RM Celebrates BTS’s No. 1 Sweep on Billboard Hot 100 and 200
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RM thanked fans after BTS’s comeback album ARIRANG led both Billboard charts, with lead single SWIM debuting at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and the 200, marking BTS’s seventh Hot 100 No. 1 and seventh 200 No. 1. ARIRANG posted 641,000 equivalent album units (532,000 pure sales), the largest week for a group since the chart began, while BTS also dominated the Global 200 top 10 and achieved a first on Global Excl. U.S. as ARIRANG held all top 10 spots. RM shared the news on Instagram with “Sendin my luv and gratitude.”
- RM Expresses ‘Luv and Gratitude’ as BTS Tops the Billboard 200 & Hot 100 Charts billboard.com
- BTS rampages back to the top of the charts npr.org
- Review: On ‘Arirang,’ BTS Is Too Big to Fail. But Not Too Big to Succeed. The New York Times
- BTS' 'Swim' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 billboard.com
- BTS Are Back on Top With Record-Breaking First-Week ‘Arirang’ Sales rollingstone.com
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