Over the years, there have been various artists who were the leading popular artist of their time.

The impact that BTS has had on pop culture cannot be underestimated. Their rise to fame and success has been meteoric over the past few years, with them becoming one of the most influential artists in the world today as their album sales continue climbing higher than any other K-pop artist in history. But they're not just making a mark in Korean history; they're also making a mark in global history.

As the group has sold over 100 million albums, BTS ranked third among global artists who sold the most albums over the past 30 years. In first place is Eminem, and in second place is Taylor Swift. Right behind BTS in fourth place is Britney Spears.

According to the graph provided by Chartmasters, BTS began selling their albums in 2013 and gained explosive popularity around 2017 as their album sales have been explosive. Even though they debuted last among all the artists on the chart, they managed to beat out various global artists such as Rihanna, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Adele, and more.

Many fans and netizens were impressed as BTS has been only active for nine years and was able to achieve those numbers in less than a decade. Netizens commented, "BTS was active only nine years and were able to achieve this, that's amazing," "BTS is the youngest artist among that list of artists," "Wow, they are really amazing achieving those numbers in less than a decade," "They are really unbeatable," "They are real world-class artists," and "Really proud of them."