BTS’s “Arirang” Surpasses 5 Billion Streams…Highest Among Albums Released This Year

BTS's fifth full-length album, 'ARIRANG,' has surpassed 5 billion cumulative streams on Spotify.

According to Spotify, the global audio and music streaming platform, 'ARIRANG' exceeded 5 billion cumulative plays as of October 14. It is the highest figure among albums released in 2026. It is approximately 2 billion plays ahead of Olivia Rodrigo's third full-length album, 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,' which ranks second. The achievement is also remarkable compared with new releases by Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, and others released in the same year, which recorded approximately 1 billion to 2 billion streams.

The popularity of the album's tracks as a whole is also noteworthy. All 14 tracks, including 'No. 29,' which features the sound of the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok, have surpassed 200 million streams. The title track 'SWIM' is also on the verge of reaching 1 billion cumulative streams as of the 14th.

The new album, released approximately three years and nine months after the group's previous release, received considerable attention immediately after its launch. On March 20, the first day of its release, total album streams surpassed 110 million. That day, all 14 tracks occupied the top 14 positions on Spotify's 'Daily Top Songs - Global' chart. The title track 'SWIM' ranked first with approximately 14 million plays in a single day. This is the highest daily streaming figure among songs released in 2026.

It also set records on Billboard. 'ARIRANG' ranked No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated April 4, achieving the highest performance for a group album since unit tracking was introduced in December 2014. It was the first time a group album had remained at the top of the chart for three consecutive weeks since 'Babel' by Mumford & Sons in 2012.