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BTS's "Arirang," Unstoppable Popularity.. Enters UK Official Album Chart for 25 Consecutive Weeks

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Mun Wansik

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/Photo provided by Big Hit Music (HYBE)
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The group BTS (RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook) reached No. 99 on the UK Official Albums Top 100 with their fifth full-length album "Arirang," extending their streak of chart entries for 25 consecutive weeks. BTS continued to set new records every week, shining a spotlight on their unparalleled global presence.

"Arirang," which maintained its position on the UK Official Albums Top 100 for the week of September 11–17, also achieved rankings in sub-charts: No. 77 on the Official Physical Albums chart, No. 90 on the Official Scottish Albums chart, and No. 79 on the Official Album Sales chart.

On Spotify's latest "Weekly Top Albums Global" global audio and music streaming platform, "Arirang" secured the second spot for four consecutive weeks. The reporting period covered the 4th–10. Since its release in March, the album has remained at the top of the charts and continues to hold a position within the top three.

On music streaming charts, the title track "SWIM" and the included track "NORMAL" rose one and two positions respectively on Spotify's "Weekly Top Songs Global," reaching No. 11 and No. 80.

Meanwhile, "SWIM" was selected for Billboard's "2026 Global Songs of the Summer." Billboard compiled rankings based on streaming and sales data collected from over 200 regions worldwide, covering the period from June 6 to September 12.

"SWIM" ranked No. 2 on the "Global (excluding U.S.)" chart and No. 6 on the "Global 200." During the reporting period, it achieved the top spot a total of eight times on the "Global (excluding U.S.)" chart and four times on the "Global 200" chart.

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