Last year, BTS was announced as the first Asian act to win the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is a non-profit organization that represents the recording music industry worldwide. On Thursday, IFPI took to Twitter to announce that BTS had taken the No. 1 spot on their 2021 IFPI Global Artist Chart. The rest of the top 10, include Taylor Swift, Adele, Drake, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber among others.

This is the moment @BTS_twt’s RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook received their trophy for this year’s #IFPIGlobalArtistChart, officially the winners of 2021’s IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award! ?✨ pic.twitter.com/s8EiFvcy8P