BTS Takes No. 1 'Billboard'
Spot Once Again BTS, the K-pop boy band sensation,
has secured the No. 1 album in the
U.S. for the second time in six months. Love Yourself: Tear became the first K-pop album to ever top the 'Billboard' 200
Albums chart. The follow up,
Love Yourself: Answer,
is staking its claim as well. 'Love Yourself: Answer' is the third part
of a trilogy, combining old and new songs. According to Nielsen,
the album sold 185,000
units in its first week. 'Answer' also reached 39 million
digital streams and 141,000 in
traditional sales. The only pop artists who had
bigger opening weeks than BTS
so far this year are: Justin Timberlake and Ariana Grande.