First Foreign Artist To Top Oricon's Year-End Artist Rankings

Date: December 24, 2021 (KST)

BTS group photo at the 2021 FNS Music Festival (210714)

Photo cr. [twitter / @BTS_jp_official]

Announced on December 24 (KST), BTS topped Oriconโ€™s year-end artist rankings for 2021 in Japan, becoming the first foreign artist to top the chart! Streaming data and the total sales of an artistโ€™s singles, albums, and DVDs are considered when determining the rankings.

This achievement comes after BTS became the first foreign group to top Oriconโ€™s year-end album chart with BTS, THE BEST.

The BTS members commented, โ€œWe are truly delighted and grateful to claim No. 1 on Oriconโ€™s yearly rankings for 2021. We believe this is all thanks to ARMY [BTSโ€™s fandom], who are always supporting us. Thank you so much for always giving us your unchanging love and support.โ€

โ€” Soompi


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