BTS’ “Swim” makes the splashiest of starts, at No. 1, on the Billboard Hot 100. The song becomes the superstar South Korean pop group’s seventh career leader and first since 2021; the following year, the septet announced a hiatus.
“Swim” is from ARIRANG, BTS’ first studio album of new material since 2020. The set blasts in atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, where it’s likewise the group’s seventh No. 1.
BTS continues to boast the most Hot 100 No. 1s among groups since it first led, with “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo, in October 2020. In fact, BTS has the most No. 1s among groups in nearly half a century — since the Bee Gees banked its nine career chart-toppers in 1971-79. As for the most No. 1s among groups since the chart began in August 1958, the Beatles lead all acts with 20, followed in the category by the Supremes (12), Bee Gees, the Rolling Stones (eight) and BTS.
Check out the full rundown of this week’s Hot 100 top 10 below.
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‘Swim’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Swim,” on BigHit Music/Geffen/Interscope Capitol, arrives as the Hot 100’s 1,190th No. 1 all-time, and the 89th to debut at the summit (making for a feat that 7% of all leaders have achieved).
Released March 20 on ARIRANG, “Swim” drew 15.3 million official streams and 25.8 million radio airplay audience impressions and sold 154,000 (digital and physical singles combined) in the United States in the week ending March 26. Its physical sales total reflects two CD singles, one including an instrumental version, while its digital sum is comprised of the original and instrumental versions, with seven options of the original available from March 24 through the end of the tracking week with alternate cover art — one for each member of BTS. (The instrumental version, released March 23, was also made available for streaming.)
BTS promoted its new music with the Netflix special BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG March 21 and appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon March 25, when it performed “Swim,” and March 26.
“Swim” debuts at No. 2 on Streaming Songs, BTS’ best career rank on the chart; No. 18 on Radio Songs, the act’s highest entrance; and No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, where it’s BTS’ 13th leader, the most among groups.
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OT7’s 7 No. 1s
Here’s a rundown of BTS’ seven Hot 100 No. 1s:
- “Swim,” one week to date, April 4, 2026
- “My Universe,” with Coldplay, one, Oct. 9, 2021
- “Permission To Dance,” one, July 24, 2021
- “Butter,” 10 weeks, beginning June 5, 2021
- “Life Goes On,” one, Dec. 5, 2020
- “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat),” with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo, one, Oct. 17, 2020
- “Dynamite,” three, beginning Sept. 5, 2020
“Swim” is BTS’ sixth song to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 (all except “Savage Love” above), the most among groups.
As soloists, BTS members Jimin (“Like Crazy,” April 2023) and Jung Kook (“Seven,” featuring Latto; one week, July 2023) have each notched one Hot 100 No. 1.
“Swim” is additionally BTS’ 11th Hot 100 top 10 and first since “Bad Decisions” with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg (No. 10 peak, August 2022). (Jung Kook has earned three solo top 10s and Jimin, one.)
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Going Swimmingly
Going a little deeper (but not too deep for fear of a lifeguard’s whistle), “Swim” is the first Hot 100 No. 1 featuring that word in a song title. The prior high, um, watermark? No. 5, for Bobby Freeman’s “C’mon and Swim” in August 1964. A shout-out, too, to Teddy Swims, whose “Lose Control” led for a week in March 2024.
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Rest of Top 10: ‘Choosin’ Texas’ & More
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100 following four weeks at No. 1 since mid-February — the most for a song by a woman that also hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart; it leads the latter list for an 18th week. It also posts a fifth week atop Streaming Songs (23.7 million, up 9%).
Olivia Dean’s first two Hot 100 top 10s remain in the region as “Man I Need” slips to No. 3 from its No. 2 high and “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” rises 9-7 for a new best.
Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” descends 3-4 after three weeks atop the Hot 100 in January to mid-March. It leads Radio Songs for a fifth week, with 80.9 million in audience (down 1%). It tops the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs charts for an 11th week each; on the former, it passes “That’s What I Like” (2017) for Mars’ longest domination among his five leaders.
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” falls 4-5 on the Hot 100 after 10 weeks at No. 1 last June-August. It logs a 43rd week in the top five, tying The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (2020-21) for the second-longest such run, after Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (47 weeks, 2024-25).
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” backtracks 5-6 on the Hot 100 following eight weeks at No. 1 last August-October. Notably, the only two groups to top the Hot 100 in almost the last four years — BTS and HUNTR/X — are associated with K-pop. (Before their leaders, Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” reigned in 2022.)
PinkPantheress’ “Stateside,” with Zara Larsson, dips to No. 8 from its No. 6 Hot 100 high, as it adds a sixth week at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Pop Songs.
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” is down 8-9 on the Hot 100, after it began her career-best 10 weeks atop the chart upon its debut in October and led through January.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Kehlani’s “Folded” rises 13-10 after reaching No. 6.
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