BTS’ RM makes his debut at the UK official album’s chart with solo album ‘Indigo’

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BTS leader RM’s fans are elated as he has made his solo debut on the United Kingdom’s Official Albums Chart. On December 6, 2022, RM entered not one but several of the United Kingdom’s Official Charts which are typically regarded as the equivalent to Billboard’s US charts with his new solo album titled ‘Indigo.’

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Indigo detail

For the week starting from December 9 to 15, 2022, RM’s solo album ‘Indigo’ debuted at No. 45 on the renowned Official Albums Chart. With this achievement, Kim Namjoon has become the third-ever Korean soloist ever to have entered the chart. With this, he also follows the bandwagon of his group colleagues Suga (D-2), and J-Hope (Jack In The Box). For the unversed, ‘Indigo’ also debuted at No. 4 on the UK Official Albums Downloads Chart and No. 55 on the Official Albums Sales Chart for this week. On the other hand, the solo album’s title track ‘Wild Flower’ featuring Cho Youjeen, debuted at No. 8 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart and at No. 10 on the Official Singles Sales Chart.

Other records

On December 2, 2022, the BTS leader finally released his highly-anticipated album which earned rave reviews from fans and critics globally. Not only that but the album also topped several international and domestic music charts across the globe, and one such chart is the international music streaming platform Spotify.

Indigo has now set the record for the biggest debut for an album by any Korean soloist in Spotify’s history, which has surpassed over 20 million streams.

Fans’ response

ARMYs around the took to social media to celebrate BTS leader RM’s big Spotify record. Fans also discovered that Kim Namjoon has surpassed his own group the Bangtan Boys in Spotify rankings and joked that he almost “ended BTS.”

The iTunes history

BTS leader RM’s fans have another reason to celebrate as he is currently dominating the iTunes charts across the globe with his brand new solo album! On December 2, 2022, at around 2 pm KST, Kim Namjoon released his highly-anticipated solo album ‘Indigo’ and its title track called ‘Wild Flower’ featuring Cho Youjeen. It was not much later that both ‘Indigo’ and ‘Wild Flower’ soared to the top of the iTunes charts in multiple countries across the world.

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