BTS Scores Seventh No. 1 on Billboard 200 — Biggest Sales Week For a Group in Over a Decade
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‘Arirang,’ the group’s fifth studio album, opened with 641,000 equivalent album units — 532,000 of those being pure album sales — giving them the biggest sales week by a group in over a decade.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Unsurprisingly, K-pop supergroup BTS scored yet another No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with their reunion album, Arirang . This marks the seventh time the group has taken the top sport on the chart. The seven-member outfit returned for their first album in nearly four years last week, following a group hiatus to complete mandatory military enlistment in their home country of South Korea. Fans of the group, known collectively as ARMY, have been anxiously awaiting the group’s return since then. Arirang finished week one with 641,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Billboard , which marks the largest debut for an album this year and the best opening by a group since the chart began measuring by units in 2014. Related Stories Movies Inside the Making of 'BTS: The Return' -- "Imagine the Pressure of Confronting This Stuff When You're the Biggest Band in the World" Music Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Make Awards Show Debut at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards In terms of traditional album sales, BTS had the biggest debut week for a group in over a decade with 532,000. They came close to dethroning One Direction, who debuted their 2013 album Midnight Memories with 547,000 in pure sales, according to Billboard. Arirang ’s debut was BTS’ biggest sales week yet on the chart. It was also the group’s biggest streaming week yet, per Billboard. Arirang marks the biggest week for an album in both units and pure sales since Taylor Swift dominated the charts with The Life Of A Showgirl last year. A historic trailblazer in the globalization of K-pop, BTS celebrated their return last week with a Netflix live stream comeback performance in front of Gwanghwamun, the main gate and historic entryway to Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace. That venue choi...
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