BTS ARIRANG becomes first Korean album with 12 weeks in Billboard 200 Top 10

June 28, 2026

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BTS's latest studio album ARIRANG has made history by spending 12 non-consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. Billboard announced the milestone on June 28.

The album held the No. 10 spot for the tracking week ending June 25, according to data from Luminate. This achievement marks ARIRANG as the first release by a Korean artist to reach that benchmark on the all-genre ranking.

ARIRANG has now logged 14 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 overall. It earned 33,000 equivalent album units in the most recent period.

Fans celebrated the news as further proof of the group's lasting impact on global music charts.

BTS members celebrating as their album 'ARIRANG' tops the Billboard 200 chart for a third consecutive week, a historic first for K-pop.

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