BTS holds Artist 100 spot

BTS is back at No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100, and the chart now lists the group with 24 total weeks on top. (billboard.com) Billboard’s chart page for the week of April 18, 2026, shows BTS at No. 1 on Artist 100 ahead of Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Luke Combs and Bruno Mars. Two weeks earlier, Billboard reported BTS had returned to No. 1 for a 22nd total week after releasing the album *ARIRANG*. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) That means BTS added two more weeks at the summit across the April 11 and April 18 charts. Billboard’s Artist 100 measures overall artist activity in the United States by combining performance across major album and song charts. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) The latest run started with *ARIRANG*, BTS’ first studio album of new material since 2020. Billboard said the album opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 641,000 equivalent album units in the United States and sent 13 songs onto the Hot 100, led by “Swim” at No. 1. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) Billboard reported on April 12 that *ARIRANG* then held No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a third straight week. The magazine said that was the most weeks at No. 1 for an album by a group in more than a decade. (billboard.com) The Artist 100 streak also extends BTS’ place in the chart’s history. When Billboard counted the group’s 22nd week at No. 1 on March 31, only Taylor Swift, Drake, Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd had spent more weeks on top since the chart launched in 2014. (billboard.com) For fans and industry watchers, the 24-week figure is a shorthand for how broad the comeback has been: album sales, streaming and song entries all moved at once. On Billboard’s current charts page, BTS also remains visible across the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 while holding the Artist 100 lead. (billboard.com) (billboard.com) The immediate question now is how long BTS can keep the spot. As of the April 18 chart, the group is still the top artist in the United States by Billboard’s weekly measure. (billboard.com)