South Korean boy band BTS have released 48 singles as lead artist, including five soundtrack appearances; nine singles as a featured artist; three promotional singles; and over 100 other non-single songs. In Japan, according to Oricon and the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), several of the band's singles are among the most-streamed songs of all time in the country and have set various other streaming and certification records that no other artist or group act in the history of either organization has. In the United States, according to Billboard, they had sold over 3.1 million tracks as of 2021, accounting for 72.3% of K-pop digital track sales, and achieved the second most number-one singles (after Taylor Swift's 9) of the 2020s decade with seven as of 2026. They are also the most-platinum certified Korean artist in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
BTS debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013, with the single "No More Dream", which peaked at number 124 on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold 50,000 copies. To support their first extended play, O!RUL8,2?, the band released "N.O", which met with minor commercial success domestically. They released four singles in 2014, "Boy in Luv", "Just One Day", "Danger" and "War of Hormone", all of which entered the Digital Chart. "Boy in Luv" performed the best of the five and reached the top 50 of the chart—it sold over 200,000 copies by year's end.
"I Need U", released in April 2015, reached the top five of the Gaon Digital Chart, and peaked at number three on Billboards World Digital Songs chart in the United States. BTS released two more singles in 2015, "Dope" and "Run"—the latter reached the top ten in South Korea. The band's fourth Japanese single, "For You", was released on June 17, 2015, and became its first number one hit in Japan, topping both the Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japans Hot 100. The Japanese version of "I Need U" arrived in December 2015 and debuted at number one on the Singles Chart. A follow-up Japanese single, "Run", was released on March 15, 2016.
BTS scored their first number-one hit with "Blood Sweat & Tears" in late 2016, selling more than 1.5 million copies in South Korea and reaching number one on the US World Digital Songs chart. The single's Japanese version followed in May 2017 and became their first to be certified platinum by the RIAJ. The group released three other singles that year: "Spring Day", "Not Today", and "DNA". All three reached the top ten in South Korea and achieved first place on the World Digital Songs chart. "DNA" peaked at 67 on the US Hot 100. A remix of "Mic Drop" by American DJ Steve Aoki and rapper Desiigner was released in November 2017, reaching the top 40 of the Hot 100 and becoming the first song by a Korean boy group to be certified gold by the RIAA, in February 2018. The track was later certified platinum. A Japanese version of the single, including "DNA" and "Crystal Snow", was released in December 2017 and sold over 500,000 physical copies within a month, becoming the only record by a foreign artist to be certified double platinum by the RIAJ in 2017.
As lead artist 2010s + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales, certifications, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album KORPeak positions on the Circle (formerly Gaon) Digital Chart: "No More Dream": "N.O": "Boy in Luv": "Just One Day": "Danger", "War of Hormone": "I Need U": "Dope": "Run": "Fire", "Save Me" & "Epilogue: Young Forever": "Blood, Sweat & Tears": "Spring Day", "Not Today": "DNA": "Mic Drop (Remix)": "Crystal Snow": "Fake Love": "Idol": "Boy with Luv": "Dream Glow": "A Brand New Day": "All Night": "Heartbeat": "Make It Right": "Black Swan": "On": "Dynamite": "Life Goes On": "Butter": "Permission to Dance": "My Universe": "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)": "The Planet": "Take Two": "Swim" and "Normal": KORBillb. AUS "DNA": "The Truth Untold": "Make It Right", "Mikrokosmos" and "Home": "Dream