BTS hold global charts for 14 weeks straight as European tour opens in Madrid
BTS's 5th album 'Arirang' holds No. 2 on Spotify's Weekly Top Albums Global in week 14, while 'SWIM' earns BPI Silver and the European leg of their world tour kicks off.
Arirang, BTS's fifth studio album, has spent 14 consecutive weeks in the top two of Spotify's Weekly Top Albums Global. For the chart period June 19–25, it landed at No. 2, marking its ninth week at No. 1 across that stretch.
Title track SWIM climbed two spots to No. 5 on Spotify's Weekly Top Songs Global. Come Over entered at No. 56. Merry Go Round—whose music video dropped exclusively on Spotify June 19—re-entered at No. 155. Nine album tracks charted in total. Seven of them have held positions for all 14 weeks.
The album is 14 weeks deep on the UK Official Albums Top 100, sitting at No. 39 for the June 26–July 2 chart. It placed 41st on the Albums Chart Update, 22nd on the Scottish Albums chart, 47th on Albums Streaming, and 28th on both Albums Sales and Physical Albums.
In Germany, Arirang ranked 7th on the Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 100 Albums (June 26). That's its 14th consecutive week inside the top 10. Australia's ARIA Top 50 Albums (June 29) had it at No. 7, up one from the week before.
On June 26, SWIM received Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry in the singles category, clearing 200,000 units. BTS now holds 13 BPI certifications overall—more than any other Korean artist.
The same day, BTS opened the European leg of their world tour, BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG', at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. During the Body to Body stage, the crowd sang the Korean folk song Arirang alongside the group. (That moment will live rent-free in ARMY's heads for a while.) The European run spans five cities—Madrid, Brussels, London, Munich, and Paris—for 10 shows total.
Cheer the story
