“This album topped the charts and became the fourth highest in the history of digital album charts, following LOVE YOURSELF ‘Answer’, which was ranked number one in the digital album rankings on September 17 last year,” the Japanese Oricon chart said.
Earlier on the 15th (local time), United States of America Billboards and the British Official Chart reported a series of articles that BTS will be ranked #1 on the Billboards 200 and Official Albums Charts by the new album MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA, which was released simultaneously on the 12th of last month.
United States of America Billboards said, "If this album reaches the top, BTS will be the third to be ranked first after LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear' and LOVE YOURSELF 'Answer'."
The British official chart reported that "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA's album sales have already exceeded the sum of the first week's sales of the last three albums, including LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear', which entered the top 10 last year, and BTS has written the history of the British official charts."