BTS Becomes First Korean Artist To Reach No.1 Position on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Songs Chart

K-pop super band BTS has achieved another milestone in their illustrious career by becoming the first Korean artist to rank No. 1 on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Songs list with their collaborative song with rockband Coldplay called "My Universe". 

The Bangtan Boys have created history at many points in their career by having many firsts to their credit, including becoming the first K-pop group to be nominated for a Grammy, the first K-pop group to top Billboard's HOT100, and many other such distinctions. 

Now BTS has become not only the first K-pop band but also the first Korean artist to top the music charts on Rolling Stone, a renowned magazine with an illustrious history. According to Rolling Stone, it's the first time that either BTS or Coldplay has topped the chart. 

The Rolling Stone Top 100 chart is a list of the week's most popular songs in the United States. The ranks of the songs are established by song units, a number which is a combination of song sales and audio streams using a custom weighting system. 

The chart excludes passive listening like digital or terrestrial radio. The Rolling Stone 100 chart is updated daily and once weekly Rolling Stone magazine finalizes and publishes an official version of the chart. It covers the week-long period ending with the previous Thursday. 

The two bands' collaborative track "My Universe" dethroned Drake's "Way 2 Sexy", which fell to the second position. The pop-funk love song "My Universe" had only 8.5 million streams but sold an impressive number of downloads at more than 136,000.

After topping the Rolling Stone's Top 100 song's chart, both BTS and Coldplay took to social media to congratulate one another. In their tweet, Coldplay said congratulations to each of the seven members of BTS, namely RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. The rockstars also thanked both their fans, the Coldplayers, and BTS's fans, the ARMY, and everyone else who made this feat happen.

BTS responded by tweeting that it has always been an honor to make all this happen with Coldplay. They also sent love and congratulated the rock band. The K-pop stars also gave out thanks to ARMY and Coldplayers.

"My Universe" is the second single on "Music of the Spheres", Coldplay's upcoming album that arrives on October 15. The music video of the song, which was released on September 30, surpassed 9 Million views on YouTube within 9 hours of its release.