In a recent one-week period, songs by The Beatles were streamed 550,485,535 times compared to 1.42 million streams for BTS. While this shows BTS are bigger today, it also indicates The Beatles continue to enjoy enduring popularity despite not releasing any new music since breaking up in 1970.
BTS has achieved yet another milestone by surpassing The Beatles and The Supremes in a prestigious chart achievement. The K-Pop icons have now secured a place in the music history books by being the only group to have three No.
In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania. I've long been hesitant to write about BTS.
In 2019, BTS became the first group since The Beatles to earn three No. 1 albums on the “Billboard 200 Chart” in less than a year, a record held by The Beatles for 22 years.
Which Is More Popular Bts Or Blackpink? In 2022, the year 2022, Black Pink is ranked as the best K-pop singer in the world, over BTS. The video network Blackpink has more subscribers than BTS' 38.6 million, which has more social media followers than BTS' 51.3 million.
In terms of accolades, BTS have a long way to go to be compared to The Beatles. The British band had 21 songs that topped the Billboard Chart, far outstripping BTS so far. It should be noted, however, that The Beatles achieved this over their 10 active years as a group after starting out performing in small venues.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
However, the authors also compiled detailed statistics for special categories including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. On that list, Elvis Presley outranks The Beatles in terms of “significance” (Presley's ranking is 7.116 and The Beatles ranking is 6.707).
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Many have dubbed the Korean septet as the next Beatles. The members of the band have recognized this as an honor. But they have also shared thoughts on how they're nothing like the Beatles — like RM did in their recent interview for WSJ Magazine where they won the award for 2020 Music Innovator.
In the first half of the year, the K-Pop boyband BTS sold more albums than popular U.S. artists like Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift. The band had seven No. 1 hits on the World Digital Song Sales ranking, Forbes reported on November 10.
1 albums on the “Billboard 200 Chart” in less than a year. The Beatles set their 22-year record with Anthology 1, Anthology 2, and Anthology 3. BTS broke The Beatles' record in just under 11 months with MAP OF THE SOUL: Persona, LOVE YOUSELF: Tear, and LOVE YOURSELF: Answer.
Drake has officially broken The Beatles' Billboard Hot 100 record, which they held for 55 years. The Canadian rapper now has more songs on the top five hits in Hot 100 history than any other artist thanks to his recent collaboration with DJ Khaled and Lil Baby on the hit "Staying Alive." The song debuted at No.
THE MONKEES OUTSOLD THE BEATLES AND THE ROLLING STONES IN 1967. Yes, you read that correctly.
Elvis Presley tops the chart with combined sales of over 21.7 million singles.
Many celebrities have shown their liking towards BTS. These include Taylor Swift, Charlie Puth, Lizzo, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Laura Marano, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Jade Thirlwall, Charlie XCX, Jimmy Fallon, Lily Singh, James Corden, and DNCE, especially Joe Jonas.
J-Hope mentioned that he likes A$AP Rocky, A$AP Mob, and Will Ferrell. RM expressed that Drake is his favorite at the moment. Jin mentioned that he loves Shawn Mendes, and expressed his hopes to collaborate with him someday. Suga named no one but BTS as his favorite musician of all time!
He then added: “I have met Elvis Presley, who was darn cool. This was pre-Las Vegas and the rhinestone suits. This was when he was in Beverly Hills, so he was really cool!” McCartney said if he “had to choose” a number one coolest person he met, he'd “have to go with my wife Nancy,” with Elvis coming in a close second.
Since their debut in 2013, BTS has become the epitome of pop music phenomenon. They've been nominated for two GRAMMYs, they've charted four number 1 albums faster than any group since the Beatles, and have broken 25 Guinness World Records.
The Bangtan Boys, aka BTS, rank at number two in the Top 20 Global Artist Chart for 2022. Earlier, they set a new record by ruling the chart for two consecutive years, and this year marks their fifth appearance in the IFPI Global Ranking Chart. However, this time they are only second to Taylor Swift.
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