BTS Dominates Global Charts with New Single and Album

BTS has asserted its presence across major global music charts, including the UK, Japan, and Spotify, with their new single “Come Over” and their fifth studio album “ARIRANG.”

According to the UK Official Charts released on the 20th (based on data from June 19–25), BTS’s “Come Over” entered the “Official Singles Top 100” at position 52. It topped the “Official Singles Downloads” chart and reached third place in the “Official Singles Sales” chart. On Spotify’s “Weekly Top Songs Global” chart (covering the period from June 12–18), “Come Over” landed at position 20, while it immediately claimed first place on Japan’s Oricon “Weekly Digital Single Ranking” as soon as it was released.

The fifth studio album “ARIRANG” continues to enjoy massive global popularity. The album secured second place on Spotify’s latest “Weekly Top Albums Global” chart and became the album with the most number one placements this year, having reached the summit a total of nine times. Its title track “SWIM” reached seventh place on Spotify’s “Weekly Top Songs Global” chart, staying within the top 10 for 13 consecutive weeks. All 10 tracks included in the album demonstrated strong performance by entering global charts for 13 straight weeks as well.

The album’s resurgence was also evident on the UK Official Charts. “ARIRANG” climbed six spots from the previous week to reach position 31 on the “Official Albums Top 100” chart, while it placed 18th on the “Scottish Albums” chart and 30th on the “Official Album Chart Update” chart. “SWIM” reached positions 87 and 84 in the “Official Singles Sales” and “Official Singles Downloads” charts, respectively.

The album’s popularity persisted in European and Oceania markets as well. It reached seventh place on Germany’s official music chart “Top 100 Albums,” maintaining a presence in the top 10 for 13 consecutive weeks. In Australia’s ARIA charts, it appeared at position 8 on the “Top 50 Albums” chart and at position 16 on the “Top 20 Vinyl Albums” chart.

Meanwhile, on the 19th, BTS exclusively released the music video for “Merry Go Round,” a track from their fifth studio album, via Spotify. The video illustrates the endless cycle of life through the metaphor of a carousel, earning praise from music fans for its use of black-and-white visuals and symbolic elements that recall previous BTS works.