BTS Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Love Yourself: Answer'

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BTS bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Love Yourself: Answer, garnering the K-pop group their second leader on the list after Love Yourself: Tear, which dropped earlier in 2018.

The new album -- the third in the South Korean boy band’s Love Yourself trilogy -- arrives atop the list with 185,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 30 according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 141,000 were in traditional album sales.

Love Yourself: Answer was released on Aug. 24 via BigHit Entertainment.

BTS’ Second No. 1: Love Yourself: Answer follows BTS’ previous chart-topper, Love Yourself: Tear. The latter launched at No. 1 on the chart dated June 2 with 135,000 units earned in its first week, of which 100,000 were in traditional album sales. BTS is the only K-pop act with a No. 1 album, and obviously the first with two leaders. They were also the first (and still only) with a top 10 set, when Love Yourself: Her -- the first of the Love Yourself trilogy -- debuted and peaked at No. 7 (Oct. 7, 2017).

First Pop Act Since 2014 With Two No. 1 Albums in Less Than a Year: Love Yourself: Answer’s No. 1 debut comes a little over three months after Love Yourself: Tear opened at No. 1. BTS is the first pop act with two No. 1s in less than 12 months since One Direction topped the list on Dec. 6, 2014 with Four, which followed Midnight Memories’ arrival on the Dec. 14, 2013-dated chart.

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sources: billboard | billboard #2

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edit: updated with hot 100 debut

Comments

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

I'm just overwhelmed? Like wow - they are REALLY doing this!

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Bbys ;_; I’m so proud of them. I can’t wait to see them next month. Hope they get to celebrate this huge victory <333

[alterlife.livejournal.com]

I love them sfm.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

@ your gif, the 2016 MMAs and MAMAs always gets to me, that was such an emotional time.

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Yes, me too. I get so emotional looking back at vids and pics of these events.

[ms-minniemaus.livejournal.com]

I cried like a baby then lol

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

If they get above or a #5 on the Hot 100 I will wail, because going that far up sounds like a reach rn. Like you mentioned, #7-9 sounds more realistic.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Well the results are out and it’s at no.11! A slight upset, but still a good starting number. I blame Nicki Minaj for the dip. No, I’m kidding...or am I 🤔🤔.

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

holy shit, good for them. this insane!

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

i still can't believe how much they've accomplished, it literally leaves me speechless. i love them so much dkhfkjdsf i can't even express into words how proud i am

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

BTS deserves their success. As always I'm proud. Also, proud of US and Puerto Rican ARMY (especially Twitter stans), our dedication and unity when it comes to chart goals is amazing.

Foreign language album topping BB200 twice, in one year, is history making. We love legendary behavior!

I'm excited and nervous about Hot 100 results.

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

Nicki Minaj could neva.

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

That’s so impressive. I bought this album even though I can’t stand IDOL.

[katheli.livejournal.com]

they're on a completely different level in the US
kings!

[a-suitcase.livejournal.com]

That's so so amazing.

[yxerin.livejournal.com]

today i am ormy

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

not gonna lie i still, to this day, don't understand charts, but i'm very happy for them :P they deserve it!

[weneedmedicine.livejournal.com]

that’s impressive, but i’m really just here to document that I heard Idol being played at Walmart. It was kind of surreal and a first hearing kpop in public

[infj23.livejournal.com]

Three years ago I was dreaming about how cool it be if they won a daesang.

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

Kings

[ms-minniemaus.livejournal.com]

#whenwillyourfaves :D

[shawarmafordays.livejournal.com]

i'm so happy for them :')