BTS’s ARIRANG reached No. 1 on both the UK’s Official Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 (Official Charts; Billboard). This page sets the two chart runs side by side using each chart’s own records. It also lists ARIRANG’s UK position for every week it charted and compares the album with BTS’s earlier releases.
At a glance
| UK: Official Albums Chart | US: Billboard 200 | |
|---|---|---|
| First chart week | 2 April 2026 | Chart dated April 4, 2026 |
| Debut position | 1 | 1 |
| Peak | 1 | 1 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total weeks on chart | 26 | 31 |
Sources: Official Charts album page; Billboard chart history.
The two runs differ most at the top. In the US, ARIRANG held No. 1 for three weeks (Billboard). In the UK, it spent one week at No. 1 and dropped to No. 4 the next week (Official Charts).
The Billboard chart-history page gives the debut date, peak, weeks at peak, and total weeks for each album. It does not show week-by-week positions, so the US column above uses only those summary figures (Billboard).
ARIRANG’s UK chart run, week by week
| Week | Chart date | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Apr 2026 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 Apr 2026 | 4 |
| 3 | 16 Apr 2026 | 5 |
| 4 | 23 Apr 2026 | 5 |
| 5 | 30 Apr 2026 | 13 |
| 6 | 7 May 2026 | 17 |
| 7 | 14 May 2026 | 20 |
| 8 | 21 May 2026 | 26 |
| 9 | 28 May 2026 | 26 |
| 10 | 4 Jun 2026 | 38 |
| 11 | 11 Jun 2026 | 33 |
| 12 | 18 Jun 2026 | 37 |
| 13 | 25 Jun 2026 | 31 |
| 14 | 2 Jul 2026 | 39 |
| 15 | 9 Jul 2026 | 37 |
| 16 | 16 Jul 2026 | 21 |
| 17 | 23 Jul 2026 | 35 |
| 18 | 30 Jul 2026 | 41 |
| 19 | 6 Aug 2026 | 48 |
| 20 | 13 Aug 2026 | 43 |
| 21 | 20 Aug 2026 | 59 |
| 22 | 27 Aug 2026 | 68 |
| 23 | 3 Sep 2026 | 92 |
| 24 | 10 Sep 2026 | 83 |
| 25 | 17 Sep 2026 | 99 |
| 26 | 24 Sep 2026 | 98 |
Source: Official Charts, ARIRANG chart run.
The run had three phases. ARIRANG spent its first four weeks in the Top 10, from No. 1 down to No. 5 (Official Charts). It then stayed between No. 13 and No. 39 through mid-July, with one rise from No. 37 to No. 21 in the week of 16 July (Official Charts). After that it slid through the lower half of the chart and was last listed at No. 98 on 24 September (Official Charts).
Counting the table: ARIRANG had 4 weeks in the Top 10, 7 in the Top 20, 17 in the Top 40, 22 in the Top 75 and all 26 in the Top 100 (Official Charts). The 26 weeks ran in a row, with no gaps (Official Charts).
How ARIRANG compares with earlier BTS albums in the UK
| Album | UK chart debut | Peak | Weeks on chart | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINGS | 20 Oct 2016 | 62 | 1 | – |
| LOVE YOURSELF: HER | 28 Sep 2017 | 14 | 2 | – |
| FACE YOURSELF | 12 Apr 2018 | 78 | 2 | – |
| LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR | 31 May 2018 | 8 | 11 | – |
| LOVE YOURSELF: ANSWER | 6 Sep 2018 | 14 | 13 | – |
| MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA | 25 Apr 2019 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| MAP OF THE SOUL – 7 | 5 Mar 2020 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| MAP OF THE SOUL – 7 – THE JOURNEY | 23 Jul 2020 | 35 | 2 | – |
| BE | 3 Dec 2020 | 2 | 5 | – |
| BTS THE BEST | 19 Aug 2021 | 71 | 1 | – |
| PROOF | 23 Jun 2022 | 8 | 4 | – |
| ARIRANG | 2 Apr 2026 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
Source: Official Charts, BTS artist page.
ARIRANG has spent more weeks on the UK Official Albums Chart than any other BTS album. Its 26 weeks beat the previous best, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA, by seven weeks (Official Charts). It is BTS’s third UK No. 1 album, after MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA and MAP OF THE SOUL – 7, and each of the three spent one week at the top (Official Charts).
How ARIRANG compares with earlier BTS albums in the US
| Album | Billboard 200 debut | Peak | Weeks at No. 1 | Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Yourself: Tear | 6/02/18 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Love Yourself: Answer | 9/08/18 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Map Of The Soul: PERSONA | 4/27/19 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 | 3/07/20 | 1 | 1 | 95 |
| BE | 12/05/20 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Proof | 6/25/22 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| ARIRANG | 4/04/26 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
Source: Billboard, BTS Billboard 200 chart history.
The US picture is different. ARIRANG is BTS’s seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the first to stay at No. 1 for more than one week (Billboard). On total weeks, though, it is behind several earlier albums. Love Yourself: Answer logged 100 weeks and MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 logged 95 (Billboard).
What the comparison shows
- In the UK, ARIRANG’s lasting chart presence is the record. In the US, its three weeks at No. 1 are the record (Official Charts; Billboard).
- The UK run ended after the 24 September chart (Official Charts). The Billboard page showed 31 weeks when we checked on October 30, 2026 (Billboard).
- Soompi reported in mid-run that ARIRANG had become BTS’s first album to spend 21 weeks on the UK chart (Soompi). The final UK total is 26 weeks (Official Charts).
Sources
- Official Charts, ARIRANG – BTS (album chart run): https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/bts-arirang-0/
- Official Charts, BTS artist page: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48781/bts/
- Billboard, BTS Billboard 200 chart history: https://www.billboard.com/artist/bts/chart-history/tlp/
- Soompi (secondary source): https://www.soompi.com/article/1863201wpp/arirang-becomes-btss-1st-album-to-spend-21-weeks-on-uks-official-albums-chart
Last checked: 2026-10-30
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