BTS’s fifth studio album Arirang has held its place on the Billboard 200 for 31 consecutive weeks, ranking No. 46 on the latest chart dated October 31, according to Billboard figures reported by Starnews Korea on October 28, 2026. The album entered the chart at No. 1 upon release, for the chart dated April 4, and held the top position for three weeks. On the sub-charts, Arirang climbed to No. 19 on Top Album Sales. The title track SWIM settled at No. 28 on the Global 200 and No. 10 on Global Excl. US, maintaining a top-10 position on the latter for a cumulative 30 weeks since hitting No. 1 in its first week. The track NORMAL placed at No. 188 and No. 102 on the two charts respectively.
Streaming records keep falling
On Spotify, BTS became the first group worldwide to achieve 10 billion annual streams as of October 16, according to the coverage. Arirang surpassed 5 billion cumulative plays as of October 14, while SWIM broke through 1 billion streams as of October 24, becoming the first song released in 2026 to reach that milestone.
Tour moves on from South America
BTS conclude the South American leg of their BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’ in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 28 local time, with a live-viewing cinema event also scheduled, before kicking off the Asian tour in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in November. Thirty-one weeks on the Billboard 200 is a longevity story as much as a chart story — and the tour gives it a live engine to keep going.
