BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Debuts at No. 1 on Albums Chart With Biggest Sales Week for a Group in Over a Decade

BTS has earned its seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with “Arirang,” scoring the biggest sales week for an album by a group in over a decade. “Arirang” opens on the chart with 641,000 equivalent album units, 532,000 of which are pure album sales. It’s the biggest first week for an album by […]

By Steven J. Horowitz

BTS Scores Seventh No. 1 on Billboard 200 — Biggest Sales Week For a Group in Over a Decade

‘Arirang,’ the group’s fifth studio album, opened with 641,000 equivalent album units — 532,000 of those being pure album sales — giving them the biggest sales week by a group in over a decade.

By Nicole Fell

BTS tops Hot 100 again on fan support — longevity in question

BTS has topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the US with "Swim," the main track from its fifth full-length album "Arirang," marking the group’s seventh No. 1 on the chart. The latest achievement comes after the album also landed atop the Billboard 200, reinforcing BTS’ dominance across both major US charts. BTS remains the only Korean act to have repeatedly reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, alongside the band's Jimin and Jungkook, who have also topped the chart as solo artists. Music critic Lim Hee-yun s

By The Korea Herald

BTS Are Back on Top With Record-Breaking First-Week ‘Arirang’ Sales

The supergroup's comeback album Arirang, their first full-length LP in six years, moved 641,000 total copies, including 532,000 in pure album sales

By Larisha Paul

RM Expresses ‘Luv and Gratitude’ as BTS Tops the Billboard 200 & Hot 100 Charts

The band's new album ARIRANG and lead single "SWIM" debuted at No. 1 on the respective charts.

By Annie Harrigan

BTS album 'Arirang' breaks records with biggest first week in K-pop history - Khaleej Times

BTS album 'Arirang' breaks records with biggest first week in K-pop history  Khaleej Times