On August 5, 2022, BTS released Bad Decisions in collaboration with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg, and ever since, it is only ascending in popularity and liking. Believe it or not, within a few days of the song’s release, the group became one of the most viewed acts in YouTube history. If that’s not surprising, then there’s more for you in store. Bad Decisions creates history as it hits Billboard Hot 100.
A couple of hours ago, Billboard released their official Hot 100 songs list, and guess what? Bad Decisions has made it to the top 10 on the list. The song acquired the position of No.10, and not only that, but it secured the first position on the Digital Song Sales chart.
.@ItsBennyBlanco, @BTS_twt & @SnoopDogg's "Bad Decisions" debuts at No. 10 on this week's #Hot100.
It earns Snoop Dogg his 12th top 10, BTS its 10th and benny blanco his second.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) August 15, 2022
As per the Billboard statistics, Bad Decisions gleaned a total of 10.1 million streams and 3.1 million in radio reach, along with 66,000 sales. The song also topped the iTunes chart in several countries all over the world. It secured the first position in at least 74 countries, like Canada, Norway, Italy, the United States, and Sweden. However, that’s not the end of it. Bad Decisions has also secured the position of No. 6 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.
All 10 of @BTS_twt's top 10 hits on the #Hot100:
Fake Love
Boy With Luv
On
Dynamite
Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)
Life Goes On
Butter
Permission To Dance
My Universe
Bad Decisions— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) August 15, 2022
With that said, BTS has set another cornerstone in history with this song. Bad Decisions is now the band’s 10th official top 10 hit on the Billboard Songs chart. Other 10 songs include:
Fake Love
Boy with Luv
ON
Dynamite
Savage Love
Life Goes ON
Butter
Permission To Dance
My Universe (feat. Coldplay)
Bad Decisions
With this, the septet becomes the first Korean group to ever achieve this accomplishment.
On August 13, BTS achieved another feat, with the group being the most viewed act on YouTube. With over 26.7 billion views on all official channels, they have finally managed to surpass the hotshots of the industry. The song has also been successful on various United Kingdom’s official charts. It secured the position of No. 53 on the Official Singles Chart from July 1 to 7. Not only that, but it was also ranked fifth on the Official Singles Downloads and secured the seventh position on the Official Singles Sales chart.
Bad Decisions to supposed to be included in the American record producer Benny Blanco’s upcoming studio album, which will be released later this year. Blanco is known for producing pop music with hotshots of the industry like Justin Beiber, Kesha, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, and others. However, his collaboration with BTS and Snoop Dogg for Bad Decisions has been the best of all and has surpassed all expectations from fans worldwide.
If you haven’t heard the song yet, click on the video below: