BTS’ 'Arirang' tops Billboard 200 for third consecutive week

BTS has secured its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with its latest album ‘Arirang.’

According to Billboard’s chart preview published on April 13, BTS’ fifth full length album ‘Arirang’ topped the Billboard 200 for the week dated April 18, 2026.

This marks the first time since Mumford & Sons’ 2012 album ‘Babel’ that a group album has remained at No. 1 for three consecutive weeks. BTS is also the only Korean act to achieve a three week run at the top of the chart.

‘Arirang’ recorded 124,000 album equivalent units for the week. Of that total, 71,000 were pure album sales, while 50,000 came from SEA (streaming equivalent albums) and the remainder from TEA (track equivalent albums).

Following a record breaking debut, the album has maintained its position at the top, signaling sustained momentum beyond its initial release. In its first week, ‘Arirang’ recorded 532,000 pure album sales, marking the highest weekly sales for a group album in over a decade since Billboard began tracking units in December 2014.

The album continues to perform strongly on global charts in its third week. It remained at No. 1 for three consecutive weeks on Spotify’s Weekly Top Albums chart (April 3–9) and reclaimed the top spot on Germany’s Official Top 100 Albums chart (dated April 10). In Japan, it ranked No. 2 on Oricon’s Weekly Digital Album Ranking and Weekly Combined Album Ranking, and No. 3 on the Weekly Album Ranking. It also placed No. 2 on both France’s SNEP Top Albums chart and Australia’s ARIA Top 50 Albums chart.

The group’s success is also extending to its world tour. BTS recently held ‘BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN GOYANG’ at Goyang Stadium on April 9 and April 11–12, drawing a total of 132,000 attendees. The group is set to continue the tour across Tokyo, North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

The tour will span 85 shows across 34 cities, marking the largest tour ever held by a Korean artist and further underscoring BTS’ global impact.

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