>With this new entry, BTS has set a new record as the K-pop artist with the most top 10 albums in the Billboard 200, breaking their tie with TWICE, ATEEZ, and SEVENTEEN.
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>“PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE” is BTS’s eighth album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200, following “Love Yourself: Her,” “Love Yourself: Tear,” “Love Yourself: Answer,” “Map of the Soul: Persona,” “Map of the Soul: 7,” “BE,” and “Proof.”
>Closing out the [Billboard 200] top 10 is BTS’ *PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE (LIVE)*, debuting at No. 10. The act’s first live album also marks its eighth top 10-charted project. The live set launches with 43,000 equivalent album units earned, with album sales comprising 36,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 5,000 (equaling 6.58 million on-demand official streams of its songs) and TEA units comprise 2,000. The album was issued as a standard 22-track project via streamers, and to purchase as a digital download and CD (across five variants, each containing branded collectible ephemera, some randomized). This is the second live album to reach the top 10 in 2025, following Taylor Swift’s *Lover: Live From Paris*, which hit No. 2 in January.
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congratulations 👏👏👏
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Only two other artists have charted a LIVE album within top 10 on BB 200 this decade – Taylor Swift and Metallica.
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Did that with a live album 🤭
**From the Soompi article:**
>With this new entry, BTS has set a new record as the K-pop artist with the most top 10 albums in the Billboard 200, breaking their tie with TWICE, ATEEZ, and SEVENTEEN.
>
>“PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE” is BTS’s eighth album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200, following “Love Yourself: Her,” “Love Yourself: Tear,” “Love Yourself: Answer,” “Map of the Soul: Persona,” “Map of the Soul: 7,” “BE,” and “Proof.”
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**[BTS tidbit from *Billboard*:](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tyler-the-creator-dont-tap-the-glass-no-1-billboard-200-1236031360/)**
>Closing out the [Billboard 200] top 10 is BTS’ *PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE (LIVE)*, debuting at No. 10. The act’s first live album also marks its eighth top 10-charted project. The live set launches with 43,000 equivalent album units earned, with album sales comprising 36,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 5,000 (equaling 6.58 million on-demand official streams of its songs) and TEA units comprise 2,000. The album was issued as a standard 22-track project via streamers, and to purchase as a digital download and CD (across five variants, each containing branded collectible ephemera, some randomized). This is the second live album to reach the top 10 in 2025, following Taylor Swift’s *Lover: Live From Paris*, which hit No. 2 in January.
congratulations 👏👏👏
Only two other artists have charted a LIVE album within top 10 on BB 200 this decade – Taylor Swift and Metallica.
ETA: Missed the link [https://x.com/TheePopCore/status/1949560644040311124](https://x.com/TheePopCore/status/1949560644040311124)