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BTS Sweeps Billboard as ‘Swim’ Debuts at No. 1 and ‘Arirang’ Opens Atop the 200

The chart sweep follows BTS’s first full‑group release in nearly four years, signaling pent‑up demand now shifting to a global tour.

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Overview

  • ‘Swim,’ which Billboard placed at No. 1 on Monday’s Hot 100, posted 15.3 million streams, 25.8 million in radio audience and 154,000 U.S. sales in the tracking week.
  • Arirang launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 641,000 equivalent units, the biggest week of 2026 so far, and returned BTS to No. 1 on the Artist 100.
  • Billboard counted 13 Arirang tracks on the Hot 100, while BTS became the first act to hold the entire top 10 on Global Excl. U.S. and took nine of the top 10 on the Global 200.
  • The wins arrived after Billboard cut some direct‑to‑consumer sales and removed YouTube from its charts, underscoring strength across streaming, purchases and radio play.
  • BTS now pivots to a world tour reported at roughly 82 dates that starts April 9 in Goyang, following a celebratory Weverse live and a new ‘Swim’ poolside performance clip on Tuesday.