BTS's 5th album 'ARIRANG' tops Spotify charts for 5 weeks, with all 14 songs charting, proving their enduring popularity.
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BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) recorded first place on the Spotify weekly chart for 5 consecutive weeks with their 5th full album 'ARIRANG'. According to the latest weekly chart announced by Spotify (counting period: April 17 to April 23), BTS maintained the top position in the 'Weekly Top Album Global' for 5 weeks. In the 'Weekly Top Song Global', the title track 'SWIM' (3rd place) and all 14 songs from the album charted for 5 consecutive weeks, proving their strong popularity. 'SWIM' also recorded 2nd place in the daily chart 'Daily Top Song Global' (as of April 23), maintaining a top position for 35 consecutive days. On April 25, the UK Official Chart announced that 'ARIRANG' ranked 13th in the 'Official Album Top 100' (for the period April 24 to April 30), remaining in the upper ranks for 5 weeks. 'SWIM' recorded 34th place in the 'Official Single Top 100'. In the detailed chart 'Official Single Downloads', it ranked 5th, maintaining a position in the 'Top 5' for 5 weeks. Additionally, it showed strong popularity in other charts such as 'Official Album Streaming' (16th), 'Official Album Sales' (19th), 'Official Physical Album' (20th), 'Official Single Sales' (24th), and 'Official Album Downloads' (47th). In Japan, it also achieved 1st place in the Oricon March monthly album ranking. In the 'Weekly Combined Album Ranking' (as of April 27, counting period: April 13 to April 19), it ranked 3rd, maintaining a position in the 'Top 3' for 5 weeks. It also stayed high in the 'Weekly Digital Album Ranking' (3rd place), showing signs of a long hit. Furthermore, in the 'Weekly Streaming Ranking', songs like 'SWIM' (10th), '2.0' (9th), 'Body to Body' (25th), and 'Hooligan' (26th) all charted. In Europe and Australia, they are also solidifying their momentum in the upper ranks. The album ranked 3rd in the German official music chart (Offizielle Deutsche Charts) 'Top 100 Albums' (as of April 24) and 4th in the French music chart (SNEP) 'Top Albums' (counting period: April 17 to April 23). In the Australian ARIA 'Top 50 Albums' (as of April 27), it rose one rank from the previous week to 2nd place. The momentum in South Korea is also tremendous. Despite not appearing on television shows, BTS dominated the major music programs. 'SWIM' achieved 1st place in all 5 major programs: SBS 'Inkigayo', MBC 'Show Music Core', KBS 2TV 'Music Bank', Mnet 'M COUNTDOWN', and MBC M 'SHOW CHAMPION'. Additionally, the song '2.0' also won 1st place trophy on SBS 'Inkigayo', achieving a total of 15 crowns for 'ARIRANG'.
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