group BTS topped the list for the third time in its career on the United States of America Billboards main album chart, the Billboards 200.
"BTS' new album MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA topped the "Billboards 200" chart for the third time," the United States of America Billboards reported on Monday.
Billboards said, "After BTS achieved the first Billboards 200 with LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear' on the chart of June 2, 2018, it ranked first with MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA after LOVE YOURSELF 'Answer' “After the Monkees, which achieved three albums in three weeks in nine months and three weeks in 1967, three albums became the number one group in the fastest period,” he said.
According to the article, BTS took less than 11 months for three albums to take first place in the Billboards 200, ahead of the Beatles record of 11 months and one week. In addition, since the Monkeys in 1967, BTS has the fastest three albums as a group.
Billboards said, "The new album has sold 230,000 albums in United States of America since its release on April 12th. Of these, 196,000 were physical album sales, 8,000 were converted into album sales, and 26,000 were converted into album sales. "
BTS' notable record is that "three of the four albums that have been ranked # 1 in the Billboards 200 for the past year are BTS's albums, the highest record for BTS's own album sales in the first week of release, and the second highest record for this year's group, the fourth highest record for artists worldwide."
BTS' MAP OF THE SOUL: The latest chart, dated April 27, when PERSONA topped the Billboards 200, will be posted on the Billboards' official website on the 23rd.
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