BTS's 'Permission to Dance' tops Billboard's global charts
BTS has done it again!
The South Korean superstars' latest single "Permission to Dance" debuted no. 1 in both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.
The Global 200 top 10 (chart dated July 24, 2021)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 19, 2021
The Global Excl. U.S. top 10 (chart dated July 24, 2021)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 19, 2021
It also topped the Billboard Hot 100, dethroning their previous single "Butter."
The group took to Twitter to thank their fans for helping them reach another feat.
"#BTS_Butter handed the baton to #PermissiontoDance Two songs debuting at number 1! Thank you," they said.
????Billboard #Hot100 No.1????#BTS_Butter ? ??? ???? 1?? ??? #PermissiontoDance
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) July 19, 2021
? ? ?? 1?? ??????!???? ?????????#BTS_Butter handed the baton to #PermissiontoDance
Two songs debuting at number 1!???? Thank you????#Got_ARMY_Behind_Us #ThankYouARMY https://t.co/LQQOHHCptO
"Permission to Dance," BTS's third English single, was released in July 9.
"Butter," released last May 21, had reigned at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven weeks straight. —JCB, GMA News