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BTS album 'Map of the Soul: Persona' debuts at No. 1 on Official UK Albums Chart creating KPOP history

Posted by Sach0071,619 pts Friday, April 19, 2019

The boys of BTS have done it again. Their new album 'Map of The Soul: Persona' debuted at Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. This makes them the first KPOP/ Korean act to do so. Not just KPOP but they're also the first Asian Language act to achieve this.

"The seven-member group land straight in at the top with their latest EP with 26,500 combined sales. They are the first Korean act to score a chart-topping album in the UK. 68% of the EP's Week 1 figure is from physical sales."


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Candy_Crush
Candy_Crush2,018 pts Friday, April 19, 2019 1
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KINGS = BTS <3

No.1 in UK Albums


Boy With Luv::
No.13 in UK Singles


3 songs from Map Of The Soul Persona have entered the charts .

This is the highest number of entries for a Kpop Act and also the first & peak achievement of any Korean Act <3

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darkangel4527,327 pts Friday, April 19, 2019 5
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They did so well in Europe! Congrats BTS! Well done European ARMYs!

U.K - #1

Germany - #3
Sweden - #2
Netherlands - #2
France - #5
Norway - #3
Belgium - #3
Ireland - #6

Italy - #5

Scotland - #1 *Added

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