At the end of the year , BTS won their third Artist of the Year at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards in a row and ranked number eight on '' Billboard 's '' year-end Top Artist Chart alongside the likes of Drake and Taylor Swift and were also the number two act of the year in the Duo/Group ranking , only behind Imagine Dragons . They also made the Bloomberg 50 due to their " willingness to address social issues , mental health , and politics , despite being in a genre often painted as bubble gum pop " . The group sold more than ten millions albums in South Korea alone , with five million being sold in 2018 alone
20th Mnet Asian Music Awards
2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards
BTS (band)