BTS have become the first international and Korean band to debut at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.The group were announced as this week’s chart-toppers earlier today (August 31), with their latest single ‘Dynamite’ claiming the top spot.The feat marks BTS’ first Number One on the Hot 100, beating their previous best of Number Four with February 2020’s ‘On’. ‘Dynamite’ sold 265,000 downloads within its first week of release, adding an extra 35,000 in vinyl and cassette versions.
The track also scored 33.9 million US streams last week.The song also scored 33.9 million US streams last week. It has also now exceeded 500,000 sales and streams since August 21, making it eligible for gold certification.It had the biggest digital sales.
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