What Is BTS' Most Successful Song?
Dropping a hit single is nothing new for BTS. Since their formation in 2013, they've had 29 songs on the Billboard Top 40. It seems like every new song is more successful than the last, and BTS has no plans on slowing down. In September 2020, they released "Dynamite," an upbeat anthem that cemented them as an international powerhouse, given that it was their first single sung entirely in English. The song spent an impressive three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. They smashed their own record in June 2021, weeks after releasing "Butter." Since its release, "Butter" has racked up 12.5 million streams and 25.8 million radio airplay audience impressions. It means that it's now "Butter," not "Dynamite" that goes down in history as BTS' most successful song. "Butter" has been on the top of the Hot 100 for four weeks, surpassing "Dynamite" which lasted three, and "Savage Love" and "Life Goes On," which each lasted one week, per Billboard. Four weeks topping the Hot 100 is definitely impressive, but given the trajectory of BTS' career, we won't be surprised if they surpass the accomplishment sooner rather than later.