Glow": "Make It Right" (Remix): "Black Swan": "Run BTS": "Take Two": "Swim", "Body to Body", "Hooligan" and "Fya": "Normal", "Aliens", "Like Animals", "2.0", "Merry Go Round", "They Don't Know 'Bout Us", "One More Night" and "Please": CANPeaks on the Canadian Hot 100: All except noted: "Savage Love": JPN JPNHotPeaks on the Japan Hot 100: All except noted: "Intro: Singularity": NZPeak positions on the Official Aotearoa Music Charts: All except noted: "Boy with Luv": "Butter" (Megan Thee Stallion Remix): "My Universe": UK US USWorld "No More Dream" 2013 124 — — — 8 6 — — — 1 KOR: 49,068 (See #160) JPN: 41,346References for "No More Dream" sales: Physical: Digital: US: 45,000 rowspan="7" 2 Cool 4 Skooland Wake Up "We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2" — — — — — — — — — — 2 Cool 4 Skool "N.O" 92 — — — — — — — — 7 KOR: 42,952Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "N.O": (See #160) (See #258) O!RUL8,2? "Boy in Luv" () 2014 45 — — — 4 4 — — — 5 KOR: 204,742 (See #390) JPN: 49,000 Skool Luv Affair and Wake Up "Just One Day" () 149 — — — — — — — — 25 KOR: 34,803Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Just One Day":
JPN: 1,550 Skool Luv Affair "Danger" 58 — — — 5 — — — — 1 KOR: 56,577 JPN: 58,811References for "Danger" sales: Physical: Digital: Dark & Wildand Wake Up "War of Hormone" () 173 — — — — — — — — 11 KOR: 37,393Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "War of Hormone":
Dark & Wild "I Need U" 2015 5 — — — 3 4 — — — 3 KOR: 830,333Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "I Need U": (See #100) (See #263) (See #343) (See #394) (See #321) (See #295) (See #356) (See #320) JPN: 109,000 US: 98,000 RIAJ: Gold RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1and Youth "For You" — — — — 1 1 — — — — JPN: 84,000 RIAJ: Gold Youth "Dope" () 44 — — — — — — — — 3 KOR: 360,349Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Dope":
US: 100,000 RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 "Run" 8 — — — 2 2 — — — 3 KOR: 623,482Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Run": (See #84) (See #32) (See #119) (See #371) (See #358) (See #385) (See #382) (See #391) (See #383) JPN: 136,000 RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: Gold RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold MC: Platinum The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2and Youth "Epilogue: Young Forever" 2016 29 — — — — — — — — 3 KOR: 103,724Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Epilogue: Young Forever":
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever "Fire" (불타오르네) 7 93 — — — 30 — — — 1 KOR: 856,373Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Fire":
US: 100,000 RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Save Me" 19 — — — — — — — — 2 KOR: 241,463Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Save Me":
US: 92,000 RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Blood Sweat & Tears" () 1 77 — 86 1 1 — — — 1 KOR: 2,500,000 JPN: 273,000 US: 97,000 BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: Gold RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Wings "Spring Day" (봄날) 2017 1 28 — 100 — 38 — — — 1 KOR: 5,000,000 JPN: 5,689 US: 14,000 RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Gold You Never Walk Alone "Not Today" 6 — — 77 — 23 — — —— 1KOR: 258,206Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Not Today":
US: 12,000 RIAJ: Gold "DNA" 2 1 99 47 1 5 — 90 67 1 KOR: 2,500,000 JPN: 401,000 US: 96,000 ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: 2× Platinum RIAJ: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Love Yourself: Her "Mic Drop" 17 6 50 37 1 1 — 46 28 1 KOR: 80,550Gaon Chart references for digital sales of "Mic Drop (Remix)": JPN: 401,000 US: 186,000 ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Crystal Snow" 94 — — — 1 19 — — — 2 JPN: 401,000 KOR: 31,543 RIAJ: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold Face Yourself "Don't Leave Me" 2018 — — — — — 10 — — — 1 JPN: 4,611 US: 9,000 RIAJ: Gold "Fake Love" 1 1 36 22 1 5 