BTS Album 'ARIRANG' Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart
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BTS is lighting up the charts like dynamite … their new album “ARIRANG” went number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the lead single, “SWIM,” topped the Hot 100.
The new album — the first since the boy band went on hiatus in 2022 — debuted with 641,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Billboard. The mag says this is the biggest album sales week for a group in over a decade.
In fact, this is the biggest week for an album since Taylor Swift dropped “The Life of a Showgirl” in October, according to the outlet.
Billboard says “SWIM” marks BTS’ 7th chart-topping song, noting the K-pop group has the fifth-most number 1s among groups.
They’re behind the Beatles with 20, the Supremes with 12, the Bee Gees with 9 and the Rolling Stones with 8.
If the Army keeps running up those numbers … BTS could be climbing higher on that list real quick.
March 30, 2026 