BTS Makes History as First Asian Artist to Surpass 15 Billion Streams on Spotify
BTS's achievements seem to be never-ending as their songs continue to receive support from their fans all over the world, particularly on Spotify. And recently, the prominent K-pop boy group has attained a major milestone on the platform.
BTS Reaches More Than 15 Billion Streams on Spotify
According to the global music chart site, "Chart Data," on Feb. 12, BTS has exceeded 15 billion streams on the world's largest streaming service, Spotify. This makes the Big Hit boy band the very first Asian artist to achieve this record, as well as the first Korean act. This accomplishment appears to be the great result of BTS being the second-most and most-streamed K-pop artist on Spotify in the past years.
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Recently, the septet's "Map of the Soul: 7" had an additional 2.5 million streams on the streaming platform. In addition to the group's initial record of 3.7 million streams, their album is now streamed more than five million times.
BTS's Spotify Achievements in 2018-2020
In 2018, the seven-member boy group had the second-highest number of streams on the streaming service. At that time, the K-pop act has an average of close to 11 million monthly listeners and was ranked 211th in the world on Spotify. The group's single "Fake Love" was their most-streamed track in that year with over 175 million plays.
In 2019, BTS successfully topped the list of the most-streamed K-pop artists. According to the streaming platform, more than three billion streams globally were for the Korean boy band sensation alone. And at that time, their worldwide hit "Boy With Luv" featuring Halsey garnered more than 300 million streams, becoming the most-streamed K-pop song that year.
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And last year, the septet has once again become the Korean act with the highest streams on Spotify. The K-pop boy group amassed more than five billion streams, becoming the first Asian artist to obtain the milestone. In particular, BTS had a total of 32 million streams on the streaming service in December alone. "Boy With Luv" once again attained the highest number of plays among the K-pop songs in that year, with 576 million streams.
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And in that year, BTS became the only international act to be included in the top 5 artists on the streaming service in India. Moreover, in 2020, the group's English song "Dynamite" was the most-streamed K-pop song, while "Map of the Soul: 7" was the K-pop album with the highest streams. "Dynamite" even set a new record on Spotify last year, hitting 12.6 million streams in the first 24 hours.
BTS Dominates Spotify's Global Top 50 with All Songs from "BE"
Apart from having the highest streams on Spotify, BTS has also taken over Spotify's chart, particularly on the Global Top 50 in November last year with all their tracks from their new album "BE." A total of seven singles entered the rankings: "Life Goes On" at No. 3, "Fly To My Room" at No. 8, "Blue & Grey" at No. 9, "Telepathy" at No. 10, "Dis-ease" at No. 12, and "Stay" at No. 13.
Congratulations to BTS!
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
