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BTS’ ‘Swim’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
BTS' 'Swim' is their seventh Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, while album ARIRANG posts the biggest group sales week since 2014, with 641,000 equivalent units sold.
- On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Billboard released chart data confirming that K-pop group BTS secured the top spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 with their new single "Swim" and album "Arirang."
- This achievement follows the March 20 release of "Arirang," BTS's first studio album of new material since 2020, which ended a nearly four-year hiatus from group activities.
- Claiming the top nine positions on the Billboard Global 200, BTS dominated the chart with "Arirang" tracks including "Swim," according to Luminate data released for the week ending March 26.
- RM, the band's frontman, took to Instagram Stories on Monday to thank fans, writing "Sendin my luv and gratitude" over a Billboard post announcing the historic chart performance.
- With this success, BTS continues to boast the most Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers among groups since the Bee Gees, following behind the Beatles with 20 total number-ones and the Supremes with 12.
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BTS Swim Tops Billboard Hot 100, Repaying with Sincere Music; Sweeping No. 1 Spots in US Singles and Albums. The group BTS has set another record by reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, following their success on the Billboard 200. According to a chart preview article posted on the official website of the music media outlet Billboard on the 31st...
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