song debuted at No. 24 on the chart dated Aug. 8, marking KATSEYE’s highest Hot 100 debut. It has now remained on the chart for three consecutive weeks.
“Animal” also ranked No. 24 on the Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays across major U.S. pop radio stations.
On Billboard’s global charts, the song placed No. 16 on the Global 200 and No. 19 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.
Released in advance on July 24, “Animal” appears on KATSEYE’s third EP, “WILD,” which arrived on Aug. 14. The standard edition contains five tracks: “Pinky Up,” “Animal,” “Hootie Frutti,” “Bel Air” and “That Way.”
The group’s Spotify monthly listeners increased from 35,116,395 to 37,052,272, a rise of 1,935,877. The figure approached KATSEYE’s previous peak of approximately 37.4 million, recorded in January.
Title track “Hootie Frutti” debuted at No. 6 on Spotify’s U.S. Daily Top Songs chart and No. 12 on the global chart on its release day. The EP’s other four tracks also entered both the U.S. and global rankings.
Given the Aug. 14 release date, “WILD” is expected to register its first Billboard album chart result on the following week’s rankings.
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