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BTS earned their fifth No.1 on Billboard 200 this week with their new album “BE.” According to the Billboard website and Nielsen Music/ MRC Data, “BE,” which was released Nov. 20, arrived with 242,000 equivalent album units earned in the US in the week ending Nov. 26. “BE” is BTS’ second chart topper of 2020, following their “Map of the Soul: 7” album, which debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 7.

“BE” is the 11th mostly non-English album to hit No. 1. Of the 11 albums that were recorded mostly in a language other than English, five have been by BTS. Also, “BE” has recently garnered the group its first Grammy Award nomination for best pop duo/group performance.

BTS has previously topped No. 1 on Billboard 200 with albums “Love Yourself: Tear” and “Love Yourself:

Answer” in 2018 and “Map of the Soul: Persona” in 2019.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the US based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Fans took to Twitter to congratulate the group for topping the chart for the fifth time via the hashtag #Billboard200. @leys_ash tweeted: “Congratulations to BTS’ ‘Be’ debuts at No. 1 on the #Billboard200 albums chart @BTS_twt #BTS_BE.”

@SaraxBTS7 tweeted: “@BTS_twt LEGENDS. Congratulations, KINGS! #Billboard200 #BTS_BE.”

@rmnewsdata tweeted: “Congratulations @BTS_twt for topping the #Billboard200 chart. Manifesting the #1 for the #Hot100 later.” @TaekookChart tweeted: “Congratulations @BTS_twt on their fifth consecutive #1 album debut on #Billboard200 with their album #BTS_BE!”