# History Made — BTS’s “ARIRANG” Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 With the Biggest Sales Week of Any Group in Over 13 Years

URL: https://technosports.co.in/btss-arirang-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-the-sales/  
Published: 2026-03-30  
Updated: 2026-03-30  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

BTS doesn’t just make comebacks — they make history. The group’s long-awaited return with their new album “ARIRANG” has shattered records that nobody expected to fall so soon, rewriting the rulebook for K-pop and global music simultaneously. Let’s break down just how monumental this achievement truly is.

## BTS “ARIRANG” — Billboard 200 Record Breakdown

| Record | Achievement |
| --- | --- |
| **Billboard 200 Debut** | No. 1 |
| **Equivalent Album Units (Week 1)** | 641,000 |
| **Traditional Album Sales** | 532,000 |
| **Streaming Equivalent Album (SEA)** | 95,000 |
| **On-Demand Audio Streams (Week 1)** | 99.10 million |
| **Vinyl Sales (Week 1)** | 208,000 |
| **Biggest Group Sales Week Since** | One Direction’s *Midnight Memories* (2013) |
| **BTS’s Billboard 200 No. 1 Albums** | 7th |

## The Records That Rewrote Music History

“ARIRANG” achieved the biggest week of any album by a Korean artist in Billboard 200 history, and also achieved the biggest U.S. sales week of any album by a group since One Direction’s *Midnight Memories* in 2013. Let that sink in — over a decade of global music, and no group came close until BTS stepped back in.

According to Luminate, “ARIRANG” earned a record-breaking 641,000 equivalent album units during the week ending March 26 — making it both the best-selling album and the most-streamed album of the week in the United States, debuting at No. 1 on both Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart and Top Streaming Albums chart simultaneously.

The vinyl sales figures are equally staggering — “ARIRANG” achieved the biggest U.S. vinyl sales week of any album by a group since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991, racking up 208,000 vinyl sales alone in its debut week.

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## Seven Times at the Top

“ARIRANG” is BTS’s seventh album to enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1, following *Love Yourself: Tear*, *Love Yourself: Answer*, *Map of the Soul: Persona*, *Map of the Soul: 7*, *BE*, and *Proof*. [soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/1828554wpp/btss-arirang-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-biggest-sales-week-of-any-group-in-over-a-decade)

Seven No. 1 albums. Seven times making history. This is what a legacy looks like in real time.

The [Billboard 200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200) is America’s most prestigious album chart, ranking the 200 most popular albums each week based on multi-metric consumption — and BTS has now dominated it more decisively than any group in modern memory.

For full BTS comeback coverage, chart analyses, and K-pop music news, visit [TechnoSports’ K-pop section](https://www.technosports.co.in) — your most trusted source for everything BTS and beyond.

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## FAQs

**Q: How many equivalent album units did BTS’s “ARIRANG” earn in its first week?** “ARIRANG” earned a record-breaking 641,000 equivalent album units in its debut week, including 532,000 traditional album sales and 95,000 streaming equivalent album units.

**Q: Is “ARIRANG” the biggest album sales week for any group in recent history?** Yes — “ARIRANG” marks the biggest U.S. sales week of any album by a group since One Direction’s *Midnight Memories* back in 2013, over 13 years ago.