According to Billboard’s latest charts released April 7, the title track “SWIM” from the group’s fifth full-length album, “ARIRANG,” ranked No. 2 on the April 11 Hot 100. Other album tracks also charted: “Body to Body” at No. 42, “Hooligan” at No. 64, “NORMAL” at No. 73, “FYA” at No. 74, “2.0” at No. 75, “Aliens” at No. 84, “Like Animals” at No. 90, “they don’t know bout us” at No. 94 and “Merry Go Round” at No. 96.
The group also held strong on Billboard’s global charts. “SWIM” stayed No. 1 for a second straight week on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. “Body to Body” ranked No. 2 on both charts, and all 13 vocal tracks from “ARIRANG” placed within the top 30 on Global Excl. U.S. and within the top 40 on the Global 200.
BTS also led several major Billboard rankings this week, topping the Artist 100, Digital Song Sales, Top Album Sales and Billboard 200 charts. Its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 was described as a first for a Korean artist. The group also ranked No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales, No. 2 on Streaming Songs, and No. 3 on Top Streaming Albums and Vinyl Albums.
In Japan, “ARIRANG” remained popular on Oricon. In the latest Oricon chart released April 8, the album ranked No. 1 for a second straight week on the Weekly Streaming Ranking with about 8.55 million weekly plays. Oricon said it was the first time since November 2024’s “APT.” that an overseas artist had led the chart for two consecutive weeks.
“ARIRANG” is BTS’ first new release in three years and nine months. The album is described as capturing universal emotions, while “SWIM” expresses a determination to keep moving forward through life’s hardships. RM took part broadly in writing the lyrics, reflecting what the group wants to say now.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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