Led by “Swim,” BTS swarms the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts as the song starts as the reunited South Korean septet’s record-extending eighth No. 1 on each ranking.
“Swim” leads a historic haul from ARIRANG, BTS’ first studio album of new material since 2020, which bounds in at No. 1 on the United States-based Billboard 200 albums chart. The group claims the top nine spots on the Global 200, tying Taylor Swift for both the most top 10s in a single week and the most titles from No. 1 on down, after songs from her The Tortured Poets Department launched at Nos. 1-9 on the May 4, 2024, chart.
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