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Billboard Explains: RM’s Monster Chart Success


Billboard is highlighting some of RM's chart accomplishments in the latest Billboard Explains video.

The BTS superstar made his solo chart debut under his Rap Monster moniker back in 2015. Check out our analysis of RM’s chart hits in the full Billboard Explains clip above. After the video, catch up on more Billboard Explains videos and learn about Stray Kids’ chart success, Peso Pluma and the Mexican music boom, the role record labels play, origins of hip-hop, how Beyoncé arrived at Renaissance, the evolution of girl groups, BBMAs, NFTs, SXSW, the magic of boy bands, American Music Awards, the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the Hot 100 chart, how R&B/hip-hop became the biggest genre in the U.S., how festivals book their lineups, Billie Eilish’s formula for success, the history of rap battles, nonbinary awareness in music, the Billboard Music Awards, the Free Britney movement, rise of K-pop in the U.S., why Taylor Swift is re-recording her first six albums, the boom of hit all-female collaborations, how Grammy nominees and winners are chosen, why songwriters are selling their publishing catalogs, how the Super Bowl halftime show is booked and more.

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