# BTS — UK Official Charts

Arc: chart run
Scope: UK OFFICIAL CHARTS
Artist: BTS — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/BTS
On the record: 2026-07-18 to 2026-09-12 (Korea Standard Time)
Status: under way — Still open at the last entry. No outcome recorded.

## Beats

### 2026-07-18 — in_progress
Heads up — BTS is on a 17-week chart run with the UK Official Charts calling it 'K-pop's reign' right now.
Figure as stated: "17-week chart run"
- source (sportsworldi.com): https://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20260718505435

### 2026-09-05 — in_progress
Their album 'ARIRANG' just hit 24 weeks on the UK Official Charts — their longest run ever.
Figure as stated: "24 weeks"
- source (tvdaily.co.kr): http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17885863881800914010
- retold by: breaknews.com

### 2026-09-12 — in_progress
Their album ARIRANG just hit 25 weeks straight on the UK Official Albums chart — that's a new record for them.
Figure as stated: "25 weeks straight"
- source (sports.khan.co.kr): https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202609120842003?pt=nv

## Figures
As each source stated them: "17-week chart run" (2026-07-18), "24 weeks" (2026-09-05), "25 weeks straight" (2026-09-12)
These are different quantities, not a series — do not compare them.

## Method
Beats are grouped by Korea Standard Time day; a day's phase is the furthest this story got that day.
Retellings are listed under the day they belong to. Figures are quoted exactly as each source stated them.

Canonical page: https://ktrenz.com/story/bts-uk-official-charts-run-2026-chart_run-uk-official-charts