K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS’ “Butter” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and set a new 2021 record on the chart.
According to Billboard, “Butter” is No. 1 on Hot 100 on the Aug. 7-dated chart, its ninth week at No. 1 since it debuted on top last June 5.
Its reign on the Hot 100 was cut when BTS’ own song “Permission to Dance” debuted at No. 1 on the July 24 chart but the song came back to the top last week.
“Butter” now surpassed the record of Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License," which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 from January to March this year, according to Billboard.
The Billboard Hot 100 is based on US streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales.
For the Aug. 7-dated chart, BTS’ “Butter” garnered 30.5 million radio airplay audience impressions as of July 29, a decrease of 1 percent from last week’s 30.7 million; and 8.1 million US streams, down by eight percent from last week’s 8.8 million US streams. "Butter" sold 112,900, a decrease of two percent from last week’s 115,600.
“Butter” is also No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart for nine weeks. “Permission to Dance,” on the other hand, is No. 9 this week from No. 7 last week on the Hot 100.
Through “Butter” and “Permission to Dance,” BTS have reigned on top of the Hot 100 chart for 10 straight weeks from the June 5-dated chart to Aug. 7.
“HOT 100 brimming with BTS music for 10 straight weeks,” according to a tweet from BTS’ Twitter account about the Hot 100 run.
Last week, when “Butter” came back to No. 1 and replaced “Permission to Dance” on the Hot 100, Billboard said, “BTS is the first act to displace itself at No. 1 with a new leader and then send the previous No. 1 back to the summit with no other acts holding the top spot in between.”
Here are the US streams for “Butter” since its No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 chart:
Aug. 7 chart (ninth week) - 8.1 million US streams
July 31 chart (eighth week) - 8.8 million
July 24 chart (No. 7 on Hot 100) - 11.2 million
July 17 chart (seventh week) - 10.8 million
July 10 chart (sixth week) - 11 million
July 3 chart (fifth week) - 12.4 million
June 26 (fourth week) - 12.5 million
June 19 (third week) - 15.4 million
June 12 (second week) - 34.5 million
June 5 (first week) - 32.3 million
Here are the US sales for “Butter”:
Aug. 7 (ninth week) - 112,900
July 31 (eighth week) - 115,600
July 24 (No. 7 on Hot 100) - 49,800
July 17 chart (seventh week) -108,800
July 10 chart (sixth week) - 153,600
July 3 chart (fifth week) - 128,400
June 26 (fourth week) - 111,400
June 19 (third week) - 138,400
June 12 (second week) - 140,200
June 5 (first week) - 242,800
US radio airplay audience impressions for “Butter”:
Aug. 7 (ninth week) - 30.5 million radio airplay audience impressions
July 31 (eighth week) - 30.7 million
July 24 (No. 7 on Hot 100) - 29.7 million
July 17 chart (seventh week) - 29.1 million
July 10 chart (sixth week) - 28.3 million
July 3 chart (fifth week) - 27.6 million
June 26 (fourth week) - 25.8 million
June 19 (third week) - 24.6 million
June 12 (second week) - 22.4 million
June 5 (first week) - 18.1 million