BTS Earns 7th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘ARIRANG’

Key Points:

• BTS’ album ARIRANG debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 4, earning 641,000 equivalent album units, marking the group's seventh No. 1 album and the biggest week for a group album since 2014.
• The album sold 532,000 pure copies, the largest sales week for a group album in over a decade, driven by 17 vinyl variants and nine CD editions featuring collectible items; vinyl sales alone accounted for 208,000 units, the highest for a group in the modern era.
• ARIRANG’s release was supported by a global Netflix live special, the lead single “SWIM,” and BTS’s performances on NBC’s The Tonight Show, with their world tour starting April 9 in South Korea and continuing through the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
• Luke Combs’ album The Way I Am debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 101,000 equivalent units, marking his seventh top 10 album; it features several hits on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.
• Other notable chart movements include Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem at No. 3, Harry Styles’ Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. at No. 4, and Don Toliver’s Octane at No. 5, with ARIRANG and The Way I Am being the only new entries in the top 10.