BTS ranks number one on the Billboard 'Global (excluding U.S.)' chart for 7 consecutive weeks... 'SWIM' at number 2 and North American tour begins

BTS has maintained a top position on the US Billboard Global charts for seven consecutive weeks.

According to the latest chart released by Billboard on May 16, the title track ″SWIM″ from BTS’s fifth full-length album ″ARIRANG″ ranked number 1 on the Global (excluding US) chart and number 2 on the Global 200 chart. On the Global (excluding US) chart, it rose one spot from the previous week. Excluding the bell sound of the Seongdeokdaewang Sinjong, 13 vocal tracks have entered the chart for seven consecutive weeks.

The ″ARIRANG″ album ranked 7th on the main album chart, the Billboard 200, remaining in the top 10 for seven consecutive weeks. On detailed charts, it ranked 4th on Top Album Sales, 14th on Top Streaming Albums, and 8th on Vinyl Albums.

The title track ″SWIM″ rose two spots from the previous week to number 30 on the main song chart, the Hot 100. The song also entered various airplay charts, including Adult Contemporary (16th), Pop Airplay (13th), Adult Pop Airplay (16th), and Radio Songs (30th).

BTS released ″ARIRANG″ on March 20 and has been conducting the ″BTS WORLD TOUR ’ARIRANG’ IN NORTH AMERICA,″ performing 31 shows across 12 cities starting from Tampa, US, on April 25. Performances are scheduled to continue at Stanford Stadium in the US on the 16th, 17th, and 19th.