{"id":368738,"date":"2026-03-27T21:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368738\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:44:13","slug":"bts-arirang-is-no-1-on-u-k-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368738\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Is No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBTS<\/a>\u2019 big comeback week has resulted in the group\u2019s third U.K. No. 1 album with ARIRANG on the U.K.\u2019s Official Albums Chart<\/a> dated March 27.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe K-pop titans returned March 20 with a free concert<\/a> in Seoul, South Korea, after a four-year hiatus so the group members could complete mandatory military service and focus on solo projects. The performance was broadcast on Netflix and drew an audience of 18.4 million global viewers.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s the third time that the group has hit the No. 1 spot on the U.K. chart following 2019\u2019s MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA and 2020\u2019s MAP OF THE SOUL: 7. On the Official Singles Chart, \u201cSwim\u201d lands at No. 2 to give BTS a new career peak on the tally and the band\u2019s fifth top 10 single.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe K-pop group set to play a pair of shows at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium later this summer as part of its global world tour.\u00a0The tour will commence on April 9 with shows in Goyang, South Korea, and hit North America on April 25 in Tampa, Fla.<\/p>\n

\n\tHarry Styles<\/a>\u2019 two-week reign at the summit of the charts with Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally comes to a close, but he falls just one spot to No. 2. The album has 2026\u2019s biggest opening week to date and set a new career-best debut week for Styles.<\/p>\n

\n\tFresh off more awards show glory, Olivia Dean<\/a>\u2019s The Art of Loving finishes at No. 3 in this week\u2019s edition. At the 30th anniversary MOBO Awards<\/a> in Manchester on Thursday (March 26), the LP was named album of the year; Dean came away with three awards in total.<\/p>\n

\n\tLuke Combs<\/a> scores a personal best with sixth studio album The Way I Am which debuts at No. 4, and goes one spot better than 2023\u2019s Gettin\u2019 Old. Fleetwood Mac\u2019s greatest hits collection 50 Years: Don\u2019t Stop rounds out the top five.<\/p>\n


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