BTS' 'Swim' launches as the group's record-extending eighth No. 1 on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts.
BTS’ ‘Swim’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100albums chart. The group claims the top nine spots on the Global 200, tying Taylor Swift for both the most top 10s in a single week and the most titles from No.
1 on down, after songs from herBTS does even better on Global Excl. U.S., becoming the first act to monopolize the entire top 10 — and top 13 — thanks tomade its chart start , while Bad Bunny was the only act before this week to hold as many as the top three simultaneously, for two weeks this February. Here’s a recap of BTS’ songs at Nos. 1 through 9 on the latest Global 200 and their worldwide streaming and sales totals in the week ending March 26, followingNo. 1, “Swim,” 108.8 million official streams / 221,000 soldNo. 3, “Hooligan,” 50.2 million streams / 21,000 soldNo. 5, “Normal,” 45.8 million streams / 21,000 soldNo. 7, “Like Animals,” 43.3 million streams / 20,000 soldNo. 9, “Merry Go Round,” 40.7 million streams / 17,000 sold The next-highest song in the Global 200 top 10: PinkPantheress’ “Stateside,” with Zara Larsson, a week after the collabsongs at Nos. 10-13: “They Don’t Know ‘bout Us,” “One More Night,” “Please” and “Into the Sun,” respectively. In addition to upping its No. 1 totals, BTS nearly doubles its sums to 20 top 10s on the Global 200 and 21 on Global Excl. U.S., both the most among groups. Meanwhile, the highest entry not by BTS on Global Excl. U.S. is Dominic Fike’s “Babydoll” at No. 14, a week after reaching the top 10 at No. 7. The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States. Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. The charts, dated April 4, 2026, will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, March 31. For both tallies, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro,’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.Which Song on BTS’ New Album ‘ARIRANG’ Is Your Favorite? Vote!. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google
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