BTS' IDOL (ft. Nicki Minaj) debuts at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

BTS' "IDOL," featuring Nicki Minaj, soars in at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Sept. 8), arriving as the second-highest-charting K-pop hit in the chart's archives. The group holds the mark with its No. 10 hit "Fake Love," which debuted and peaked at No. 10 in June.

"IDOL" is from BTS' new No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Love Yourself: Answer, the act's second leader, which opens with 185,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music.

The song starts at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 43,000 downloads sold in the week ending Aug. 30. BTS previously led the list with "Fake Love," which premiered with 29,000 in June.

"IDOL" marks BTS' fourth total Hot 100 appearance. Before "Fake Love," "DNA" hit No. 67 last October, while "MIC Drop," featuring Desiigner, debuted and peaked at No. 28 in December. The latter song brought BTS' best sales week for a song (45,000 upon its debut, narrowly out-performing the start of "IDOL").

"IDOL" begins at No. 11 on Streaming Songs, with 24.4 million first-week U.S. streams in the week ending Aug. 30. ("Fake Love" debuted and peaked at No. 7, with 27.4 million.) The track is bubbling under the Pop Songs radio airplay chart, led by instant support at reporters Radio Disney (59 plays in the week ending Sept. 2), KJYO Oklahoma City (28) and KDDB Honolulu (22).

Source : Billboard


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And with zero promo in the US this time. Kings. They also apparently returned to #1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart.

Comments

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

Yay for bop kings, but I'd honestly rather that the normal version of 'Idol' chart instead of Nicki's version, given her behavior of late.
OT: According to her IG, they're releasing a music video soon that she's in and I shudder at the thought

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

According to her IG, they're releasing a music video soon that she's in and I shudder at the thought

yeah no thx, they can keep it. Tbh the presence of Nicki Minaj slightly tempers my enthusiasm at what remains nonetheless a nice achievement.

[sjtaazrz.livejournal.com]

I mentioned in a previous post (with links, but I'm too lazy today) that Nicki green-screens her features a lot because she has so many.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's just the same video with a few solo shots of her during her verse. I don't think they even met.

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

I was just about to comment that I want her to twerk on Jungkook while he's sipping champagne, celebrating his 21st bday. Like she did on Drake in that anaconda mv

[sjtaazrz.livejournal.com]

The thing is she said the video would be out in "a couple of days" and that comment was over a week ago. So what's the hold up?

[eomie.livejournal.com]

I'm happy for them, but I'm upset this is getting overshadowed by the media with all the inane military talk.

Which BTS or bighit had not a damn thing to do with.

It was politicians and other agencies that used them as a shield.

BTS nor bighit said anything about wanting to be exempted from military duty.

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

I remember the first time I heard Fake Love on terrestrial radio in the middle of ass nowhere Alabama I had to take a minute lol, it's crazy that any kpop group is getting played on top 40 radio to me.

Also I just realized I'm seeing them again in a week aaaaaaaaa

[laranal.livejournal.com]

i cant believe the north american tour officially starts tonight aaaa
and we'll have the real set list

it feels like just yesterday i was having a breakdown in my car after not getting newark tix and now im spending all my money going to Canada in 2 weeks

[lostintheechoes.livejournal.com]

[infj23.livejournal.com]

It's a bit unnerving how matter-of-fact this appeared to be. I know this is the second time...but it's still the second time lol Huge congrats!

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

I hope you add a blast 💛💙 October 19 can't come quite fast enough for me!!

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Congrats to them!!! I heard Euphoria, I’m fine, and Seesaw we’re all on the bubbling 100. That’s pretty amazing.

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

yeah, I read that too and had to check8 Seesaw is #22, I'm fine #7 and Euphoria #5. That's indeed pretty amazing. And my biased ass is particularly happy Euphoria is getting so much love. It's been charting pretty well on Melon too since the album was released.

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

#5 holy shit!! Get it Jungkook. Getting the love in SK and the US. I’ve been streaming it so much ever since it was release through Spotify. Makes my day so much better every time I listen to it lol