BTS is back at the top of Billboard’s Artist 100 chart after the release of their new album ARIRANG. On the chart dated April 4, 2026, the boy group returned to #1 for the first time since June 2022. The strong demand follows the album’s release on March 20, 2026. In its first week, ARIRANG debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 641,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate. The project has had the biggest opening week of 2026 and one of the largest album debuts of the decade.
With this achievement, BTS obtains their seventh #1 album on the Billboard 200 and their first chart leader since Proof in 2022. The album’s strong demand also pushed the boy group to a major return on the Artist 100, where BTS now has 22 total weeks at #1. Since the chart began in 2014, only Taylor Swift, Drake, Morgan Wallen, and The Weeknd have spent more time in the top spot. The Artist 100 measures an artist’s activity across album sales, song sales, radio play, and streaming.
See the full top 10 for the Artist 100 chart, dated April 4, 2026, here:
#1. BTS.
#2. Luke Combs.
#3. Morgan Wallen.
#4. Bruno Mars.
#5. Harry Styles.
#6. Ella Langley.
#7. Olivia Dean.
#8. Taylor Swift.
#9. Bad Bunny.
#10. Don Toliver.
BTS also made a major impact on the Billboard Hot 100 with 13 songs from ARIRANG entering the chart, except for “No.29,” which was not eligible to chart due to its short length and absence of vocals. Regardless, these numbers bring the group’s total of Hot 100 entries to 39. Their first entry was “DNA,” which appeared on the chart dated October 7, 2017. Since then, 18 BTS songs have reached the top 40, 10 have entered the top 10, and seven have reached #1. “SWIM” now joins that list and leads the new era for the group, debuting atop the Billboard Hot 100.
