BTS' 'Arirang' Debuts at No 1 on Billboard Chart, Break Their Own Record for Biggest Album Debut in US
The BTS comeback is here and bigger than ever!
The K-pop group – J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V – released their first album in seven years, ARIRANG, just over a week ago, and the Billboard chart numbers have now been revealed.
Fans have been waiting for the music stars to release new music since they all completed their military service and listened to the new album like never before!
Keep reading to find out more…
According to Billboard, ARIRANG debuted with a splash, selling 641,000 equivalent album units, which is the biggest week for an album by a group since the Billboard 200 albums chart started in December 2014.
532,000 of those were pure album sales, meaning physical copies and digital albums, not including streaming. This marks the largest sales week for a group album in over a decade!
The release of the new BTS album breaks their own record of a biggest album debut for a K-pop act, which was previously held by their own Map of the Soul: 7 with 422,000 units in 2020.
ARIRANG is the group’s seventh No 1 album, following Proof, BE, Map of the Soul: 7, Map of the Soul: Persona, Love Yourself: Answer, and Love Yourself: Tear.
Rounding out the Billboard 200 albums chart Top 5 are Luke Combs‘ The Way I Am at No 2, 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.
If you missed it, check out our lyric posts for the songs on ARIRANG!