The bar chart illustrates US album sales in 2020 for seven artists, while the table presents the total number of streams of BTS’s top hits worldwide in March 2020 across four platforms.
Overall, BTS had the highest album sales in the US in 2020, surpassing other popular artists such as Billie Eilish, Jonas Brothers, and Taylor Swift. Additionally, BTS’s music was streamed billions of times globally, with YouTube being the most significant platform.
In terms of album sales, BTS led with 573,000 copies sold, followed by Billie Eilish at 465,000 and the Jonas Brothers at 407,000. Ariana Grande sold 297,000 albums, while Taylor Swift’s sales stood at 107,000. In contrast, 21 Savage and Lil Nas X had significantly lower figures, at 17,000 and 7,000, respectively.
Regarding streaming, BTS’s songs were most popular on YouTube, with 2.36 billion streams, more than double the 0.96 billion streams on Spotify. QQ and Apple Music had the lowest figures, at 0.08 billion and 0.06 billion, respectively.
In summary, BTS dominated both album sales in the US and online streams worldwide, particularly on YouTube and Spotify.