BTS's "Arirang" 英 official won first place.What about Billboard Hot 100? [Star Issue]

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BTS performed best on the global chart with "ARIRANG."

According to the UK official chart released on the 28th, BTS's fifth studio album "Arirang" topped the UK's "Official Album Top 100" chart (March 27th to April 2nd). This is the third time in the career, following the mini-sixth album "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA" and the fourth full-length album "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7." It also topped the "Official Vinyl Album Chart," proving its solid position in the British music market.

The title song "SWIM" ranked second on the "Official Single Top 100" on the same day. This is its own best performance, surpassing the third place set by "Dynamite" in 2020 and "Butter" in 2021. The tracks "Body to Body" (28th place) and "FYA" (39th place) also succeeded in chart-in.

The weekly chart of Spotify, a global audio and sound source streaming platform released on the 27th (counting period: March 20-26) also achieved remarkable results. BTS dominated the global charts of "Weekly Top Album," "Weekly Top Song," and "Weekly Top Artist." All 14 tracks on the album reached the top of the "Weekly Top Song Global," and the title song "SWIM" achieved 8,2268,468 weekly streams. This is the most weekly play of all songs released in 2026. The tracks "Body to Body" (2nd), "Hooligan" (4th), "FYA" (5th), "NORMAL" (6th), "Alien" (7th), "Like Animals (8th), "2.0" (9th), and "they don't know "about us" (10th) settled in the top 10 in a row. In addition, the entire song has filled the top ranks of the chart, including "Merry Go Round" (12th), "One More Night" (14th), "Please" (16th), and "Into the Sun" (20th), as well as "No. 29" (22nd), which contains the sound of the new bells of King Seongdeok.

On the same day, BTS entered the "Weekly Top Artist Global" for 232 consecutive weeks, setting a tie record for the longest chart. World-renowned pop stars such as Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Billlie Eilish, and Justin Bieber hold the same record as BTS. In addition, 'SWIM' won the top spot for 7 consecutive days (as of the 20th to the 26th) in the 'Daily Top Song Global'.

The "Arirang" craze also led to Australian and French charts. According to Australia's ARIA, which was released on the 27th, Shinbo ranked No. 1 on both the "Top 50 Album" and the "Vinyl Chart" and achieved the best performance among Korean singers this year. BTS has put a total of seven albums in the 'Top 10' so far, and it is the third time that it has reached the top after 'Map Of The Soul: 7' (2020) and 'Proof' (2022). "SWIM" ranked fourth on the "Top 50 Singles" chart. A total of four songs, including "Body to Body" (26th), "Hooligan" (46th) and "FYA" (48th), showed off their unrivaled position in the global music market due to the charts. It also topped the "Top Album" (March 20-26) released by the French Music Association (SNEP).

Meanwhile, BTS released a remix album 'KEEP SWIMMING' on the 27th and continues to make a comeback. The album contains a total of nine songs, including seven remixes arranged based on the musical orientation of each of the seven members.

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