\n With 5 billion streams, “Arirang” registered 2 billion more than the runner-up, Olivia Rodrigo’s third studio album, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.”\n <\/p>\n
\n BTS performs during its “Arirang” world tour at SoFi Stadium in California in September.
\n BIGHIT MUSIC\n <\/p>\n
BTS\u2019s fifth studio album, \u201cArirang,\u201d has surpassed 5 billion streams on Spotify, the group\u2019s label, BigHit Music, said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
This makes it the most streamed album among those released this year, registering 2 billion more than the runner-up, Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s third studio album, \u201cyou seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.\u201d<\/p>\n
The streaming figures for \u201cArirang\u201d outpaced the latest albums from global pop stars Bruno Mars and Harry Styles, which collected about 1 billion and 2 billion streams, respectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cSwim,\u201d the lead track of \u201cArirang,\u201d is approaching 1 billion streams, and all 14 tracks on the album have surpassed 200 million. Notably, \u201cNo 29,\u201d which features only the mysterious ringing of the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok of the ancient Silla Dynasty (57 B.C. to A.D. 935), has also reached 200 million streams.<\/p>\n
\u201cArirang\u201d attracted major attention as the first full-group project from the global sensation in nearly four years, released after all seven members completed their mandatory military service and reunited. The album surpassed 110 million streams on its release day, March 20.<\/p>\n
It also became the first album from a group to top the Billboard 200, the main U.S. albums chart, for three consecutive weeks since Mumford & Sons\u2019 \u201cBabel\u201d (2012) achieved the feat in 2012.<\/p>\n
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