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BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Sets K‑Pop First With Five Straight Weeks in Billboard 200 Top 10

Fresh chart data confirms a durable global comeback.

Overview

  • BTS’ album holds No. 4 in its fifth week on the Billboard 200, with Luminate reporting 62,000 equivalent album units for the week ending April 23.
  • 'Arirang' debuted at No. 1 and stayed there for three weeks, becoming the first Korean album to lead the chart for more than one week.
  • France’s SNEP certified the album Platinum, and Japan’s RIAJ awarded Triple Platinum status, signaling at least 100,000 units in France and 750,000 shipments in Japan.
  • The release set consumption records, including reports of the most streams for a K‑pop album on Spotify and a Hanteo first‑day sales mark of 3.98 million.
  • The 85‑date world tour across 34 countries is underway, with the North American leg in progress, a push that can keep sales and streams high through visibility and fan events.