BTS ranked 8th on Billboard's Top Artists of 2018

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group BTS was 8th in the Top Artists category of the U.S. Billboard's 2018 year-end charts.

According to the charts released on Tuesday (U.S. local time), BTS was with Drake, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Cardi B, XXXTentacion, and Imagine Dragons on the Top Artists list.

BTS also put three of its albums on the Billboard 200 Albums year-end list with "Love Yourself: Answer" at 85th, "Love Yourself: Tear" at 101st, and "Love Youself: Her" at 150th.

The year 2018 marked one of the peak years for the seven-member group as it topped the Billboard 200 main albums chart twice and demonstrated its global presence through its latest world tour.

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