Album and ‘SWIM’ top global charts; 14 tracks on Spotify’s weekly top songs
According to the latest weekly chart (survey period: April 10 to April 16) of the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify, BTS has maintained the top spots on the ‘Weekly Top Albums’ and ‘Weekly Top Songs’ global charts. Both the album and song charts have set a remarkable record by securing the top spot for four consecutive weeks in a dual lead. All 14 tracks from the new album have charted on the ‘Weekly Top Songs Global’ for four weeks, proving the album’s widespread popularity. The title track ‘SWIM’ ranked 2nd on the daily chart ‘Daily Top Songs Global’ (dated April 16) for 28 consecutive days in the top tier.
On the UK Official Charts announced on the 18th, the fifth studio album ‘Arirang’ settled at 5th position on the ‘Official Albums Top 100’ (dated April 17 to April 23), maintaining its position in the top tier for four weeks. ‘SWIM’ ranked 25th on the ‘Official Singles Top 100’. The included track ‘Body to Body’ (90th) also entered the rankings. ‘SWIM’ has maintained the top spot for four consecutive weeks on the detailed chart ‘Official Singles Downloads’, and ranked 2nd and 3rd on the ‘Official Singles Sales’ and ‘Official Physical Singles’ respectively.
BTS placed five songs on Oricon’s ‘Weekly Streaming Rapid Rise Ranking’ (dated April 20 / survey period: April 6 to April 12). Including the tracks ‘2.0’ (1st) and ‘Hooligan’ (3rd) from ‘Arirang’, the team’s mega-hit songs ‘Butter’ (6th), ‘Dynamite’ (7th), and ‘Permission to Dance’ (9th) made surprise appearances. Half of the top 10 positions were filled with BTS’s songs. The success of the new tracks seems to have reignited interest in their existing popular songs. Additionally, they maintained high positions on the ‘Weekly Combined Album Ranking’ (3rd) and ‘Weekly Digital Albums’ (4th). On the ‘Weekly Streaming’, ‘SWIM’ ranked 6th and ‘2.0’ stayed at 7th.
In Europe and Australia, the album has maintained steady popularity for a month since its release. The new album rose to 2nd place on the ‘Top 100 Albums’ of the German official music chart (Offizielle Deutsche Charts) (dated April 17), securing a top-tier position for four consecutive weeks. On the SNEP ‘Top Albums’, the album entered at 1st place in its first week of release and has remained at 2nd place for three consecutive weeks (survey period: April 10 to April 16). On the Australian ARIA chart, the album ranked 3rd on the ‘Top 50 Albums’ and 2nd on the ‘Top 20 Vinyl Albums’ charts (dated April 20).
The box office dominance continues on Hanteo Chart. According to the World Chart for the second week of April (survey period: April 6 to April 12), BTS has achieved a ‘Triple Crown’ by topping the charts in the US, Japan, and China for four consecutive weeks. This is a comprehensive chart compiled based on global data including album, digital, and social portal metrics by country
