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Song of the Day #5,473: ‘Life Goes On’ – BTS

The eighth non-English song to reach the top of the Hot 100 belongs to K-pop sensations BTS. ‘Life Goes On’ was the band’s third #1 hit on the chart in three months, following ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Savage Love,’ but the first in their native tongue. It’s the first song in Korean to top the chart.

This laid-back hip-hop track is the definition of rising high and falling fast. It debuted at #1, slid to #28 in its second week, fell to #93 in its third, and was off the chart completely the week after that. The difference between the staying power of this track vs. its predecessors was largely due to a lack of radio play, likely stemming from it being in Korean.

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Song of the Day #4,721: ‘Butter’ – BTS

Happy birthday to frequent commenter Dana! And what better way to celebrate than with the new hit by global K-pop sensation BTS?

‘Butter,’ the band’s second English-language single, is rewriting the record books. It set world records for biggest YouTube music video debut and most streams for a music video in its first 24 hours (in both cases, the previous record holder was their previous English-language track, ‘Dynamite’).

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