BTS set a great record by occupying the top spot on the US Billboard’s main singles chart ‘Hot 100’ for 4 weeks in a row.
On June 21st, US Billboard announced that BTS reached the top of the ‘Hot 100’ on the latest Billboard chart. It is with the digital single ‘Butter’ released on May 21st.
‘Butter’ went straight to the number one spot on the ‘Hot 100’ chart (as of June 5) in the first week of its entry. Then, it maintained the top position for 4 weeks in a row, taking 1st place until the latest chart.
BTS’s first-place record in the ‘Hot 100’ is their ninth overall. They dominated the history of ‘Hot 100’ for the first time as a Korean singer. The songs that topped the ‘Hot 100’ includes ‘Dynamite’ (3 times) released in August 2020, the remix version of ‘Savage Love’ (1 time), the title track of the album ‘BE’ ‘Life Goes On’ (1 time), and ‘Butter’ (4 times). With ‘Butter,’ BTS broke its own record of being No. 1 in the ‘Hot 100’ 4 times.
According to Billboard, ‘Butter’ is the 13th song out of 54 songs that went straight to number one in the first week of entry. Then, it topped the chart for four weeks in a row. So, this is the first record since Aerosmith in 1998 and the first in the 21st century.
Also, citing MRC data, Billboard explained, “Butter’s weekly tally until June 20 shows 25.8 million listeners. It goes up 6% from the previous weekly tally.”
Starting with ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Savage Love’ remix version, ‘Life Goes On,’ and ‘Butter,’ BTS continued its record march to the top of the ‘Hot 100′ list. They are only showing off their status as a ’21st-century pop icon.’
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