{"id":389759,"date":"2026-04-21T02:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/389759\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T02:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:47:11","slug":"bts-holds-strong-on-billboard-4-weeks-in-main-chart-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/389759\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS Holds Strong on Billboard, 4 Weeks in Main Chart Top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9891274f-608f-4308-8086-28b6803c3471.jpg\" class=\"post-image\"\/>\n            <\/p>\n<p>BTS continues its long run on the Billboard charts. The group&#8217;s latest album and title track have both remained in the main chart&#8217;s top 10 for four consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Billboard released its chart preview on April 21 (KST). BTS ranked No. 3 on the Billboard 200 (dated April 25) with its fifth full-length album ARIRANG.<\/p>\n<p>The album has maintained top-tier rankings for four weeks. After its release on March 20, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (April 4 chart) and stayed at the top for three straight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;SWIM&#8217; Keeps Momentum<\/p>\n<p>The title track &#8220;SWIM&#8221; is also holding steady. The song ranked No. 10 on the Hot 100, marking its fourth week in the upper tier after debuting at No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>First Full-Group Comeback in 3 Years<\/p>\n<p>ARIRANG marks BTS&#8217;s first full-group album in approximately 3 years and 9 months since Proof. The album explores the group&#8217;s identity and universal emotions experienced through life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SWIM&#8221; is an upbeat alternative pop track. It conveys a message of continuing forward through life&#8217;s waves. RM participated in writing the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BTS is currently on a world tour, spanning 85 shows across 34 cities. The group is also continuing its &#8220;THE CITY ARIRANG&#8221; project.<\/p>\n<p>              Who Wins? You Decide on MURAPOP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS continues its long run on the Billboard charts. The group&#8217;s latest album and title track have both&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-389759","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}