BTS’s ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’ Ties As The Third-Longest-Charting Korean Album In U.K. History

BTS’s most recent full-length release Map of the Soul: 7 continues to drop on charts all around the world, including in the U.K., where it is finally approaching the lowest rungs on the weekly 100-spot list of the most-consumed albums. This time around, the project falls from No. 84 to No. 87, so while it is declining every frame, it’s tumble is a slow and steady one.

The set has now lived somewhere on the U.K. ranking for 11 weeks, which may not sound like much to some major players in the global music industry, but when it comes to Korean acts charting in the largely English-speaking nation, it’s a big deal.

With 11 weeks on the tally to its credit, Map of the Soul: 7 ties with one other title as the third-longest-charting Korean-language album in the country’s history. Impressively, but unsurprisingly, BTS is only competing with themselves when it comes to these records.

Currently, Map of the Soul: 7 is on the same level as BTS’s previous release Love Yourself: Tear, which was released in 2018. At the time, the success of that project was a big deal, as it outlasted their other charting titles, but since then its performance has been bested.

The second-longest-charting Korean album in U.K. history remains Love Yourself: Answer, which finally fell off the list after a lucky 13 turns. Map of the Soul: 7 is fast approaching that record, and it may soon match its 13 weeks.

The longest-charting Korean album in the decades-long tenure of the U.K. charts is BTS’s Map of the Soul: Persona, which is in a distant first place. The set held on for a noteworthy 19 frames, and it may be able to retain its title for some time to come.

At the rate Map of the Soul: 7 has been slipping, it would be odd to see it completely vanish from the U.K. ranking next week, though it will likely step down once again. If it can keep going, it will pass Love Yourself: Tear, but hold on to the title of the third-longest-charting Korean album, while the set it is currently tied with will be pushed down on the all-time ranking to fourth.