Top 10 Greatest BTS Songs of All Time

Spending 10 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Butter set a record for the most weeks at #1 in 2021 and accumulated over 600 million YouTube views in its first month. The smooth funk-pop track is BTS's most commercially successful English-language single.

The collaboration with Halsey set a record for the fastest music video to reach 100 million YouTube views at the time, hitting the mark in under 37 hours. The pop-funk track reached the top 10 in 12 countries and marked BTS's definitive crossover into Western mainstream pop.

BTS made history as the first Korean-language song to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the melancholic indie folk track resonated globally as an anthem of resilience, accumulating over 800 million Spotify streams.

Arguably the most emotionally powerful song in the BTS catalogue, Spring Day has charted on the South Korean Melon chart for over 400 weeks — a record. The atmospheric track about longing and loss is consistently voted the group's greatest artistic achievement by fans and critics alike.

BTS's first song to chart in the US top 40 on the Hot 100, DNA's EDM-pop production and romantic DNA metaphor marked their full global breakthrough moment. The music video's kaleidoscopic visual style set the template for K-pop's cinematic production values.

The dark, experimental centerpiece of BTS's Love Yourself: Tear album debuted at #10 on the Hot 100, making them the first K-pop act to crack the top 10. Its introspective lyrics about performing happiness for others resonated with millions navigating social media pressure.

The feel-good companion single to Butter reached #1 on the Hot 100 and became the first song ever to debut at #1 without any help from the group's prior Hot 100 chart history. BTS performed it at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2021.

The remix became BTS's first song to be certified platinum in the US and introduced them to millions of Western hip-hop fans. Steve Aoki's EDM production transformed the original's cocky swagger into a global anthem that spent 17 weeks on the Hot 100.

The lead single from Map of the Soul: 7 debuted at #4 on the Hot 100 and features a powerful marching-band and choir arrangement that showcases BTS's artistic ambition. The accompanying film version — a sweeping 7-minute cinematic video — is considered one of their greatest visual works.

Spending 10 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Butter set a record for the most weeks at #1 in 2021 and accumulated over 600 million YouTube views in its first month. The smooth funk-pop track is BTS's most commercially successful English-language single.

The collaboration with Halsey set a record for the fastest music video to reach 100 million YouTube views at the time, hitting the mark in under 37 hours. The pop-funk track reached the top 10 in 12 countries and marked BTS's definitive crossover into Western mainstream pop.

BTS made history as the first Korean-language song to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the melancholic indie folk track resonated globally as an anthem of resilience, accumulating over 800 million Spotify streams.

Arguably the most emotionally powerful song in the BTS catalogue, Spring Day has charted on the South Korean Melon chart for over 400 weeks — a record. The atmospheric track about longing and loss is consistently voted the group's greatest artistic achievement by fans and critics alike.

BTS's first song to chart in the US top 40 on the Hot 100, DNA's EDM-pop production and romantic DNA metaphor marked their full global breakthrough moment. The music video's kaleidoscopic visual style set the template for K-pop's cinematic production values.

The dark, experimental centerpiece of BTS's Love Yourself: Tear album debuted at #10 on the Hot 100, making them the first K-pop act to crack the top 10. Its introspective lyrics about performing happiness for others resonated with millions navigating social media pressure.

The feel-good companion single to Butter reached #1 on the Hot 100 and became the first song ever to debut at #1 without any help from the group's prior Hot 100 chart history. BTS performed it at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2021.

The remix became BTS's first song to be certified platinum in the US and introduced them to millions of Western hip-hop fans. Steve Aoki's EDM production transformed the original's cocky swagger into a global anthem that spent 17 weeks on the Hot 100.

The lead single from Map of the Soul: 7 debuted at #4 on the Hot 100 and features a powerful marching-band and choir arrangement that showcases BTS's artistic ambition. The accompanying film version — a sweeping 7-minute cinematic video — is considered one of their greatest visual works.