BTS's fifth studio album 'Arirang' has achieved significant positions on key weekly charts both in South Korea and internationally.
Hanteo Chart, an album sales tracking service, reported on the 30th that BTS's album 'Arirang' was the top entry on the weekly world chart and album chart for the period of March 23-29. Released on March 20, the album claimed the top position in the third week of March and maintained that position for two weeks.
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The American music publication Billboard reported on the 30th that 'Arirang' led the 'Billboard 200' main album chart with the issue dated April 4. The album debuted with 641,000 album units, becoming the highest single-week performance for a group album since unit tracking began in December 2014. Out of these, 532,000 units were attributed to album sales, both physical and digital, establishing a record for the top weekly sales for a group album in over ten years.
The album also performed well on global music platforms. BTS topped various weekly charts on Spotify, including 'Weekly Top Albums', 'Weekly Top Songs', and 'Weekly Top Artists' for the period of March 20-26. The lead single 'SWIM' achieved the number one spot on 'Weekly Top Songs Global', with all 14 tracks from the album appearing in the top 30.
The track 'SWIM' consistently held the first position on Spotify's 'Daily Top Songs Global' and Apple Music's 'Top 100 Global' for 9 and 7 consecutive days, respectively, from March 20 to 28 and March 23 to 29. Every track from the album continues to be listed in the latest charts on both platforms, demonstrating sustained popularity more than a week after release.
BTS is scheduled to perform at the 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'' at the Goyang Sports Complex Main Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on April 9, 11, and 12. The group will also hold stadium concerts in South America, including in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, during October. All 46 planned performances, including those in Goyang, North America, Europe, and Tokyo, Japan, have sold out in advance, indicating strong ticket demand.