Accordingly, "Arirang" holds the top 10 position on Billboard 200 - the chart of the most popular albums in the US market. This is the 14th consecutive week the album has been on the chart, and also marks the milestone of 12 consecutive weeks without appearing in the top 10, an unprecedented achievement for a Korean artist. This shows that BTS has not been surpassed by any Kpop group at the present time.
This achievement continues to affirm BTS's persistent appeal in the world's largest music market. Previously, the group had repeatedly set memorable milestones on Billboard with albums such as Love yourself: Tear, Map of the soul: 7 or Be. However, "Arirang" has now surpassed previous products to become the album with the group's most impressive top 10 performance on Billboard 200.
Data released by Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music) shows that, in the week ending June 25, "Arirang" reached 33,000 equivalent album units. This figure includes physical album sales, digital album downloads and converted from online streams according to Billboard's calculation method.
Maintaining a position in the top 10 for many consecutive weeks shows the stable sales of the album, and also reflects the large number of listeners and fans that BTS still maintains globally. In the context of the fierce competition in the international music market with many new products released each week, BTS's achievements become even more noteworthy.
The new record of "Arirang" continues to extend BTS's international achievement streak, while contributing to affirming the group's position as one of the most influential artists of the Hallyu wave in the global music market. This success is also considered a new milestone for K-pop in the US, when for the first time an album by a Korean artist reached 12 weeks in the top 10 Billboard 200.
