BTS ranked high on Billboard’s 2026 Global Songs of the Summer, published on Thursday.
“Swim” was No. 2 on Global excl. US and No. 6 on Global 200 on the seasonal wrap-up based on worldwide streaming and sales data.
The main track from its fifth studio album, “Arirang,” has topped Billboard’s Global excl. US eight times and spent 23 consecutive weeks in the top five, while spending four frames atop Global 200 and 19 among the top 10. The single is sitting at No. 7 on the former and No. 18 on the latter on the charts dated Sept. 12.
The LP has charted for 24 weeks on the Billboard 200, inching back up 2 rungs from the previous week.
The group returned to Korea Tuesday after concluding the North American leg of its "Arirang" tour last week, selling 1.92 million tickets with 31 sold-out shows.
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