ARMY aren’t the only ones celebrating BTS topping multiple Billboard charts with their newest album.
RM took to Instagram Stories on Monday (March 30) to thank fans for helping the K-pop group reach No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts.
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“Sendin my luv and gratitude” the rapper wrote over a repost of a Billboard Instagram post sharing the news that “SWIM,” the lead single from BTS’ new album ARIRANG, debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100. In a second, captionless Instagram story, RM also shared Billboard‘s post on ARIRANG topping the Billboard 200.
“SWIM” is BTS’ seventh Hot 100 chart topper, and their first since 2021 — the year before they announced a hiatus. Seven must be BTS’ lucky number right now: ARIRANG is also the seven-piece’s seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Released on March 20, ARIRANG is BTS’ comeback album after a four-year hiatus. The album debuted with 641,000 equivalent album units earned, marking the largest week for an album by a group since the chart began measuring by units in December 2014. 532,000 of these units were in pure sales, giving BTS the biggest sales week for an album by a group in more than a decade.
With these new chart-toppers, BTS continues its lead as the group with the most No. 1s since it made the achievement in October 2020. The K-pop act also has the most No. 1 among groups since the Bee Gees topped the charts nine times between 1971 and 79. BTS is the group with the fourth most No. 1s in total, following behind the Beatles with 20, the Supremes (12) and the Bee Gees.
Along with their new No. 1, BTS also currently claims the top nine spots on the Global 200 — tying the group with Taylor Swift for both the most top 10s in a single week. With ARIRANG, BTS has also become the first act to take over all of the top 10 spots on the Global Excl. U.S. chart.