“Which BTS song holds the record for the longest-running number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 by a Korean group?” — “Butter” is the answer.
Released on May 21, 2021, “Butter” is BTS’s second song performed entirely in English, following “Dynamite.” It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making BTS the first all-South Korean act to reach the chart’s summit with multiple songs.
The track stayed at No. 1 for 10 non-consecutive weeks. Its run included seven consecutive weeks at the top before “Permission to Dance” replaced it; “Butter” then returned to No. 1 the following week. That self-replacement was another Billboard milestone for BTS.
A common mix-up is “Dynamite,” which was BTS’s breakthrough first Hot 100 No. 1 and led for three weeks. “Life Goes On” also debuted at No. 1, but its reign lasted one week. “Butter” is the longer-running Korean-group leader by weeks at the summit.