BTS 'Arirang' Rises in U.S. 'Billboard 200' Rankings

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The group BTS's fifth full-length album, "Arirang," demonstrated its popularity by climbing the rankings on the main album chart of the U.S. music publication Billboard.

BTS's "Arirang" secured 41st place on the latest "Billboard 200" chart (dated October 24), released by Billboard on the 20th, rising two spots from Jeonju. The album, which entered the "Billboard 200" at number one on the April 4 issue and held the top spot for three consecutive weeks, has remained on the chart for 30 weeks. It also climbed two spots to 17th place on the sub-chart "Top Album Sales."

The title track "SWIM" recorded 26th and 9th places on the "Global 200" and "Global (Excl. US)" charts, respectively, which aggregate music streaming and digital sales data from over 200 countries and regions worldwide. In particular, after entering the "Global (Excl. US)" chart at number one, the song has maintained its position in the "Top 10" for a cumulative 29 weeks. The track "NORMAL" also ranked 183rd and 96th on the two charts, respectively.

BTS's world tour, "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'," reached the top spot for seven consecutive weeks on Pollstar's "Global Concert Pulse," dated October 16.

This chart ranks performances based on the average box office revenue of concerts reported over the past three months. BTS generated an average revenue of $14.82 million (approximately 19.6 billion won) per show across the eight performances included in the tally. This is approximately $5.6 million (approximately 7.4 billion won) higher than the average revenue of Karol G, who ranked second with 20 performances tallied.

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