BTS 'Butter' Reclaims Billboard Hot 100 No.1 Spot After One Month

Group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS).

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The group BTS reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard main singles chart 'Hot 100' with their hit song 'Butter,' marking their 10th time at the top.

According to the latest chart (dated September 11) released by the U.S. music media Billboard on the 7th (local time), BTS took the No. 1 position on the 'Hot 100' with 'Butter.' BTS expressed on their official Twitter account, "‘Butter’ has returned to No. 1, filled with the love from ARMY (fan club)," and added, "Thank you for sending unwavering purple (BTS's symbolic color) hearts for 15 weeks straight."

'Butter' debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 5 and held the top spot for seven consecutive weeks. On the chart dated July 24, it lost the No. 1 position to 'Permission to Dance.' After regaining No. 1 for two consecutive weeks on the charts dated July 31 and August 7, it stepped down from the top but has now reclaimed the No. 1 spot. This marks the 10th time 'Butter' has reached No. 1 on the 'Hot 100.'

Billboard explained on its official website, "BTS's 'Butter' has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 'Hot 100,' totaling 10 weeks at the top," and added, "'Butter' is the 40th single in Billboard's 63-year history to spend 10 or more weeks at No. 1. This is the first since Roddy Ricch's 'The Box,' which topped the 'Hot 100' 11 times from January to March last year."

Quoting Nielsen Music data, Billboard emphasized, "'Butter' recorded 12.2 million radio audience impressions in the weekly tally ending on the 2nd," and noted, "In the U.S., streaming counts reached 10.7 million, and downloads totaled 143,000."

BTS not only topped the 'Hot 100' chart this time but also claimed No. 1 on the latest 'Song of the Summer' and 'Digital Song Sales' charts. Notably, on the annual summer 'Song of the Summer' chart, 'Butter' held the No. 1 position for 12 consecutive weeks from the start date of June 26 to the end date of September 11, earning the title of this year’s 'Song of the Summer.'

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