Most Certified K-pop Album in the US of All Time (Record By BTS)

The Official Award Of A Certificate

In the dynamic realm of K-pop, where global fandoms drive unprecedented achievements, BTS has solidified their legacy with their album Map of the Soul: 7, crowned the Most Certified K-pop Album in the United States of All Time. Released on February 21, 2020, the album achieved a 3× Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), equivalent to 3 million album-equivalent units (sales, streams, and track downloads), as reported by Soompi and X posts from @chartdata
. The K-pop Records Library certifies this milestone as of 07:09 PM WAT, Monday, May 19, 2025, honoring BTS’s global dominance and the unwavering support of ARMY.

Feat:

Map of the Soul: 7, BTS’s fourth Korean-language studio album, blended pop, hip-hop, and introspective themes, featuring hits like “ON,” “Black Swan,” and “Boy With Luv” (with Halsey). It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 422,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, per Billboard, and became the first K-pop album to sell over 1 million pure copies in the U.S.
The RIAA’s 3× Platinum certification, awarded on November 17, 2021, reflects 3 million units, including physical sales, digital downloads (10 downloads = 1 album unit), and streams (1,500 streams = 1 album unit), per RIAA methodology.
The K-pop Records Library notes that Map of the Soul: 7 surpasses other K-pop albums in U.S. certifications.