BTS earns 7th No. 1 song on the Billboard singles chart with 'Swim'

K-pop supergroup BTS has secured its seventh No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard's main singles chart, debuting atop the chart with its latest single, "Swim." The upbeat alternative pop track, which leads the band's fifth studio album, "Arirang," topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 4. It outpaced Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" to claim the highest ranking, according to a Billboard preview released Monday (U.S. time). The milestone adds "Swim" to the act's impressive roster of Billboard triumphs, following "Dynamite," "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" (BTS Remix), "Life Goes On," "Butter," "Permission to Dance" and "My Universe." The song's success mirrors the commercial dominance of "Arirang." Billboard announced Sunday that the release debuted atop the Billboard 200 main albums chart, also granting the group its seventh No. 1 album. The momentum extended to Britain on Friday, with "Arirang" debuting at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart Top 100 and "Swim" entering the Official Singles Chart Top 100 at No. 2. Produced under the direction of Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, "Arira

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