[Breaking] Korea’s first new history! BTS “Arirang” tops Billboard 200 for 3 straight weeks
/Photo=Big Hit MusicThe top idol group BTS (RM, Jin, Jimin, J-Hope, Suga, V, Jungkook) has claimed first place on the Billboard 200 chart for three consecutive weeks with 'ARIRANG' (ARIRANG).
According to a chart preview article posted on Billboard's official website on the 13th, BTS's 5th full-length album 'ARIRANG' rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 18, 2026.
This is the first time a group album has stayed atop the chart for three consecutive weeks since Mumford & Sons' 'Babel,' released in 2012. At the time, 'Babel' remained No. 1 for a total of five weeks. BTS is also the only Korean act to have held No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for three weeks.
According to Billboard, 'ARIRANG' recorded 124,000 album units on this week's chart. Of those, 71,000 were pure album sales (physical and digital purchases). SEA units (sales-equivalent units converted from streaming counts) accounted for 50,000, and the rest were TEA units (sales-equivalent units converted from digital track download counts).
After setting a series of records on Billboard in its first week of release, 'ARIRANG' is still holding the top spot. This shows that it has moved beyond a temporary surge in popularity and has entered a long-term hit run. Previously, 'ARIRANG' took No. 1 on the Billboard 200 two weeks ago with the best performance among group albums since Billboard began tallying units in December 2014. First-week pure album sales (physical and digital purchases) were counted at 532,000 copies, the highest weekly sales for a group release in more than a decade.
'ARIRANG' remains near the top of charts around the world in its third week since release. It ranked No. 1 for three consecutive weeks on Spotify's latest weekly chart (tracking period: April 3 to April 9) in the 'Weekly Top Albums' category, and reclaimed the top spot on the German official music chart 'Top 100 Albums' (dated April 10). On Japan's Oricon 'Weekly Digital Albums Ranking' and 'Weekly Combined Albums Ranking,' it placed No. 2 in each, and in the 'Weekly Albums Ranking' it ranked No. 3. It also proved its global strength by placing No. 2 on the French recording industry association (SNEP) 'Top Albums' and Australia's ARIA 'Top 50 Albums.'
This momentum is continuing into a world tour. BTS held 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN GOYANG' at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex on the 9th and on the 11th to 12th, meeting 132,000 attendees. They will then meet fans in Tokyo, North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. This world tour will be held 85 times across a total of 34 cities. This is the most dates ever for a single tour by a Korean singer, and expectations are growing for the new history BTS will write in the performance industry.
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