V’s Achievements

iTunes

  1. “Sweet Night”, “Like Crazy”, “Closer Than This”, “With You”, “SGMB”, “Who” and “Filter” tie for the most #1’s in history on the iTunes Singles Chart with 119 countries.
  1. “Layover” and “D-2” tie as the album with the 3rd most #1's for an Asian Act with #1 in 110 countries in iTunes (after mono and Hope World).
  1. “Layover” is the 3rd album by an Asian Act to reach 110 #1’s after mono and Hope World.
  1. “Sweet Night” is the First Song in history to get an All-Kill on the iTunes Singles (#1 in 119 countries).
  1. Sweet Night is the 2nd song after “Your Eyes Tell” for an Asian Act (#1 for an Asian soloist) to top the iTunes Singles Chart in the 8 major music markets around the world (China and SK don’t have iTunes). [Source]
  1. Taehyung is the first Asian Soloist to top the iTunes Singles Chart in 8 major music markets around the world with 2 songs (Sweet Night and Christmas Tree).
  1. V is the overall Soloist with the 3rd most songs having +100 #1's on iTunes (7 under official credits).
  1. Taehyung is the 3rd Soloist to have 6 → 7 songs having over 100 #1's on iTunes (under official credits) after JK and Jimin.
  1. Taehyung is the First Solo Artist to have 2 songs with #1 in 100 countries in iTunes (Sweet Night and Inner Child). [Source] (if we count his BTS Solo Work)
  1. Taehyung is the 3rd artist after Adele and BTS (first for a Male Soloist) to surpass #1 in 100 countries in iTunes Singles chart with their singles. [Source]
  1. V is the 4th Asian Soloist (after RM, J-Hope and Agust D) to have an album reach #1 in 100 countries in iTunes with “Layover”. [Source]
  1. Taehyung is the 4th Korean Artist and 3rd K-Soloist to enter the US iTunes Singles Top 10 with Singularity (peaked at #4). [Source]
  1. Stigma is one of the 4 BTS solo songs to first debut in the WW iTunes chart in 2016 (#176). [Source]
  1. Song Peaks in the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart: It’s Definitely You #85, Stigma #27, Intro: Singularity #6, Singularity #27, Inner Child #7, Sweet Night #1, Christmas Tree #1, Rainy Days #1, Love Me Again #2, Winter Bear #1, Snow Flower #2, Scenery #3, Slow Dancing #1, For Us #3, Blue #4, wherever u r #1, FRI(END)S #1
  1. V and RM tie as the Asian Soloists having the 4th most #1 hits (6) on US iTunes Singles.
  1. Entries in the US iTunes Singles Top 10 so far (Singularity: #4, Sweet Night: #1, Sweet Night Instru.: #9, Inner Child: #1, Christmas Tree: #1, Christmas Tree Instru.: #2, Rainy Days #1, Love Me Again #2, Slow Dancing #1, Slow Dancing Piano Ver. #2, Wherever U R #1, FRI(END)S #1, FRI(END)S Slowed Down #4, FRI(END)S Instrumental #5, FRI(END)S Sped Up #6).
  1. V is the first K-Soloist to have two songs go #1 in the US iTunes Singles Chart with Sweet Night and Inner Child.
  1. Taehyung is the 2nd K-Soloist after Psy to get #1 in the UK iTunes Singles Chart with Sweet Night. [Source]
  1. Taehyung is the first K-Soloist to get #1 with 2 songs in UK iTunes Singles Chart (Sweet Night and Christmas Tree).
  1. V is the K-Soloist with the 3rd most songs to hit #1 (7) on the UK iTunes Singles: Sweet Night, Christmas Tree, Rainy Days, Slow Dancing, Wherever U R, FRI(END)S, Love Me Again.
  1. V is the 4th Korean Soloist to go #1 in the UK iTunes Albums Chart with “Layover”.
  1. "Sweet Night" is the first Korean OST to chart at #1 in the US iTunes Singles. [Source] [Source]
  1. Sweet Night is the 5th song by a K-Soloist (Taehyung) to get #1 in the US iTunes Singles. [Source]
  1. V is the 2nd K-Soloist after J-Hope to straight debut at #1 in the US iTunes Singles with “Sweet Night”.
  1. Sweet Night has the most #1 for an Asian OST song on iTunes.
  1. Sweet Night is the first Asian OST to get #1 in the WW iTunes Song Chart (#1 for 2 days). [Source]
  1. Sweet Night is the longest charting #1 song for a Korean OST and the 2nd longest charting for a K-Soloist in iTunes US Singles (#1 for 6 days) (Psy had #1 for >9 days). [Source]
  1. Inner Child got #1 in 100 countries in iTunes.
  1. V is the 2nd K-Soloist (after Yoongi) to have 3 songs go #1 in the US iTunes Singles Chart (Sweet Night, Inner Child and Christmas Tree). (if we count his BTS Solo Work)
  1. Christmas Tree stayed at #1 for 4 days in the WW iTunes Singles Chart. [Source]
  1. Jimin and V tie as the K-Soloist with the 2nd most #1’s on the iTunes Japan Singles Chart (10).
  1. "Christmas Tree" sets the record for the longest-running Korean song at #1 on Japan's iTunes Singles Chart (over 76 hours). [Source] [Source]
  1. “Rainy Days” spent 6 Days at #1 in the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. [Source]
  1. Slow Dancing spent #1 for 8 Days in the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. [Source]
  1. “Layover” ties with "Hope World" as the 4th longest #1 charting album by a K-Soloist on the iTunes Albums WW (6 days at #1).
  1. “FRI(END)S” spent #1 for 6 Days in the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. [Source]
  1. Stigma has #1 in 50 countries in iTunes.
  1. Singularity has #1 in 49 countries in iTunes.
  1. Christmas Tree has #1 in 100 countries in iTunes.
  1. "Rainy Days" has #1 in 100 countries in iTunes.
  1. "Slow Dancing" has #1 in 100 countries in iTunes. 
  1. "wherever u r" reached #1 in 100 countries in iTunes. 
  1. "wherever u r” spent #1 for 5 Days in the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. [Source]
  1. “FRI(END)S” has #1 in 100 countries in iTunes.
  1. “Love Me Again” has #1 in 101 countries i iTunes.

Apple Music

  • Albums
  1. Layover charted at #3 in the WW Apple Music Albums Chart. [Source]