[!] BTS' 'Love Yourself: Tear' Becomes First K-Pop Album to Hit No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
BTS debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with Love Yourself: Tear – the first chart-topper for the K-pop genre. The set, which was released through BigHit Entertainment on May 18, launches with 135,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 24, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 100,000 were in traditional album sales.










