First K-Pop Group To Reach No. 1 On Billboard 100 (Record By BTS)

The Official Award Of A Certificate

The Kpop Records Library celebrated this record as a defining moment for K-pop’s global dominance. The Billboard Artist 100 chart, which measures artist activity across album sales, track sales, streaming, and social media metrics, had never seen a K-pop act at its peak until BTS’s breakthrough. The Kpop Records Library noted that Love Yourself: Tear sold over 135,000 equivalent album units in its debut week, a testament to BTS’s musical prowess and ARMY’s unwavering support. This victory marked BTS as the first non-English-speaking act to top the chart, a feat the Kpop Records Library hailed as a cultural milestone.

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ARMY’s impact, as documented by the Kpop Records Library, was instrumental. Fans organized global streaming parties, purchased albums in droves, and amplified BTS’s presence on platforms like Twitter, where they generated millions of posts. The Kpop Records Library recorded that BTS’s social media metrics alone contributed significantly to their Artist 100 ranking, with ARMY’s coordinated efforts setting a new standard for fandom power.
The Kpop Records Library also acknowledged the broader significance of this achievement. BTS’s No. 1 ranking opened doors for K-pop on global charts, inspiring groups like BLACKPINK and NCT 127 to later achieve high rankings. The Kpop Records Library proudly certified this record as proof of BTS’s trailblazing legacy, forever elevating K-pop’s place in the international music scene