In celebration of 10 years, @chartdata's Top 10 Most Liked Chart Reveals of All-Time:
#1 BTS’ "Dynamite" Debuts at #1 on the Hot 100
#2 BTS First Act in History to Replace Themselves at #1 on Hot 100 two weeks in a row
#3 BTS’ "Butter" Debuts at #1 on the Hot 100
#4 BTS’ "Life Goes On" Becomes the First Non-English Language Song to debut at #1 in Hot 100 history
#5 BTS’ "Life Goes On" Debuts at #1 on the Hot 100
#6 BTS #1 IFPI Artist of 2020
#7 BTS "Butter" Biggest YouTube Debut All-Time
#8 JIMIN First Korean/K-Pop soloist in History to Debut at #1 on the Hot 100
#9 BTS First Act in History to Hold Top 6 on the Digital Song Sales chart
#10 JIMIN joins BTS as only Korean acts in history to reach #1 on the Hot 100
ES OFICIAL! OFICIALMENTE #SWIM ROMPE EL RECORD siendo ahora la canción MAS RAPIDA de un GRUPO en la historia en superar los 600 MILLONES en Spotify, superando a Butter! BTS HACIENDO HISTORIA 😭🔥
#1. SWIM — 89 días🔺
#2. BUTTER — 139 dias
— También es la PRIMERA y ÚNICA canción del 2026 en lograrlo! 🥳
CONGRATULATIONS BTS
SWIM 600 MILLION ON SPOTIFY
BTS PAVED THE WAY
BTS HISTORY MAKERS
#SWIM600M
There’s a lot to unpack here, and I’m going to say it directly. I dont care if I get cancelled but this needs to be said.
For years, BTS were told they weren’t big enough, mainstream enough, or "Grammy material." Then they became one of the biggest acts in the world. They broke records, sold out stadiums across continents, topped charts repeatedly, and built a global cultural impact that few artists in history can match.
And when they became too successful to ignore?
The Grammys nominated "Dynamite" and "Butter"—both English-language songs.
Let that sink in.
The songs that got BTS into the major Grammy conversation were the songs that fit most comfortably into the Western industry framework. Yet BTS's discography is filled with critically acclaimed Korean-language music that has had enormous cultural and artistic impact.
Now we have a "Best Asian Pop Music Performance" category.
And before anyone calls that progress, let's ask the obvious question: why does there need to be a separate category at all?
If Asian artists are good enough to dominate global charts, sell millions of records, headline festivals, influence culture worldwide, and compete with every major artist in the industry, then they are good enough for the same categories as everyone else.
Inclusion isn't creating a separate lane after Asian artists prove they can win in the existing ones.
Inclusion is treating them as equals.
That's why BTS's lyrics in "Aliens" hit so hard:
"어쩜 그래 shameless
예의를 차려 we aliens
해는 동쪽에서 risin'
Aliens, aliens"
No matter how successful some artists become, there are still systems and institutions that treat them as perpetual outsiders.
And that's exactly why this conversation matters.
Because when BTS were impossible to ignore, the response shouldn't have been to create another box and place Asian artists inside it. The response should have been to judge them by the same standards as every other artist competing for the biggest awards in music.
ARMYs, we have a mission.
Talk about Arirang everywhere. Put it in AOTY conversations. Put it in ROTY conversations. Write threads. Make edits. Share analyses. Start discussions.
If we believe it deserves those nominations, then let's make enough noise that nobody can pretend it doesn't belong in the room.
They ignored BTS until they couldn't.
Let's make sure they can't ignore Arirang either.
BTS’ “Come Over” debuts with 7.35 MILLION streams on Spotify despite being an unpromoted anniversary gift song, a former hidden track, and a track fans have already heard on tour for nearly two months.
— It surpasses every K-pop debut this year, excluding BTS themselves.
@howlingot7 I searched for come over playlist on Spotify, scanned through the songs and Come Over was not even once on the list… must have been made by anti 😂
Others have heavy playlisting, autoplay, major industry favorism WE DON'T!!
It's only us, So pls do your all and let's get that #1 debut for COME OVER. It's festa, BTS should be dominating every chart and we take that step from today.
STREAM COME OVER, SWIM AND ARIRANG!!!