V's "Sweet Night" Smashes iTunes Record, Joining BTS And Adele

BTS‘s V has joined an elite iTunes club that only has two members: BTS and Adele!

On July 6, BTS’s “Black Swan” became the song with the most #1’s worldwide on the iTunes Charts. Thanks to dedicated fans, “Black Swan” jumped from 97 to 103 countries, breaking its own personal record, and surpassing Adele.

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— BTS Charts (@btschartdata) July 6, 2020

Adele set her record (102 countries) in 2015, when she released the critically-acclaimed song “Hello”. As of July 7, “Black Swan” has 104 countries under its feathered belt.

Now, V has joined the “100 club” with “Sweet Night”, a solo song for the Itaewon Class OST. “Sweet Night” has now charted at #1 worldwide on iTunes in 101 countries, making V the third highest-charting artist on iTunes. The spot was previously held by Taylor Swift‘s “Look What You Made Me Do” (99 countries).

🌏 List of Songs With 100+ iTunes #1's of All Time

#1 BTS – Black Swan (104)
#2 Adele – Hello (102)
#3 V – Sweet Night (101)

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Kim Taehyung (@BTS_twt's V) joins the list as the 1st male soloist & Asian soloist 🔥#ChartBusterV #SweetNight101개국1위 pic.twitter.com/dG9cMbZ1Rp

— BTSxASEAN ARMY ⁷ | W.I.N.G. [SLOW] (@BTSasean) July 7, 2020

Previously, “Sweet Night” smashed PSY‘s eight-year-old record for “Gangnam Style” to become the first Korean soloist with the most #1s on the iTunes charts. On May 24, V matched PSY’s record (86 countries) without any promotions, before finally breaking it.