🔥 The List of “Firsts” Part 3
Welcome to Part 3 of BTS’ List of “Firsts”. Without any further delay, let’s begin!

Butter Era

Date: May 21, 2021 (BTS: 7 Years Old)

  • First Act to have 9 songs to reach 100 #1's in iTunes Singles Chart. 
  • First Act to have 2 MVs surpass 100M views within the first 24 hours on YouTube (Dynamite, Butter).
  • First Song by a Korean Act (and Asian Act??) to enter the Global Spotify in 3 different years (BWL in 2019, 2020, 2021).
  • First Group to achieve a PAK for 4 consecutive years (2018 → 2021).
  • First Asian Act to win "Top Selling Song" in BBMAs.
  • First Group & Asian Act to surpass a total of 20 Billion views on YT (across music videos & dance practices).
  • First Group and non-English Act to win "Top Songs Sales Artist" in BBMAs.
  • First Korean Act to go #1 in the Deezer Top Worldwide Chart with Butter.
  • First Song by an international group to be added by every station on the US Pop radio panel in its first week of release.
  • First group in history to have multiple songs achieve more than 100 PAKs on Korean charts (Dynamite, Butter).
  • First Korean Act to debut 3 songs in the Top 10 in the Australian ARIA Singles chart.
  • First Asian Act to get a Platinum in Poland with an album (MOTS: Persona).
  • First song by a Group and Asian Act to debut with more than 50M streams in Spotify Global "Weekly" Chart (Butter with 58.1M streams).
  • First Korean Act to have 2 Top 10s in the German Singles chart.
  • First Korean Act to have 2 Top 10s in Ireland Singles chart.
  • First Korean Act to have 3 Top 10s and 2 Top 3s in the UK Singles Chart.
  • First Korean Group to have 2 Top10s in the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart.
  • First Korean/Asian Act to have a total of 4 songs over 30M streams in the Spotify Global Weekly chart.
  • First Korean Act to have #1 with 2 songs in the UK’s The Official Vodafone Big Top 40.
  • BTS is the first Korean Group to enter the Top 10 of France's Top Singles chart (Butter).
  • First Korean Group to have 2 Top 10s in the Switzerland's Top Singles chart.
  • First song by a Korean Act to enter the Top 5 of the Czech Digital Singles chart (Butter).
  • First Korean Act to have 2 Top 10s in the Czech's Digital Singles chart.
  • First Korean Act to have 3 Top 10s of the Slovakia's Digital Singles chart.
  • First Asian Album to spend 100 weeks in the Billboard 200 (LY: Answer).
  • First Song to spend 9 consecutive months inside Top 10 of Melon Monthly Chart.
  • First Asian Act to have 2 Top 10s in the Argentina Hot 100.
  • First Song by an Asian Act to enter the Top 5 of the Top Singles & Top 10 of the Top Streams in Portugal (Butter).
  • First Song in Billboard Japan’s history to exceed 20M streams in a single week (Butter).
  • First Asian Act to have 4 #1 in Hot 100.
  • First Group to have 3 #1 Debuts in Hot 100.
  • First Group to have 7 #1 in the US Digital Song Sales.
  • First Korean Act to have 2 #1 in the Canadian Digital Song Sales.
  • First group in history to chart 20 cumulative weeks at #1 on Gaon Digital Chart.
  • First Act to surpass 10 billion streams on MelOn.
  • First Asian Act to have 2 #1 in the Digital Song Sales of Euro & Australia.
  • First Korean Group to go #1 in the Digital Song Sales of France and UK.
  • First Korean Act to have 3 #1 in the UWC Top Singles.
  • First Asian Act to go #1 in the PromĂşsica Colombia’s Stream Rankings.
  • First Song by a Korean Group to stay in the Top 10 of the UK Singles for 2 weeks (Butter).
  • First Group to have multiple songs with 200 or more PAKs.
  • First Song by a Korean Act to be certified Platinum in Poland (Dynamite).
  • First Asian song & First song by a Korean Act to spend 300 days in the Spotify Global (BWL).
  • First Song by a Korean Group to go Double Platinum in Italy.