BTS Achieves Historic Global All Kill Alongside Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
BTS is making history with their latest comeback, ARIRANG.
The title track, “SWIM,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 31. This marks BTS’s seventh No. 1 hit on the chart, making them the third group ever to have at least seven No. 1 singles and albums in the US. They join legendary acts The Rolling Stones and The Beatles in this elite club.
BTS’s achievement didn’t stop there. They secured a historic “Billboard All-Kill” by topping every major Billboard chart in the same week. This includes the Hot 100, Billboard 200, Artist 100, Global 200, Global Excl. US, Digital Song Sales, Top Album Sales, World Digital Song Sales, and Vinyl Albums charts. BTS is the first Asian act to accomplish this feat.
On top of that, “SWIM” and ARIRANG earned BTS a rare “Global All Kill,” ranking No. 1 on all major global music platforms. This includes Apple Music, Spotify, Melon, YouTube Music, Hanteo, and Oricon.
Fans and netizens are stunned by BTS’s continued global dominance, especially amid recent controversies. Online reactions include:
“It actually happened! Seriously insane.”
“I can’t believe this is even possible.”
“King-tan!”
“People were going on and on about how K-pop was in crisis…Turns out it’s absolutely killing it. Lol.”
“It’s only possible because it’s BTS.”
BTS’s ARIRANG comeback is proving their global popularity remains unstoppable.