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All 7 BTS members come together to celebrate as ‘Life Goes on’ reaches number 1 on Billboard Hot 100

‘BE’ has charted number 1 at Billboard Global 200, Billboard Global 200 US, Artist 100, Social 50 and ranked number one at Digital Sales worldwide

BTS have made history by taking their ‘BE’ title track ‘Life Goes on’ to number 1 in Billboard Hot 100. All seven BTS members' chaotic response at the news (yes, 'Yoongi hyung' was there too) is cracking up fans as they join in the celebration of the artists’ iconic moment dominating the global music scene. Watch their chaotic response here:

In 2020 BTS is as chaotic as ever but what is more legendary is the heights of the group’s reach where they clearly compete only with their last achievement. BTS’ ‘BE’, the latest comeback album is dominating all the major music charts. ‘BE’ has charted at number 1 at Billboard Global 200, Billboard Global 200 Excl US, Artist 100, Social 50 and ranked number one at Digital Sales worldwide. All seven songs made it to Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Life Goes On’ at number 1, Dynamite at number 3, ‘Blue and Grey’ at number 13, Stay at 22, ‘Fly to My Room’ at 69, ‘Telepathy’ at 70 and ‘Dis-ease’ at 72.

But the South Korean septet’s long list of achievements does not even stop there. According to Billboard chart, BTS has managed to snag the number 1 position in Billboard Hot 100 with three songs in the last three months, first being ‘Dynamite’ released in August and dominated the chart at 1 consecutively for two weeks, slipped to number two in third week only to come back at number one at the fourth week again. BTS collaborated with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo's 'Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) remix’ which also sat at number one and the third being ‘Life Goes On’. Billboard also noted that ‘Life Goes On’ is the “first Hot 100 No. 1 in the chart's 62-year history sung predominantly in Korean.”

Again establishing that music transcends the language barrier, BTS is clearly ruling music charts all over the world and fans are celebrating the group’s historical moment with them. A fan posted, “i’m so happy for you. you guys literally deserve the whole world but i feel like it’ll still be less. YOU DESERVE THE UNIVERSE DAMMIT.” Another noted that Yoongi, the ‘Daechwita’ rapper who was on rest post shoulder surgery, also joined BTS’ other members in the celebration, making it all seven of them, a happy reunion. An excited fan shared, “I HAD TO COUNT THEM AND THEY WERE SEVEN, I COULDN'T MY EYES, I THOUGHT IT IS PDOGG OR SOMEONE ELSE BUT Y’ALL YOONGI IS HERE” and another said, “I HAD TO COUNT 10 TIMES TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T HALLUCINATING.”

BTS will be next seeing performing for the Mnet Music awards, MAMA 2020 on December 6 as the officials have confirmed. Following this, BTS will also participate in Grammy 2021 to celebrate their first nomination in Grammys and record-breaking musical achievements.