With multiple entries in the 2023 Billboard Year End-Chart, BTS’s Jimin has proven his solo star power
According to the newly-released 2023 Billboard Year End Chart, BTS’s Jimin set a record for the most entries by a K-pop Soloist by appearing in 13 categories in all sections of this chart, which includes singles, albums, and artist.
It is known that the 2023 Billboard Year End Chart ranks the most popular songs, albums, and artists in various categories over the course of a year, based on chart performance from November 19th, 2022, to October 21st, 2023.
A noteworthy achievement is Jimin’s solo album “FACE”, which secured the 193rd position on the Billboard 200, making him the first and only Korean solo artist to achieve this historic milestone.
“FACE” also reached the 5th position on the World Albums’ Year-End Chart, the highest ranking among Korean solo albums this year, as well as ranked 25th in the “Top Album Sales” chart and 18th in “Top Current Album Sales” chart. With entries in four different categories, “FACE” became the most successful K-pop solo album with only six tracks.
The title track of “FACE”, “Like Crazy”, also made history by reaching 5th place in the “Digital Song Sales” chart, marking the first and only Korean song in the top 5 on this chart. Additionally, the pre-release track “Set Me Free Pt2” entered the chart at 29th place, showcasing Jimin’s ability to have two songs in the top 30 from a single album.
With 34 consecutive weeks on the chart, “Like Crazy” also holds the record for the longest-charting song by a K-pop solo artist, ranking 61st on the “Global 200” and 46th on the “Global (Excluding the U.S.)” year-end charts.
Furthermore, Jimin achieved outstanding success in the artist category, securing the 6th position on the “Digital Song Sales Artist” chart, the highest rank for a Korean solo artist in history. He also reached 56th place on the “Global 200 Artist” chart and 40th place on the “Global (Excluding the U.S.) Artist” chart.
As the only Korean solo artist to claim the 7th position on the “World Albums Artist” chart, Jimin solidified his status as a top artist with a total of five entries in the Billboard Year-End Chart in the Artist section.
Jimin, who became the first Korean solo artist to top the “Hot 100” and “Artist 100” in the U.S. Billboard’s history, has set a record of 13 entries in Billboard’s year-end settlement – proving himself as a pop icon of the 21st century and making history as a K-pop soloist.
Source: Nate