35 42 10 1KOR: 2,500,000 US: 105,000 KMCA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Love Yourself: Tear "Idol"(solo or featuring Nicki Minaj) 1 1 35 5 — 11 — 21 11 1KOR: 2,500,000 KMCA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: GoldLove Yourself: Answer "Airplane Pt. 2" 37 8 — — 1 25 — — — 4 JPN: 481,000 RIAJ: 2× Platinum (Note: Enter "防弾少年団" in the field "アーティスト" and hit enter.) RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Love Yourself: Tears "Boy with Luv" () 2019 1 1 10 7 — 7 12 13 8 1KOR: 2,500,000 AUS: 2,825 US: 81,000 KMCA: 3× Platinum KMCA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: Silver RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Map of the Soul: Persona "Dream Glow" 75 74 77 — — — — 61 — 1 rowspan="4" rowspan="4" BTS World "A Brand New Day"(with Zara Larsson) 103 93 — — — — — — —— 1 "All Night"(with Juice Wrld) 102 92 — — — — — — — 1 "Heartbeat" 62 2 — 83 — — — — — 1 "Lights" — — — — 1 1 — — —— 1 JPN: 765,997 KOR: 4,333 RIAJ: Million "Make It Right"(solo or featuring Lauv) 10 3 53 65 — 54 — — 76 1 ARIA: Gold RIAJ: Gold Map of the Soul: Persona "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
2020s + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales, certifications, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album KOR KORBillb. AUS CAN JPNDig. "My Universe": "Yet to Come": "Bad Decisions": "The Planet": "Swim": JPNHot NZ UK US WW "Black Swan" 2020 7 4 87 63 — 31 — 46 57 — US: 24,000 RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold Map of the Soul: 7 "On" 1 1 29 18 — 8 — 21 4 — US: 86,000 KOR: 34,484Gaon Chart references for physical sales of "On": KMCA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Stay Gold" — — — — 6 12 — — — — JPN: 24,651 Oricon references for digital sales of "Stay Gold": US: 10,000 RIAJ: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey "Your Eyes Tell" — — — — 5 8 — — — — JPN: 17,223 US: 8,000 RIAJ: Platinum "Dynamite" 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 JPN: 250,737 Oricon references for digital sales of "Dynamite": UK: 22,000 US: 1,568,000 KMCA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 5× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum RIAJ: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Diamond RMNZ: 3× Platinum Be "Life Goes On" 3 2 27 8 23 10 33 10 1 1 US: 150,000 KMCA: Platinum RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Film Out" 2021 — — — 79 1 2 — 73 81 5JPN: 54,266 Oricon references for digital sales of "Film Out":
RIAJ: Gold Signal the Movie: Cold Case Investigation Unit OSTand BTS, the Best "Butter" 1 1 6 2 1 1 6 3 1 1JPN: 196,980 Oricon references for digital sales of "Butter": US: 1,890,000 KMCA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RIAJ: Platinum RIAJ: Diamond RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum rowspan="2" "Permission to Dance" 2 1 6 10 1 1 8 16 1 1JPN: 115,068 Oricon references for digital sales of "Permission to Dance": US: 404,000 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Gold RIAJ: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "My Universe" 2 — 7 9 1 3 17 3 1 1 JPN: 21,151 US: 287,000 KOR: 4,966Gaon Chart references for physical sales of "My Universe": ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Music of the Spheres "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" 2022 4 1 17 16 2 1 24 27 13 2JPN: 21,579 Oricon references for digital sales of "Yet to Come": WW: 42,000 RIAJ: Platinum Proof "Bad Decisions"(with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg) 82 24 31 31 5 33 — 53 10 6 JPN: 13,669 ()Oricon references for digital sales of "Bad Decisions": US: 66,000 WW: 40,000 rowspan="3" "The Planet" 2023 77 — — — 2 40 — — — 62 JPN: 19,169Oricon references for digital sales of "The Planet": Bastions OST "Take Two" 11 23 60 49 2 6 — 59 48 1 JPN: 38,570 Oricon references for digital sales of "Take Two": WW: 64,000 "Swim" 2026 1 1 4 5 2 3 8 2 1 1 US: 256,000US sales references for "Swim":
AFP: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Platinum