BigHit Music said K-pop group BTS topped Spotify's three global weekly charts for the second straight week with its latest album 'Arirang'. The group led the Weekly Top Albums Global, Weekly Top Songs Global, and Weekly Top Artists Global charts for the week from March 27 to Thursday. This follows their release on March 20.
BigHit Music announced that BTS held the top spots on Spotify's Daily Top Artists Global and Daily Top Songs Global charts for 14 consecutive days starting from the March 20 release of 'Arirang'. The album's lead track 'Swim' garnered 83 million plays on YouTube's global weekly chart and 6.2 million on the U.S. weekly chart for the week of March 20.
'Arirang' debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart this week, while 'Swim' topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The group returned as a full seven-member lineup after nearly four years without group projects. They held a promotional concert for tens of thousands of fans at Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul on March 21.
BTS will launch the 'BTS World Tour Arirang' in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on April 11 and continue through major cities worldwide into 2027.
