[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] The group BTS’s fifth studio album, “ARIRANG,” continues to enjoy steady popularity and is beloved by fans around the world.

According to the UK’s “Official Albums Top 100” (dated September 11–17), BTS’s fifth studio album “ARIRANG” ranked No. 99. This marks 25 consecutive weeks on the chart.
On the “Official Physical Albums” sub-chart, it ranked 77th. It also placed 90th on the “Official Scottish Albums” chart and 79th on the “Official Album Sales” chart.
“Arirang” ranked No. 2 for four consecutive weeks on the latest “Weekly Top Albums Global” chart (tracking period: September 4–10) from the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify. Since reaching the top of the chart upon its release last March, it has consistently maintained a spot in the “Top 3.” It also showed a rebound on the digital music charts.
The title track “SWIM” and the track “NORMAL” climbed one and two spots, respectively, compared to the previous week on the “Weekly Top Songs Global” chart, ranking 11th and 80th.
“SWIM” was also selected for Billboard’s “2026 Global Songs of the Summer.” The ranking was determined by compiling “Global” chart performance from June 6 to September 12, based on streaming and sales data aggregated from more than 200 regions worldwide.
“Swim” took 2nd place on the “Global (Excluding the U.S.)” chart and 6th place on the “Global 200” chart. During the tracking period, it proved its popularity by topping the “Global (Excluding the U.S.)” chart a total of eight times and the “Global 200” chart four times.
BTS is set to continue their global tour starting on the 2nd of next month in Bogotá, Colombia, followed by stops in Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo.