RECORD CHASEORICONNOTHING NEW FOR 50 DAYS
BTS — Oricon combined
ARIRANG hits 1 million cumulative points on Oricon's combined album ranking (Aug. 17), making BTS the only foreign act with three such albums on the chart.
ON THE RECORD Aug 12 – Aug 14, 20265
WHERE IT STANDS
AUG 1440%
A result landed. The record chase may still continue.
Aug 12RESULTonly foreign act
Aug 14RESULT40%
NOTHING NEW SINCE AUG 14
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BTS just hit their third 1-million-point album on Japan's Oricon chart with ARIRANG — first foreign act ever to do it.As reported BTS breaks 1 million Oricon points for third time...first foreign artist recordBTS's fifth studio album ARIRANG surpassed 1 million cumulative points on Japan's Oricon combined album ranking, making it their third album to reach this milestone. BTS is the only foreign artist to achieve this feat; only Japanese groups Snowman and Mrs. Green Apple have done so. Additionally, their 2020 single Dynamite became the first foreign song to reach 1 billion streams on Japanese music platforms combined.📍 Japan2026-08-13↗
More on that US data: 4 in 10 Americans know BTS now.As reported 4 Out of 10 Americans Know BTSBTS recorded 42% awareness and 46% favorability in Luminates' Q2 2026 US consumer survey, with awareness rising from 36% in 2021. Recognition is consistent across age groups, with 18–24-year-olds at 59% and those 55+ at 28%. The Arirang album's first-week US physical sales totaled 516,000 units, with vinyl comprising 40%—the group's highest weekly vinyl sales ever and matching consumption patterns of major US pop artists.2026-08-14↗
