BTS
Awards & Honours
1249
Awards Won
6
Honours
5
Rankings
6
Covers
6
Records
BTS holds an extraordinary collection of achievements. They are the first K pop group to top the Billboard Hot 100 and the first to have multiple number one albums on the Billboard 200. Their song Dynamite was the fastest by a K pop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify. The group has received over 700 award wins, including numerous grand prizes in South Korea and major international honors like the American Music Award for Artist of the Year. Their influence on global pop culture is unmatched, and they continue to break new ground even during their military service hiatus.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Cultural Merit (Hwagwan)
Awarded for contributing to the spread of Korean culture and language worldwide.
UNICEF Honorary Ambassador
Appointed as honorary ambassadors for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Guinness World Record for Most Twitter Engagements
Set the record for the most retweets in 24 hours with a tweet featuring V.
Guinness World Record for Most Viewed YouTube Music Video in 24 Hours
Butter achieved 108 million views in its first 24 hours.
Guinness World Record for Most Subscribed YouTube Music Act
BANGTANTV surpassed 50 million subscribers, more than any other music act on the platform.
South Korean Presidential Commendation
Recognized for their contributions to the Korean Wave and cultural exports.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest Pop Stars of the 2020s (So Far)
Top Artists of the 2010s
200 Greatest K-Pop Songs
100 Most Influential People of 2019
World's Highest Paid Musicians
Magazine Covers
TIME
September 2018
The Heroes of K-Pop
TIME
October 2020
BTS: The New Global Pop Stars
Rolling Stone
November 2020
BTS: The Oral History of the Biggest Band in the World
Billboard
May 2021
BTS: The Butter Era
Vogue Korea
September 2019
Jimin: The Face of K-Pop
GQ Korea
June 2021
BTS: The Untold Story
Records & Feats
First K-pop group to top the Billboard Hot 100
Dynamite reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2020, making BTS the first Korean act to achieve this.
Longest running number one on Billboard Hot 100 by a K pop act
Butter spent 10 weeks at number one on the Hot 100, the longest reign for any K pop artist.
Most number one albums on Billboard 200 by a Korean act
BTS has seven number one albums on the Billboard 200, more than any other Korean artist.
Fastest album to sell 4 million copies in South Korea
Map of the Soul: 7 sold over 4 million copies in its first month, becoming the fastest selling album in South Korean history.
Largest grossing concert tour by a K pop act
The Permission to Dance on Stage tour grossed over $232 million from 44 shows, the highest for any K pop act.
First group to have three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single year
In 2021, BTS achieved number ones with Dynamite (carry over), Butter, and Permission to Dance.