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It’s been more than a year and a half since BTS last released a collection of all new material, but that fact hasn’t kept the South Korean boy band from reaching the top of the U.S. albums chart. The septet is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their latest release, Proof, which debuts in first place with one of the largest opening frames of the year.
Proof arrives atop the all-genre albums chart with 314,000 equivalent units shifted in just the first seven days it was available. That sum includes 266,000 pure purchases, which is easily enough to make it the bestselling title in the nation as well as the most-consumed.
BTS has now made it to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with half a dozen releases, earning all six in a little more than four years. The band first rose to the summit in June 2018 with Love Yourself: Tear, which helped them make history as the first South Korean act to top the most competitive albums ranking in the U.S.
Before 2018 ended, BTS had already doubled their total number of No. 1 albums, as Love Yourself: Answer hit the peak position a little more than three months after they first conquered the tally. In April 2019, they scored another champion, as Map Of The Soul: Persona quickly bolted to the throne.
In 2020, BTS charted not one, but two more No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, making it the second year they managed to do so. In March, Map of the Soul: 7 hit the top spot on the ranking, and just a few weeks before 2021 began, they found themselves back in charge of the list with Be.
In addition to their six No. 1 albums, BTS has also sent one other effort into the top 10 on the Billboard 200, bringing their career total to seven placements inside the highest tier on the tally.
Proof is a career retrospective release, as it features three CDs and nearly 50 songs. Almost all of the tunes on its tracklist are already known to fans of the band, but the title does include three brand new cuts. “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” was chosen as the lead single from Proof, which also features fellow new songs “Run BTS” and “For Youth.”
“Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” is expected to perform well when Billboard publishes the latest edition of the Hot 100, and the other two songs could reach the list of the most popular songs in the U.S. as well. The lead single could even become another top 10 smash for the band, making it their first such win since last year, when they collected three No. 1s—“Butter,” “Permission to Dance” and “My Universe” with Coldplay.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/06/19/bts-chart-a-sixth-no-1-album-with-anthology-collection-proof/