Is BTS as popular as The Beatles?

K-Pop group BTS has becomes the first group to hit the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with five consecutive albums. Before them, it was The Beatles who achieved this feat. The K-Pop group BTS has become the first group to hit the number 1 spot on Billboard 200 Chart since The Beatles.

Why is BTS compared to The Beatles?

The main reason behind their popularity is attributed to the Beatlemania caused by fans at the time. In that respect, BTS, much like The Beatles have a rather devoted fan base called ARMY and with their help, they have been able to make it big within the international market.

Did BTS surpass The Beatles?

The seven-track album, which was released on April 12, will debut at the top of the Billboard 200 chart on April 27, the music magazine said on Sunday. ... The achievement makes BTS the “first group since The Beatles to earn three No 1s in less than a year”, Billboard said.

Do BTS like The Beatles?

When BTS mentions their favorite artists and bands, The Beatles are rarely included among them. (The performers often expressed their love for the rapper Drake and EGOT winner John Legend, though.)

Who sold more records BTS or Beatles?

In total, the boy band has moved 1.417 million album-equivalent units through the first half of 2020. Only one other group has eclipsed 1 million album units in the U.S., and they're a group to which BTS often gets compared: The Beatles.

Is BTS bigger than Beatles?

Next Big Sound, a New York-based company that provides music analytics, reported that BTS fans on Twitter largely outnumber the current Beatles followers, with 36.79 million tweets mentioning BTS compared to 23,331 mentioning the Beatles.

Who's better BTS or The Beatles?

In terms of accolades, BTS have a long way to go to be compared to The Beatles. The British band had 21 songs that topped the Billboard Chart, far outstripping BTS so far. ... In a recent one-week period, songs by The Beatles were streamed 550,485,535 times compared to 1.42 million streams for BTS.

Is BTS bigger than The Beatles?

Next Big Sound, a New York-based company that provides music analytics, reported that BTS fans on Twitter largely outnumber the current Beatles followers, with 36.79 million tweets mentioning BTS compared to 23,331 mentioning the Beatles.

Who broke Beatles record?

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift has broken The Beatles' long-held chart record for having the fastest run of three number one albums. Swift's re-recorded LP Fearless (Taylor's Version) topped the UK chart on Friday, following the success of her recent efforts Folklore and Evermore.

Are BTS bigger than Beatles?

In a recent one-week period, songs by The Beatles were streamed 550,485,535 times compared to 1.42 million streams for BTS. While this shows BTS are bigger today, it also indicates The Beatles continue to enjoy enduring popularity despite not releasing any new music since breaking up in 1970.

Did Ariana Grande beat Beatles?

But Ariana Grande's commanding of the top three spots on this week's Hot 100 singles chart, which ties a record set by The Beatles in 1964, does show how music consumption has changed since the days of Beatlemania, with the unison screams of the sixties now echoed in excitable fans' tweets of 2019.

Who beat The Beatles record?

Madonna had held the record since 2008, after surpassing The Beatles' tally. The British band clocked up 34 top 10 hits between 1962's Love Me Do and 1995's Free As A Bird - which featured recovered vocals from the late John Lennon.

Did Drake outsell The Beatles?

Drake's “Scorpion” album set a record by posting seven simultaneous singles on Billboards Top 10. That toppled The Beatles record of five singles set in 1964. Billboard notes the band remains “the only act to monopolize the Hot 100's entire top five in a week.”

Who has more #1 hits than The Beatles?

Over the years, many artists have topped the list of the country's most popular songs at the time, but none did so more often than The Beatles. With 20 no. 1 singles on the Hot 100 charts, the iconic British rock band are just one hit ahead of Mariah Carey, who has 19 notches in her belt.

Who is No 1 singer in world?

BTS currently holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one with 180. Justin Bieber has spent 163 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50. Taylor Swift have spent 28 weeks at number one, the most by any female artist.

What is the longest running number 1 song of all time?

Most weeks at number one by single The longest unbroken run at number one is "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, which spent 16 consecutive weeks in 1991.

What is the most liked song in the world?

"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi (left) featuring Daddy Yankee (right) has been the most liked video on YouTube since July 2017, with over 45 million likes as of August 2021....Top videos.30 more columns