BTS 'Arirang' marks 17‑week run in UK Top 40

South Korean supergroup BTS has kept its 5th studio album Arirang on the UK Official Album Chart’s top‑40 for 17 consecutive weeks, sitting at No. 35 on the latest weekly Top 100 list. The album also ranked No. 20 in the Official chart of the first half of 2026, making BTS the only K‑pop act among the 20 best‑selling albums in the United Kingdom. Chart analysts linked a 15‑position jump to the group’s ongoing world‑tour promotion.

The sustained performance highlights BTS’s continued commercial impact outside Asia and underscores the growing presence of K‑pop in Western music markets.