This is the moment @BTS_twt’s RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook received their trophy for this year’s #IFPIGlobalArtistChart, officially the winners of 2021’s IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award! 🏆✨
Congratulations to @BTS_twt, #IFPIGlobalArtistChart #1 & winners of the 1st ever #IFPIGlobalAlbumAllFormat chart! It was a pleasure to present them with the award for the best-selling album across all consumption formats for MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 🏆
Storming into the #IFPIGlobalArtistChart for the first time at #2 it’s seven-member South Korean boy band sensation @BTS_twt whose breakthrough global success driven by an unstoppable and world record breaking social media following saw them top album and singles charts worldwide
#1 @bts_bighit – @BTS_twt are officially IFPI’s Global Recording Artists of 2020! It was a historic year for the band which saw 3 album releases and multiple charts and sales records broken domestically and globally. #IFPIGlobalArtistChart
#1 @BTS_bighit - MAP OF THE SOUL : 7
MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 from @BTS_twt is the winner of the #IFPIGlobalAlbumAllFormatChart! The album was a global success and broke the all-time sales record in BTS’ home country of Korea. Congratulations BTS! 👏
2 – @BTS_twt
At No. 2 this year it’s BTS, following their record-setting 2x consecutive years at the top. This marks their 5th appearance in the IFPI #GlobalArtistChart Top 10 since their debut back in 2018, and 4th time in the Top 2.
#4 @BTS_bighit – BE (Deluxe Edition)
Released in November as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, summed up by the lead single “Life Goes On”, the album from @BTS_twt BE (Deluxe Edition) secured #1s across 3 continents. #IFPIGlobalAlbumAllFormatChart
#1 @bts_bighit – MAP OF THE SOUL : 7
Winner of the #IFPIGlobalAlbumSalesChart & their 6th IFPI global chart appearance for 2020, MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 from @BTS_twt is one of the most pre-ordered albums of all time, & swiftly charted at #1 in 20+ countries. Congratulations BTS 👏
4: @BTS_twt – Proof
At No. 4 in this year’s IFPI #GlobalAlbumChart it’s BTS with ‘Proof.’ Their 1st anthology album release, it spans multiple discs, includes 5 new songs, was curated by the group, and was a commercial success globally on release topping charts around the world.