Overview
- BigHit Music reported that Arirang has exceeded 5 billion streams on Spotify, making it the most-streamed album released in 2026.
- The label said Arirang leads 2026 releases by about two billion streams over the nearest competitor, Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album.
- Every one of Arirang’s 14 tracks has topped 200 million streams and the lead single, “Swim,” is nearing 1 billion plays.
- The album’s unusual entries include “No. 29,” which reached 200 million streams despite featuring only the tolling of the Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok, a historic Silla-era artifact.
- Arirang was BTS’s first full-group release after all members completed mandatory military service and it also spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, an uncommon feat for a group.