"SWIM" is the lead single from the group's 6th Korean-language studio album and history-making masterpiece 'Arirang'. "SWIM" debuted at #1 on the Global Spotify chart with over 14,644 Million streams on its first day of release, and hit 100 million streams on the platform in just 8 days, becoming the fastest song of 2026 to achieve this! "SWIM" has reigned atop the Global Spotify chart non stop for 24 days, the 2026 song with the most days atop the chart! BTS are the 1st Group and Asian Act in history to spend 24 days at #1 in Global Spotify chart history!
"SWIM" tops the Billboard Global 200 and the Global Excl'US for a 3rd straight week! It leads the Global 200 with 83.3 million streams and 44,000 downloads sold worldwide, April 3-9 as per Luminate. "SWIM" also tops the Global Excl. U.S. chart with 72.2 million streams and 20,000 sold outside the U.S. BTS is the Artist with the most #1 hits on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US! In its 1st week, BTS occupied the entire Top 10 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and the Top 9 on the Billboard Global 200 simultaneously, making history as the 1st Act to do so! BTS also broke the All-Time record for most songs charting simultaneously in the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Top 10, (10), and outdid that, occupying the whole Top 13! BTS also broke the All-Time record for the most songs (6) achieving Billboard ‘All Kills’ (#1 on the Hot 100, Global 200 & Global Excl. U.S.)!
“SWIM” is #5 this week on the Hot 100 after debuting at #1 with all 13 tracks from ‘ARIRANG‘ in the Top 100. Only “No. 29” did not chart due to it not having any lyrics. BTS are the K-Pop act with the Most #1 hits (7) and the most Top 10 hits (11) in Hot 100 History, the 1st Group to score 6x No. 1 Debuts, the Group with the most No. 1s this Decade (7), the Group with the most weeks (18) at #1 this Decade and the Group with the Most US Digital Song Sales No.1s (13)! "SWIM" is #5 on this week's Billboard Hot 100, after becoming the 1st song by an Asian Act to spend its first 2 weeks in the Top 2 since BTS' own "Butter"! "SWIM" tops Digital Song Sales for a 3rd consecutive week with 24,000 downloads sold! It's the best-selling song for a 3rd week in the US!
In S. Korea, "SWIM" is #2 on the Circle Weekly Digital Chart, after peaking at #1 last week, and is #4 on the Circle Download Chart after 2 weeks at #1. It tops the Global K-Pop Chart for a 3rd straight week! "SWIM" is the 2026 song with the most wins on Korean music shows!
"SWIM" debuted at #2 on the Official Singles Chart in the UK, scoring the group's 5th top-10 hit and highest peak ever! It's #18 this week!
"SWIM" debuted at No. 1 in Germany, scoring their 1st chart topper. BTS also became the first group in German chart history to simultaneously hold the No. 1 position on both the German album and singles charts with two new entries, ie. 'Swim" and 'Arirang'. "SWIM" holds in the Top 10 this week at #10 on the German Singles chart!
In Brazil, "Swim" debuted at number one on the Brasil Hot 100, becoming the first foreign song to top the chart since the relaunch of Billboard Brasil. BTS became the first international act in history to chart 5 songs simultaneously in the top 10!
In Mexico, BTS broke an All-time records becoming the first non-Spanish speaking Act to hit #1 on the Billboard Mexico Songs chart and the first international act to achieve the most simultaneous entries in the chart’s history!
"SWIM" has reached #1 in over 22 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Latvia, Mexico, the Middle East, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE & Vietnam! It has reached #2 in Austria, Lithuania & Malaysia, #3 in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Japan (Billboard Hot 100), North Africa, Switzerland & Uruguay, #4 in Australia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Philippines & Romania, #5 in Canada, the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Indonesia & Japan (Oricon), #8 in New Zealand, #9 in El Salvador & France, #10 in Hungary & Luxembourg, #12 in Russia & Spain, #14 in Croatia, Poland & Slovakia, #18 in Turkey, #19 in Belgium Wallonia & Ireland, #20 in the Netherlands & South Africa, #23 in Finland, #24 in Sweden, #27 in Kazakhstan, #33 in Italy, #34 in Norway, #39 in Belgium (Flanders), #50 in Belgium (Flanders), #56 in Israel, #99 in Estonia and #180 in Ukraine!
