“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters leads the Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth week, the longest run for a film song since “See You Again” from Furious 7 topped the chart for 12 weeks a decade ago. So you might think “Golden” is a cinch to land an Oscar nomination for best original song.

It certainly could be nominated, but its chart success provides no guarantee. Of the 14 film songs that have topped the Hot 100 since 2000, just four were nominated for best original song at the Oscars. Even “See You Again” failed to land a nomination. The soothing tone of the song helped fans mourn the loss of Paul Walker, one of the stars of the franchise, who had died in a 2013 car crash. Given the magnitude of the hit, and the song’s touching backstory, you might reasonably have expected it to be nominate

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