BTSâs âButterâ Is The Biggest No. 1 Hit In The History Of Billboardâs Global Chart
With BTS being the biggest band in the world right now, itâs no
surprise that their new single âButterâ arrived toward the top of
charts all around the globe, including on the Billboard Global 200,
where the tune starts at No. 1 this frame. The group has been in this
position before, but theyâve never ruled over Billboardâs weekly
ranking of the most popular songs on the planet with a more powerful
cut. According to
Billboard itself, BTSâs latest No. 1 isnât
just a massive hit, itâs the biggest leader of all time on the chart,
which is still less than one year old. âButterâ opens at No. 1 on the
current Billboard Global 200 with 289.2 million plays on streaming
platforms and just under exactly one quarter of a million (249,000)
copies sold during the tracking week that started on May 21 and
wrapped on May 27. Those figures are both records.
The previous record holder for the largest streaming sum belonged to
BTSâs previous leader âLife Goes On,â which instantly opened at No. 1
on the Billboard Global 200 late last year. The cut was played 152.5
million times on included streaming services. The record for the
biggest sales count was also held by the same band, but with a
different tune. The South Korean septetâs âBlue & Greyâ opened inside
the top 10 with just under 87,000 copies purchased in December.
âButterâ broke the previous streaming best showing almost twice over,
while the band behind the global smash bested their own sales record
almost three times over. Those stats serve to further highlight just
how massively popular BTSâs new single was all around the world.
The track, which so far stands alone, but which may soon be connected
to an EP or album of some kind, is BTSâs fourth to control the
Billboard Global 200, and
it furthers their lead over every other act. So far, just two
other musicians, Ariana Grande and Olivia Rodrigo, have reached the
No. 1 spot more than once.
