K-Pop boy band BTS has reached 104 #1’s on iTunes, beating Adele’s 5-year record of 102 #1’s! To emphasize how big of a deal this is, they did it with a song that’s been released in less than a year.
#BTS’s #BlackSwan Goes To No. 1 in 104 Countries, The Most #1s For A Song In The History Of ITunes, Smashing Adele's 5-Year Record Of 102 #1s With "Hello"! ??????????????1??0??4??????? @BTS_twt https://t.co/F279sGZBUN pic.twitter.com/NXocq7wHNf
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) July 6, 2020
‘Black Swan’ is a song from their latest album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ and the band’s first song to achieve such a milestone.
And it doesn’t end there. Taehyung, who goes by the stage name ‘V’, surpassed Adele and his own band’s record with a whopping 105 #1’s on iTunes.
V's "Sweet Night" has now reached #1 on iTunes in more countries than any other song in history, passing @BTS_twt's "Black Swan".
— chart data (@chartdata) July 8, 2020
V’s ‘Sweet Night’ is his self-composed song for the K-Drama “Itaewon Class” released on March 13.
The only competition for BTS now is BTS themselves!