The fifth full album from BTS now sits at No. 41 on Billboard 200, climbing up two rungs from the previous week, in its 30th week on the main albums chart.
“Arirang” made a chart-topping debut on the chart in April and stayed atop the ranking for three consecutive weeks. Lead single “Swim” ranked No. 26 and No. 9 on the Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts, respectively.
The septet has stayed strong on Billboard charts partly due to its ongoing world tour in support of the album, which surpassed $500 million in ticket revenue in September. It is the first pop group ever to reach the milestone within a single tour, according to Billboard Boxscore. The US publication estimated the tour will ultimately generate $1 billion.
Meanwhile, BTS will have the first of three shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the penultimate stop of the South American leg of the tour, Wednesday.
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