Thirteen songs from BTS's latest album “Arirang” have entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart as of the first week of April, agency BigHit Music said on Wednesday.

The band also set a record by sweeping the top 13 slots on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for the first time in the chart's history. This chart ranks songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, excluding the United States.


On the Billboard Hot 100, “Swim” ranked No. 1, followed by “Body To Body” at No. 25 and ending with “2.0" at No. 50.

The only song from the album that didn't make the cut was “No.29,” which lasts one minute and 39 seconds and features the sound of the Korean national treasure Emille Bell.

“Swim” has been streamed 109 million times and sold 221,000 copies, according to Luminate, a music data analysis company.

BTS debuted in 2013 under BigHit Music. The septet consists of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook. The band is known for its hit songs such as “Dynamite” (2020), “Butter” (2021) and “Permission to Dance” (2021).

BY LEE JI-WON [lee.jiwon10@joongang.co.kr]