BTS’ 'Swim' Stays Big
- BTS’s “Swim” has held the No.1 spot on Billboard’s global charts for a fourth consecutive week. - The group is also sitting at No.10 on the US Hot 100 with “Swim” for a fourth week. - Fans and outlets noted both the global streak and the Hot 100 hold in recent posts and reporting ( ).
BTS’ “Swim” has now spent four straight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s two global song charts. (billboard.com) Billboard’s charts dated April 25 show “Swim” leading both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. tallies for a fourth consecutive week. Billboard said the song is BTS’ eighth No. 1 on each of those rankings, extending the group’s own record. (billboard.com, billboard.com) In the United States, “Swim” is also in its fourth week inside the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, holding at No. 10 on the chart preview published April 21. The song debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated April 4, giving BTS its seventh chart-topper there. (koreaherald.com, billboard.com) The run keeps BTS visible on two different measures at once: the Hot 100 tracks U.S. song performance, while the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. rank songs from worldwide streaming and sales, with the second chart removing U.S. activity from the formula. Billboard says both global charts are compiled from Luminate data across more than 200 territories. (billboard.com, billboard.com) “Swim” is the lead single from “Arirang,” billed by Billboard as BTS’ first studio album of new material since 2020. The song opened at No. 1 globally in late March, and the album’s release sent 13 BTS tracks onto the Hot 100 dated April 4. (billboard.com, billboard.com, koreaherald.com) That breadth helps explain why the current streak stands out: BTS is not just holding one hit in one market, but keeping the same song near the top in the U.S. while it continues to lead worldwide. Four weeks after release, “Swim” is still the track anchoring the group’s comeback campaign. (billboard.com, koreaherald.com) The latest chart week also shows the momentum has cooled from its opening burst without disappearing. Korea Herald reported that “Swim” slipped five places from the prior week on the Hot 100, but remained in the top 10, while Billboard’s global rankings kept it at No. 1. (koreaherald.com, billboard.com) For now, the simplest measure is the clearest one: a month into its run, “Swim” is still the biggest BTS song in the world by Billboard’s global charts, and still a top-10 hit in the United States. (billboard.com, koreaherald.com)
