Billboard said in a chart preview article on March 30 (local time) that BTS’ fifth-album title track, “SWIM,” topped the Hot 100, beating Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need,” among others.
It is BTS’ seventh No. 1 on the Hot 100. The group first reached the top in 2020 with “Dynamite,” the first K-pop song to hit No. 1, and later did so with “Savage Love,” “Life Goes On,” “Butter,” “Permission to Dance” and “My Universe.”
So far, the only Korean artists to top the Hot 100 are BTS and members Jimin and Jungkook.
In the broader K-pop category, the Netflix animated series “K-Pop Demon Hunters” original soundtrack song “Golden” also previously reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 last year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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