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BTS's 'ARIRANG' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 with record 641,000 units, seventh chart-topper
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K-pop group BTS has secured its seventh No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with 'ARIRANG,' earning 641,000 equivalent album units in its first week—the largest for any group since tracking began in 2014. The album, BTS's first full-group project in nearly seven years following military service and solo work, also topped the UK Official Albums Chart.
Sturgill Simpson's 'Mutiny After Midnight' (as Johnny Blue Skies), released exclusively on physical formats on March 13, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 59,000 equivalent album units—the first physical-only Top 10 since Taylor Swift's 2023 project.
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Harry Styles' 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally' has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 430,000 units sold in its first week, marking his fourth solo album to top the chart. The success follows the album's March 6 release and his hosting/musical guest stint on Saturday Night Live.
In Billboard's midweek Contenders column, Florence + The Machine's new album Everybody Scream and Tyler, the Creator's reissued Chromakopia+ are projected to debut or return to the top 10 on the Billboard 200 dated November 15. Michael Jackson's Thriller could also climb back into the top 10 or 20 due to post-Halloween streaming surges. The chart remains dominated by Taylor Swift's releases and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.