BTS becomes the first Korean act to reach #1 on Billboard's 'Hot 100'

 

BTS makes history, becomes the first Korean artist to reach #1 on Billboard's 'Hot 100'

Billboard announced on August 31st, that BTS made their grand entrance to the hot 100 charts as number 1 with their first English single "Dynamite".

This is the first time in history that a Korean artist hit number 1 on this chart. The highest record yet previous to this by a Korean artist was Psy with "Gangnam Style" at rank number 2 for seven weeks. However, there hasn't been a Korean artist to reach the highest rank of number 1.

BTS's previous peak on the 'Hot 100' was at number 4 with their song "ON", which was released this February.