BTS's 'Mic Drop' Makes History As It Hits A Major Milestone On One Billboard Chart

LOS ANGELES (CALIFORNIA) - MAY 23, 2019: (EDITORIAL USE, NO BOOK COVERS). (L-R). In this image, V, Suga and Jin, Jungkook. RM, Jimin and J-Hope from BTS, the winners of the Top Selling Song Award, 'Dynamite', pose for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. They were broadcast at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 2021. (Photo by Billboard Music Awards 2020 via Getty Images via Getty ImagesIt is now clear: BTS are the world's kings of Digital Song Sales, Billboards weekly ranking the top ten most-sold songs in the World Digital Song Sales Chart. This means that they are often pushed by other artists or performed in another language than English (or Spanish) as these cuts are on the Latin list. They have the most No. The band has the most No. 1 hits (29) and more that 100 top 10s (100).ADVERTISEMENTThe group is now breaking new records, but not by releasing new songs toward the top. Instead, they are seeing their biggest hits rack up impressive and previously unheard runs on the World Digital Song Sales Chart.This frame, the Mic Drop septets, is a collaboration between BTS & hip-hop performer Desiigner. It lifts from No. 19 to No. 16 in what turned out to be its one hundred-and-fiftieth appearance on the tally. This track is the longest-charting BTS song, not only in their discography but also among all non-soloists of their homeland.MORE FROM FORBES BTS: Last week, YouTubers made up to $80,000 an hourOfficially, Mic Drop was the first song to reach 150 weeks on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. Three versions of the song are featured by BTS. However, it was first featured on their EP Love Yourself: She, which was released September 2017. The remix, featuring Desiigner, was quickly shared and helped the track reach new heights. The joint effort not only topped the World Digital Song Sales rankings, but also reached the top 40 on Hot 100 and was included on many other Billboard lists.Only Mic Drop is the only track by any South Korean artist that has remained on the World Digital Song Sales Chart for longer than Mic Drop. Psys Gangnam Style now has 367 frames on the 25-rung count, which includes this week's return at No. 23 for one more.Mic Drop is one six BTS tracks that has reached at least 100 weeks on The World Digital Song Sales Chart. Dope (140 Weeks), Fire (123 Weeks), I Need U (122 weeks), Blood Sweat & Tears (1116 weeks), and Save Me (113 Wochen).FORBES: MORE - How Big Was BTS's "Butter" Video on YouTube in Korea when it First Arrived