See the first times BTS members appeared on Billboard’s main list with their solo projects
Celebrating 11 years of debut on June 13th, BTS is currently in the best phase of its career, releasing countless hits, winning several international awards, in addition to breaking several records and managing to place its songs at the top of the music charts in different parts. in the world, including the Billboard Hot 100, considered the most important chart in the industry, according to CNN Brasil.
The first time the group appeared on a Billboard chart happened in the year of their debut, 2013, with their debut track “No More Dream”, which occupied 14th position in the global sales ranking of digital musicals.
Already on the Hot 100, in 2022, BTS was chosen by Billboard as the artist who placed the most songs in first place on the chart in the last decade, totaling six tracks: “Savage Love” (remix with Jason Derulo), “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On” in 2020; and “Butter”, “Permission To Dance” and “My Universe” (feat. Coldplay) in 2021. The number surpassed major international music artists, such as Drake, ArianaBig, Taylor Swift, Justin bieber It is Nicki Minaj.
In addition to achieving unimaginable feats with group releases, the group formed by BigHit Music proves the stability of their career by also managing to achieve impressive numbers in their solo projects. This is because all the members have already managed to have their solo releases also appear on the Billboard Hot 100.
The first to accomplish the feat was J-Hopein 2019, with the track “Chicken Noodle Soup”, in collaboration with the singer Becky Gfollowed by Sugawho first appeared with the track “Daechwita” in 2020. In 2022, Vappears with “Christmas Tree”; Jungkookwith “Stay Alive”; Jin with “The Astronaut” and RM (feat. Youjeen) with “Wild Flower”. Jimin was the last member to make it onto the list, appearing only in 2023 with the track “VIBE”, in collaboration with Taeyangmember of BIGBANG.
Check out other BTS solo songs that have also entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
J-Hope
- “More” — Position 82, July 16, 2022;
- “Arson” — Position 96, July 30, 2022;
- “On the Street” (with J.Cole) — Position 60, March 18, 2023;
Suga
- “Girl of My Dreams” (with Juice WRLD) — Position 29, December 25, 2021;
- “That That” (feat. PSY) — Position 80, May 14, 2022;
- “Haegeum — Position 25, May 6, 2023.
V
- “Love Me Again” — Position 96, August 26, 2023;
- “Slow Dancing” — Position 51, September 23, 2023;
- “FRI(END)S” — Position 65, March 30, 2024.
Jungkook
- “Left and Right” (feat. Charlie Puth) — Position 22, July 9, 2022;
- “Seven” (feat. Latto) — Position 1, July 29, 2023;
- “3D” (feat. Jack Harlow) — Position 5, October 14, 2023;
- “Too Much” (with The Kid LAROI & Central Cee) — Position 44, November 4, 2023;
- “Standing Next to You” — Position 5, November 18, 2023.
Jimin
- “Set Me Free Pt. 2” — Position 30, April 1, 2023;
- “Like Crazy” — Position 1, April 8, 2023;
- “Angel, Pt. 1” (KodakBlack, NLE Choppa, Jimin, JVKE & Muni Long) — Position 65, June 3, 2023.
Source: Recreio
