K-pop superstars BTS’ “Butter” grabbed seventh place on Billboard Hot 100 from fourth last week after spending nine weeks at No. 1 on the chart.
According to Billboard, “Butter” took seventh place on the Aug. 21-dated chart as “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber took the No. 1 spot for the second straight week.
This is the 12th straight week since June 5 that BTS stayed in the top 10 on Hot 100. Of the 12 weeks, “Butter” spent nine weeks at No. 1 while “Permission to Dance” took the No. 1 spot on the July 24-dated chart.
Here are the Hot 100 top 10 rankings of BTS’ “Butter” (and “Permission to Dance”) in the last 12 weeks:
June 5 - No. 1, first week
June 12 - No. 1, second week)
June 19 - No. 1, third week
June 26 - No. 1, fourth week
July 3 - No. 1, fifth week
July 10 - No. 1, sixth week
July 17 - No. 1, seventh week
July 24 - No. 7 / “Permission to Dance” - No. 1
July 31 - No.1, eighth week / “Permission to Dance” - No. 7
Aug. 7 - No. 1, ninth week / “Permission to Dance” - No. 9
Aug. 14 - No. 4
Aug 21 - No. 7
Billboard reported that while “Butter” slid to seventh place this week on Hot 100, it is No. 1 on the “Digital Song Sales for an 11th week (62,900, down 20%).”
Here are the US sales for “Butter”:
June 5 (No. 1, first week) - 242,800
June 12 (No. 1, second week) - 140,200
June 19 (No. 1, third week) - 138,400
June 26 (No. 1, fourth week) - 111,400
July 3 (No. 1, fifth week) - 128,400
July 10 (No. 1, sixth week) - 153,600
July 17 (No. 1, seventh week) -108,800
July 24 (No. 2) - 49,800 - “Permission to Dance” (No. 1)
July 31 (No. 1, eighth week) - 115,600
Aug. 7 (No. 1, ninth week) - 112,900
Aug. 14 (No. 1, 10th week) - 79,200
Aug 21 (No. 1, 11th week) - 62,900
“Butter” still holds the record to date for the most number of weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 this year with nine, eclipsing the record of Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License," which spent eight weeks on top from Jan. 23 to March 13-dated charts.
The Billboard Hot 100 chart is based on US streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales.