K-pop boyband BTS have earned their first number one album in the US with Love Yourself: Tear. Their latest album was released through BigHit Entertainment earlier this month, earning 135,000 album-equivalent units in the US across the week ending May 24, as Billboard reports. Of that number, 100,000 represent traditional album sales. Love Yourself: Tear is the first non-English language album to top the Billboard 200 chart in 12 years. The group recently performed at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, as well as on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Listen to the album below and revisit our review of the breakout success here.
BTS Earn First No. 1 Album with Love Yourself: Tear
LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 20: Musical group BTS perform onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
