Felix hits US iTunes top 10

Felix, a member of Stray Kids, reached the U.S. iTunes songs top 10 on Wednesday with his solo single “Slow It Down,” according to chart-tracking sites and a social media post from fan account SKZ Pop Base. SKZ Pop Base said on X on September 2 that Felix had become the first “4th-generation solo idol” to enter the top 10 of the U.S. iTunes Song Chart with the track. Independent chart trackers PopVortex and Soundcharts both showed “Slow It Down” at No. 10 in the United States on Wednesday. Apple Music lists “Slow It Down - Single” as a one-track release dated September 1, 2026. ### Where did the top-10 claim come from? SKZ Pop Base posted the milestone on X on September 2, saying Felix’s “Slow It Down” had entered the U.S. iTunes top 10. The account framed the result as a first for a “4th-generation solo idol,” a label widely used in K-pop fandom to group artists who debuted in the late 2010s and early 2020s. The post itself is the source of that generational framing in this case. (popvortex.com) Soundcharts, which tracks iTunes rankings by market, listed “Slow It Down” at No. 10 on its United States chart for the week of September 2, 2026. PopVortex, another chart-tracking site focused on iTunes, also listed the song at No. 10 on its U.S. top new songs page and said that was the track’s current rank on the iTunes Top 100 Songs Chart. (popvortex.com) ### What exactly is “Slow It Down”? Apple Music’s U.S. listing identifies “Slow It Down - Single” as a release by Felix containing one song with a runtime of two minutes. The Apple page was published on September 1, 2026, according to the listing surfaced in search results. A separate entertainment report published after the release said “Slow It Down” was issued on September 1 at 6 p.m. (soundcharts.com) KST as part of Stray Kids’ SKZ-PLAYER project and said Felix participated in the lyrics and composition. That description could not be independently confirmed from an official JYP Entertainment release in the materials reviewed, but it matches the timing of the Apple Music listing. (music.apple.com) ### Does iTunes top 10 mean the same thing as Apple Music streaming charts? Apple’s own chart pages distinguish between Apple Music streaming charts and song purchase charts available through the iTunes Store. Apple Music’s U.S. “Top 200 Songs” page on Wednesday showed a different top 10 from the iTunes rankings cited by fan accounts and third-party trackers. (kfriday.net) Kworb and Soundcharts both showed “Slow It Down” at No. 10 on the U.S. iTunes chart on Wednesday, while Apple Music’s streaming chart page did not place the song in its top 10. That means the milestone being circulated refers to digital purchase ranking on iTunes, not Apple Music’s U.S. streaming top 10. ### How firm is the “first 4th-generation solo idol” claim? (music.apple.com) The “first 4th-generation solo idol” wording appears in the SKZ Pop Base post and in social media discussion around the chart move. The chart position itself is supported by third-party trackers reviewed Wednesday. The historical “first” claim is harder to verify conclusively because it depends on how “4th generation” is defined and on historical iTunes chart records across solo releases. (kworb.net) What can be verified from Wednesday’s available data is narrower: Felix’s “Slow It Down” was listed at No. 10 on U.S. iTunes by multiple chart trackers, and Apple Music lists the single as a September 1 release. Further confirmation would likely come from Stray Kids’ official channels or additional chart databases as the release cycle continues. (soundcharts.com)