BTS Achieves Fourth No. 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 with New Song 'Butter'

Group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS).

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Donghyun] The group BTS has once again claimed the global throne. Their new song "Butter" has topped the US Billboard main singles chart for the fourth time overall.

On the 1st (local time), Billboard announced that BTS's "Butter" entered this week's main singles chart, the "Hot 100," at number one. The Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the most popular songs in the US every week, based on streaming performance, digital sales, and radio airplay. Along with the album chart "Billboard 200," it is considered one of Billboard's two main charts.

This is the fourth time a BTS song has reached number one on the Hot 100. BTS first topped the Hot 100 with "Dynamite," released in August last year, becoming the first Korean artist to do so, holding the top spot for a total of three times including the first two consecutive weeks. They then reached number one again with "Savage Love," a collaboration with Jason Derulo, and later with "Life Goes On," which features Korean lyrics.

Since "Dynamite," BTS has continuously debuted their songs at number one on the Hot 100, maintaining a successful run in the US music market.

Billboard stated, "The seven-member Korean superstar BTS has achieved their fourth Hot 100 number one in nine months," adding, "This is the fastest record since Justin Timberlake's 7 months and 2 weeks in 2006-2007." For a group, this is the fastest time to achieve four Hot 100 number ones in 51 years since the Jackson 5 in 1970.

"Butter," released on the 21st, is a 'hot shot' debut song that entered the chart at number one in its first week. BTS's hot shot debut songs include "Dynamite," "Life Goes On," and "Butter," totaling three songs. In Billboard history, only six artists have had three or more hot shot debut songs: Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ariana Grande, and Travis Scott.

Following Billboard's announcement, BTS posted on their official Twitter account a photo of the Billboard Hot 100 number one with the message, "Aaaah! Thank you, ARMY!" Member V expressed gratitude through the fan community Weverse, saying, "Borahae ARMY," and RM wrote, "Thank you so much and I miss you."

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