{"id":168206,"date":"2026-06-02T18:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=168206"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:31:50","slug":"top-8-hits-bts-swim-matches-dynamite-for-another-record-breaking-billboard-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/top-8-hits-bts-swim-matches-dynamite-for-another-record-breaking-billboard-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 8 hits: BTS&#8217; &#8220;Swim&#8221; matches &#8220;Dynamite&#8221; for another record-breaking Billboard achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BTS<\/strong> continues to make history on the Billboard charts with their latest single, &#8220;<strong>Swim<\/strong>.&#8221; The hit has now spent eight consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, which matches the previous record set by their 2020 smash &#8220;Dynamite.&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Swim&#8221; first debuted at #1 in April 2026, shortly after the release of the &#8220;ARIRANG&#8221; album on March 20, 2026.\u00a0 Following the song&#8217;s initial release, it has continued to have strong support from global listeners ever since.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BTS (\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8) \u2018SWIM\u2019 Official MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b4iVv91Z6lY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to Luminate, &#8220;Swim&#8221; recorded 41.8 million streams outside the United States during the tracking week of May 22 to May 28, 2026. The song also sold 2,000 copies during the same period. Despite an 8% drop in streaming numbers, sales increased by 8%, which helped the track remain at the top of the chart. BTS now holds eight #1 songs on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, giving the group twice as many chart leaders as their closest competitors: Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, and Taylor Swift each have four #1 hits under their belts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BTS (\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8) &amp;apos;Dynamite&amp;apos; Official MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdZLi9oWNZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s chart history includes several massive global hits. &#8220;Swim&#8221; and &#8220;Dynamite&#8221; share the record with eight weeks at #1, followed by &#8220;Butter&#8221; with five weeks in 2021. Other chart toppers include &#8220;Take Two,&#8221; &#8220;Yet To Come,&#8221; &#8220;My Universe&#8221; with Coldplay, &#8220;Permission To Dance,&#8221; and &#8220;Life Goes On.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>See the rundown of BTS\u2019 Global Excl. U.S. No. 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8 weeks, \u201cSwim,\u201d 2026.<\/p>\n<p>8 weeks, \u201cDynamite, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>5 weeks, \u201cButter,\u201d 2021.<\/p>\n<p>1 week, \u201cTake Two,\u201d 2023.<\/p>\n<p>1 week, \u201cYet To Come,\u201d 2022.<\/p>\n<p>1 week, \u201cMy Universe,\u201d with Coldplay, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>1 week, \u201cPermission To Dance,\u201d 2021.<\/p>\n<p>1 week, \u201cLife Goes On,\u201d 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTS continues to make history on the Billboard charts with their latest single, &#8220;Swim.&#8221; The hit has now spent eight consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. 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