BTS's "Arirang" Ranks No. 46 on U.S. "Billboard 200"... Maintains Chart Presence for 31 Consecutive Weeks

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Boy group BTS's "Arirang" dominated the U.S. Billboard charts.

According to the latest chart (dated October 31) released by U.S. music publication Billboard on the 27th, BTS's fifth studio album "Arirang" (ARIRANG) secured the No. 46 spot on the "Billboard 200."

The album entered the chart at No. 1 upon its release (dated April 4) and held the top position for three weeks. It has since remained within the rankings for 31 consecutive weeks, demonstrating sustained popularity. On the sub-chart "Top Album Sales," it climbed to No. 19.

The title track "SWIM" settled at No. 28 on the "Global 200" and No. 10 on "Global (Excl. US)," which aggregate music streaming and digital sales data from over 200 countries and regions worldwide. Notably, on "Global (Excl. US)," it has maintained a top-10 position for a cumulative 30 weeks since hitting No. 1 in its first week of release. The track "NORMAL" placed at No. 188 and No. 102 on the two charts, respectively.

On global audio and music streaming platform Spotify, BTS set various new records. BTS became the first group worldwide to achieve 10 billion annual streams on Spotify (as of October 16). "Arirang" surpassed 5 billion cumulative plays (as of October 14), while "SWIM" broke through 1 billion streams (as of October 24), becoming the first song released in 2026 to reach that milestone.

BTS will conclude its South American leg of the world tour "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'" in São Paulo, Brazil, on the 28th (local time) and from the 30th to the 31st. In November, the group will kick off its Asian tour in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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