BTS’s ‘Butter’ tops Billboard Hot 100 for 4th straight week
BTS’ latest megahit dance-pop song “Butter” retained the No. 1 position on the Billboard’s main albums chart for the fourth consecutive week in the group’s best record on the chart since its debut.
“”Butter” is officially No. 1 on this week’s Hot 100 chart for a fourth consecutive week. It becomes the group’s longest-leading No. 1 hit, surpassing the three-week run of “Dynamite.”” Billboard said Monday (U.S. time) on its Twitter account.
“Butter” drew 12.5 million U.S. streams and sold 111,400 downloads in the week ending June 17. It also attracted 25.8 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 6 percent) in the week ending June 20,” it added.
The Billboard noted that “Butter” is the 13th single among 54 songs that debuted at No. 1 in its chart history to spend at least the first four weeks at the top spot. It marks the first such record by a group since 1998, when American rock band Aerosmith set the record with “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.”
On a regional level, BTS became the first Asian artist to hit No. 1 for four straight weeks. Previously, Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto held the title with “Sukiyaki” in 1963.
The seven-piece act now has nine Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 records. “Butter” leads the list with four times at No. 1, followed by “Dynamite” with three, as well as “Life Goes On” and “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)” with one each. Last month, BTS became the “first group with a trio of No. 1 entrances” with its songs “Dynamite,” “Life Goes On” and “Butter.”
BTS has been refreshing its list of accolades after becoming the first Korean act to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Dynamite” in 2020. The group’s first English language single also earned its first Grammy nomination.
Later in the year, “Life Goes On,” the main track for its album “BE,” became the first song predominantly sung in Korean to debut at the top spot on the main singles chart.