BTS (top) and NCT 127 (Twitter) K-pop boy bands BTS grabbed the top spot and NCT 127 placed sixth in the top 10 physical album sales in the US in 2020. MRC Data, formerly Nielsen Music, released the “Year-End Report: US 2020” that was presented in collaboration with Billboard covering the...
BTS and the cover of their 'Map of the Soul: 7' album. (Big Hit) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed that K-pop superstars BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7” has earned the distinction of being the only pop album that was awarded platinum certification in the US in 2020. In...
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" a novelty Christmas song written by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name of David Seville) is the first Christmas song ever to hit No. 1 in the US chart in 1958. But it was only in 2019 when the second holiday song hit the top of the Billboard chart...
P-pop group SB19 holds its ground among the biggest artists in the world in terms of popularity from social media, YouTube, and streaming sites. US-based music charts site Billboard revealed last week that SB19 has been listed 6th in its Top Social 50 Artists of 2020, joining the likes of...
BTS (Twitter) Billboard has released its annual year-end charts and K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS placed in many rankings including bagging the No. 1 spots. In the overall rankings, BTS grabbed 18th place on the Top Artists for 2020 from 15th in 2019, 8th in 2018 and 10th in 2017. For the...
BTS (Twitter) Grammy nominee BTS’ “Life Goes On” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, the first Korean song to top the chart in 62 years since it began in 1958. The idol group’s “BE (Deluxe Edition)” album brought double treat. “BE” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 and now its...
BTS (Twitter) Grammy-nominated BTS’ “BE (Deluxe Edition)” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200, their second album this year to achieve the feat and fifth overall. According to Billboard, “BE,” released on Nov. 20, has garnered 242,000 equivalent album units earned in the US in the week...
TXT (Twitter) K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER, or TXT’s third mini-album “Minisode1: Blue Hour” debuted on the Billboard 200 chart to set a new personal record. Billboard announced that “Minisode1: Blue Hour” made its entry at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Nov. 21. In...
Far from the star-studded and music-loving crowds this year’s music awards pushed through at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California with American Idol Kelly Clarkson as its host on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Although lacking with an audience inside the venue, Kelly still brought her captivating...
K-pop superstars BTS bagged the Top Social Artist award again at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) held on Oct. 14 (Oct. 15 in the Philippines) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and hosted by Kelly Clarkson. For the fourth straight year, BTS won the fan-voted Top Social Artist award. They...
K-pop supergroup SuperM’s debut studio album “Super One,” released on Sept. 25, debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 for the Oct 10-dated chart. According to Billboard, the album “bows with 104,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 101,000 are from album sales, 3,000 from SEA units...
K-pop idol group BTS’ hit song “Dynamite” has topped the coveted Billboard Hot 100 for the third time as the song stayed on the chart for five consecutive weeks. “Dynamite,” BTS’ first all-English song, was released on Aug. 21 and it debuted on top of Hot 100 for the Sept. 5 chart and...
