BTS’ Jimin debuts at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Like Crazy’

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Jimin, also a member a boyband BTS, has achieved his first Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper with ‘Like Crazy’.‘Like Crazy’ made its debut at the top of the Hot 100 for the chart dated April 8, 2023, knocking Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Flowers’ off the top spot.

The single is the first Hot 100 chart-topper by a South Korean solo artist, besting PSY who peaked at Number Two in 2012 with ‘Gangnam Style’.‘Like Crazy’ is also Jimin’s seventh time at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, having previously topped the chart with K-pop boyband BTS six times from 2020 to 2021.

The group’s last chart-topper was ‘My Universe’, their collaboration with British band Coldplay.The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated April 8, 2023)— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) April 3, 2023According to Billboard, the red-hot start for ‘Like Crazy”s on the chart was “largely driven by sales”, having sold over 250,000 song downloads.

The track also drew 10million stream, with an additional 64,000 radio airplay audio impressions.Aside from the Billboard Hot 100, Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ has also become a Top 10 hit in the UK, debuting at Number Eight on the Official UK Singles Chart.‘Like Crazy’ is the second single from Jimin’s debut solo album ‘FACE’, which was released on March 24.