K-pop boy band BTS (Bangtan Boys) ranked on Billboard's main albums chart for the fourth consecutive time, setting a record for a South Korean act, the group's management said Thursday.
The seven-member act's latest album "Wings: You Never Walk Alone" hit No. 61 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart to be updated on March 4, according to Big Hit Entertainment.
This marks the group's fourth time on the chart, following "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2" released in December 2015, "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever" in May 2016 and "Wings," which hit the record-high No. 26 in October of the same year.
The album also ranked on other Billboard charts. It snatched the top spot on the Social 50 list and the World Albums charts, ranked No. 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and landed at No. 21 in the Artist 100 chart. Moreover, it also placed high on the Canadian Hot 100.
In Billboard's World Digital Song Chart, four tracks from the album took the top four spots. The lead song "Spring Day" soared to No. 1 and "Not Today" ranked second.
"The feat is truly unprecedented given K-pop's history on Billboard's singles chart," Billboard said in the article announcing that the group ranked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. "BTS' 'Spring Day' is almost all in Korean and had zero promotion in America."
After showcasing the new album on Mnet's music program "M Countdown" on Thursday, the nine-member act will be actively engaged in promotional activities. (Yonhap)