'Wings' Becomes The Highest-Charting K-Pop Album On The Billboard 200 Chart
Date: October 17, 2016
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BTS’s Wings album debuts at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated October 29), becoming the highest-charting K-pop album on the chart! According to Nielsen Music, Wings earned 16,000 units in the week ending October 13, with 11,000 of those being pure album sales. BTS is now the only K-pop act to have three entries into the Billboard 200 chart following The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever.
Additionally, Wings ranked No. 1 on the World Albums chart, extending BTS’s record as the K-pop act with the most No. 1 on the chart (total of 5 weeks). “Blood Sweat & Tears” also ranked No. 1 on the World Digital Songs chart, BTS’s second song to achieve this.