{"id":360971,"date":"2026-03-23T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/360971\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:09:28","slug":"back-with-a-bang-k-pop-band-bts-fight-for-first-ever-number-1-single-with-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/360971\/","title":{"rendered":"Back with a bang? K-pop band BTS fight for first-ever Number 1 single with SWIM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the release of\u00a0ARIRANG, their first\u00a0material\u00a0since 2022,\u00a0RM, Suga, J-Hope, Jin, Jung Kook, V and Jimin\u00a0find their\u00a0track just shy of the\u00a0summit,\u00a0but\u00a0ensued in a tight top spot battle.\u00a0With one comeback in\u00a0Harry Styles<\/a>\u00a0making strong waves in the chart, can BTS\u00a0follow suit?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Either way, SWIM is on course to earn BTS their highest charting single to date, with\u00a0Dynamite<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a02020 and\u00a0Butter<\/a>\u00a0in 2021 both peaking at Number 3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

And it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0stop\u00a0there for the lads!\u00a0Body to Body\u00a0(24) and\u00a0Hooligan\u00a0(34)\u00a0may also\u00a0find themselves inside the Top 40.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n MORE: Where every BTS song and album has charted in the UK\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

That means pole position is currently occupied by\u00a0Sam Fender<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Olivia Dean<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Rein Me In<\/a>, which regained Number 1 on Friday\u00a0to mark its fourth non-consecutive week\u00a0at the top.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the iconic team-up between\u00a0RAYE<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Hans Zimmer<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Click Clack Symphony.\u00a0could land inside the Top 20\u00a0(18)\u00a0while\u00a0Dutch\u00a0DJ\u00a0Chris Stussy<\/a>\u00a0eyes a first\u00a0Top 40\u00a0appearance\u00a0with\u00a0Wide Awake\u00a0featuring Tom Did It (31).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Can\u00a0Bebe Rexha and Faithless<\/a>\u2019\u00a0New Religion<\/a>\u00a0finally break the Top 40? After agonisingly\u00a0missing out on\u00a0Friday, the tune once again begins its push for a main entry ticket, currently sat at\u00a0Number 38 in this First Look update.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

British trio\u00a0FLO<\/a>\u2019s Leak It will look\u00a0to earn the girl group a second Top 40 accolade (40).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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