BTS topped Spotify's weekly charts for a fourth consecutive week with "Arirang" (ARIRANG).
According to Spotify's latest weekly charts (tracking period: Apr. 10–Apr. 16), BTS retained the top spots on the global "Weekly Top Albums" and "Weekly Top Songs" charts. The album and song charts both achieved the remarkable feat of holding the No. 1 position for four straight weeks. All 14 tracks included on the new release have been on the "Weekly Top Songs Global" chart for four weeks, demonstrating broad popularity across the record. The title track "SWIM" ranked No. 2 on the daily chart "Daily Top Songs Global" (Apr. 16), marking 28 consecutive days in the top tier.
On the Official Charts in the U.K. released on the 18th, the group's fifth full-length album "Arirang" settled at No. 5 on the "Official Albums Top 100" (Apr. 17–Apr. 23), maintaining a top position for four weeks. "SWIM" placed No. 25 on the "Official Singles Top 100." Album track "Body to Body" also charted at No. 90. "SWIM" held No. 1 for four consecutive weeks on the detailed chart "Official Singles Downloads," and ranked No. 2 and No. 3 on "Official Singles Sales" and "Official Physical Singles," respectively.
BTS placed five songs on Japan's Oricon "Weekly streaming sudden rise ranking" (Apr. 20 / tracking period: Apr. 6–Apr. 12). Album tracks from "Arirang," including "2.0" (No. 1) and "Hooligan" (No. 3), appeared alongside the group's mega-hits "Butter" (No. 6), "Dynamite" (No. 7) and "Permission to Dance" (No. 9). Half of the top 10 was filled with BTS songs. The new release's success appears to have reignited interest in existing popular songs. The group also remained in the upper ranks at No. 3 on the "Weekly combined album ranking" and No. 4 on the "Weekly digital album" chart. On the "Weekly streaming" chart, "SWIM" was No. 6 and "2.0" stayed at No. 7.
The album has maintained steady popularity in Europe and Australia a month after release. The new release rose to No. 2 on Germany's official music chart (Offizielle Deutsche Charts) "Top 100 albums" (Apr. 17), remaining in the top ranks for four weeks. On France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) "Top albums," it entered at No. 1 in its first week and was No. 2 for three consecutive weeks (tracking period: Apr. 10–Apr. 16). On Australia's ARIA charts dated Apr. 20, it ranked No. 3 on the "Top 50 albums" and No. 2 on the "Top 20 vinyl albums" chart.
The group's dominance continues on Hanteo Chart as well. According to the World Chart for the second week of April (tracking period: Apr. 6–Apr. 12), BTS recorded a "triple crown," topping the charts in the United States, Japan and China for four consecutive weeks. This is a comprehensive chart compiled using global data such as album, song and social portal figures by country/region.
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