According to Billboard’s latest rankings released May 5 for the May 9 charts, “SWIM,” the title track from the group’s fifth full-length album “ARIRANG,” ranked No. 2 on both the Global (Excl. U.S.) and Global 200 charts. On the Global 200, it rose one spot from the previous week.
The momentum has not been limited to the title track. Thirteen vocal tracks from the album — excluding the track featuring the bell sound of the Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok — have remained on both global charts for six weeks, indicating continued listening across the full release.
On Billboard’s main charts, “ARIRANG” placed No. 5 on the Billboard 200, staying in the top tier for six consecutive weeks. The album previously became the first by a Korean artist to rank No. 1 for three straight weeks. “SWIM” also held at No. 32 on the Hot 100 for a sixth week.
The album and single posted steady results across other rankings. “ARIRANG” ranked No. 4 on Top Album Sales, No. 11 on Top Streaming Albums and No. 5 on Vinyl Albums. “SWIM” placed No. 16 on Digital Song Sales and No. 19 on Adult Contemporary, and also ranked No. 12 on Pop Airplay, No. 14 on Adult Pop Airplay and No. 24 on Radio Songs.
The group’s current tour has also boosted interest in older material. “Pied Piper,” a 2017 track performed on the North American tour, re-entered the World Digital Song Sales chart at No. 9.
BTS began its “BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN NORTH AMERICA” on April 25 in Tampa and is playing 31 shows across 12 cities. The group met about 100,000 concertgoers on May 2-3 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso and is set to continue the tour from May 7 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City.
Catalog interest has remained strong as well. The choreography version of the 2020 “Dynamite” music video recently surpassed 300 million views on YouTube, with the main video and related clips continuing to draw views.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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