BTS becomes 1st group to top 10 bil. Spotify streams in single year
K-pop superband BTS has become the first group in the world to accumulate 10 billion streams on Spotify in a single year, the group's label said Friday. While solo acts such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Bad Bunny have achieved the milestone, it marks the first time for a group to top 10 billion streams on Spotify, according to BigHit Music. BTS saw Spotify streams for its songs more than…
BTS, the globally renowned K-pop band, has shattered records by becoming the first musical group to achieve 10 billion streams on Spotify within a single year, according to their label. This monumental feat marks the first time a group has reached this milestone, as solo artists like Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Bad Bunny had previously accomplished it.
BigHit Music, BTS's label, revealed that the band's Spotify streams for their songs more than doubled from 4.5 billion last year, thanks to their fifth studio album, ARIRANG. Released in March, ARIRANG has garnered over 5 billion streams, making it the most-streamed album on Spotify this year. The album's success is attributed to the fact that it is BTS's first full-group project in nearly four years, released after all members completed their mandatory military service and reunited.
ARIRANG achieved an impressive 110 million streams on its release day of March 20 and became the first album from a group to top the Billboard 200, the primary U.S. albums chart, for three consecutive weeks since Mumford & Sons' Babel in 2012.
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