BTS 'Arirang' drops to No. 4 in second week on UK albums chart

BTS's 'Arirang' fell three places to No. 4 on the Official Albums Chart after debuting at No. 1 last week. Lead single 'Swim' slipped to No. 5 on the Official Singles Chart from No. 2.

The British Official Albums Chart released Friday showed 'Arirang' at No. 4, behind Raye's 'This Music May Contain Hope', Olivia Dean's 'The Art of Loving', and Ye's 'Bully'. This follows BTS's third UK No. 1 album, after 'Map of the Soul: Persona' (2019) and 'Map of the Soul: 7' (2020).

'Swim' marked BTS's highest UK singles peak at No. 2 last week before this drop. The album and single also debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 and Hot 100, respectively.

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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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BTS's 'ARIRANG' tops Billboard 200 for third week, first in K-pop

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South Korean boy group BTS's 'ARIRANG' has held the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 for a third consecutive week, a first in K-pop history. Billboard's chart preview on Sunday (U.S. time) showed the album ahead of Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' and Ye's 'Bully,' formerly known as Kanye West.

'SWIM,' the lead track from BTS's fifth studio album 'ARIRANG,' has fallen to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song led digital song sales for the third straight week with 24,000 downloads sold. Meanwhile, the 14-track album has topped the Billboard 200 for three consecutive weeks, a historic feat for a K-pop act.

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BTS's 'Arirang' remains in the top 5 of the Billboard 200 for a sixth straight week, at No. 5 with 56,000 equivalent album units—the K-pop group's first release following a four-year hiatus for mandatory military service.

BTS has secured a place on NME's midyear roundup of the best albums of 2026 so far with their latest release Arirang.

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BTS held the second show of their Arirang world tour at Goyang Stadium on April 11 after a hiatus for mandatory military service. Tens of thousands of fans lit up the venue with purple light sticks as the group performed new tracks and hits. The tour spans 85 shows across 34 cities, the largest ever for a K-pop act.

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