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[Alpha Biz= Kim Minyoung] BTS has once again demonstrated its global dominance, maintaining a top-three position on Billboard’s global charts for five consecutive weeks.

According to the latest chart released by Billboard on April 28 (dated May 2), the group’s title track “SWIM” from its fifth full-length album ARIRANG ranked No. 2 on the “Global Excl. U.S.” chart and No. 3 on the “Global 200.” All 13 vocal tracks from the album also remained on both charts, underscoring sustained global popularity.

On Billboard’s main charts, ARIRANG placed No. 4 on the “Billboard 200,” while “SWIM” ranked No. 22 on the “Hot 100.” Another track, “Body to Body,” held No. 95 on the Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week. The album also charted across multiple categories, including No. 3 on “Top Album Sales,” No. 7 on “Top Streaming Albums,” and No. 8 on “Vinyl Albums,” while “SWIM” entered at No. 4 on “Digital Song Sales.”

The group is also seeing strong performance in Japan. According to Oricon, ARIRANG reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Weekly Digital Album Ranking (dated May 4), marking its return to the top after five weeks and maintaining a six-week streak in the Top 5 since its debut.

 

 

 

 

AlphaBIZ Kim SangJin(ceo@alphabiz.co.kr)