BTS Continues Billboard Streak as 'SWIM' Makes Spotify History

BTS' fifth studio album, "ARIRANG," has remained on the Billboard 200 for 31 consecutive weeks, continuing its run on the U.S. albums chart.

According to Billboard's rankings dated Oct. 31, the album placed No. 46 on the Billboard 200 and No. 19 on the Top Album Sales chart.

"ARIRANG" debuted at No. 1 in April and held the top position for three consecutive weeks.

Title track "SWIM" ranked No. 28 on the Global 200 and No. 10 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song has now spent a total of 30 weeks inside the latter chart's top 10.

Album track "NORMAL" also appeared on both rankings, placing No. 188 and No. 102, respectively.

BTS has reached several Spotify milestones. The group surpassed 10 billion streams in 2026 as of Oct. 16, while "ARIRANG" exceeded 5 billion cumulative streams.

"SWIM" also passed 1 billion Spotify streams on Oct. 24, becoming the first song released in 2026 to reach the milestone.

Meanwhile, BTS will conclude the South American leg of its "ARIRANG" World Tour with three concerts in São Paulo on Oct. 28, 30 and 31 before heading to Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in November.