BTS has kept its fifth studio album, “ARIRANG,” at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week.
According to Billboard’s preview article published on the 6th (local time), “ARIRANG” returned to No. 1 on the April 11-dated Billboard 200. With this, BTS secures two straight weeks atop the chart, extending its global impact.
Billboard reports that “ARIRANG” earned 187,000 equivalent album units this week. That breaks down to 114,000 in pure album sales (physical and digital), 65,000 SEA (streaming equivalent) units, and 8,000 TEA (track equivalent) units.
Holding No. 1 for two weeks underscores stable momentum beyond an initial surge. Following explosive first-week sales, the album stayed strong in week two, proving sustained global reach.
Earlier, on the April 4-dated chart, “ARIRANG” debuted at No. 1, marking BTS’s seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It started with 641,000 units―the biggest week for a group album since Billboard adopted unit tracking in 2014. Pure album sales hit 532,000, the highest for a group album in roughly a decade.
The global response continues into week two. On Spotify’s latest weekly charts (tracking March 27-April 2), BTS claimed No. 1 on Global Weekly Top Albums, Global Weekly Top Songs, and Global Weekly Top Artists―sweeping all three for a second straight week.
BTS is also holding strong on other major charts. The album is No. 1 for two weeks on Australia’s ARIA Top 50 Albums, No. 2 on Germany’s Official Charts and France’s SNEP Top Albums, and No. 4 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Top 100.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)