BTS is tightening its grip on the global music market, commanding both the U.S. Billboard and Japan’s Oricon charts for a second consecutive week with overwhelming force.
According to BigHit Music on April 8, citing Billboard’s latest chart dated April 11 and Oricon’s newest rankings, BTS’s fifth full-length album "ARIRANG" continues to post dominant results across the world’s two key music markets.
On Billboard, the scale is striking. A total of 10 tracks from the album secured spots on the Hot 100 for two straight weeks. Fronted by the title track "SWIM," alongside "Body to Body" and "Hooligan," the album demonstrates sustained multi-track power, reinforcing BTS’s ability to move the entire record, not just a single hit.
Japan reflects the same trajectory. On Oricon’s Weekly Streaming Ranking dated April 13, "ARIRANG" amassed approximately 8.55 million streams, locking in the No. 1 position for a second week. The feat marks the first by an international act since November 2024 and extends BTS’s record to six career No. 1 hits on the chart, following "Dynamite," "Film out," "Butter," "Permission to Dance," and "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)."
The dual dominance aligns seamlessly with BTS’s continued sweep of Billboard’s Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, underscoring a clear industry signal: this is not a momentary spike, but a full-scale, album-driven global takeover.
Meanwhile, BTS is set to launch its new world tour "ARIRANG" with a four-day stadium run from April 9 to 12 at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province, officially igniting its next global campaign.
Reported by News Culture M.J._mj94070777@nc.press
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