BTS' 'Swim' Swims into History with 4th Week at #1

0:00On April 27, BTS is owning the Billboard Global 200 charts like nobody else. Their latest hit, Swim, just locked in its 4th straight week at number 1, eyeing their own record set by Dynamite back in 2020. Since these global lists started over 5 years ago, BTS holds the crown with the most number 1 hits, pulling ahead of Taylor Swift who has 6. This week, Swim kept Dominic Fight's baby doll out last time and now blocked Jenny's Dracula with Tame Impala from the top spot. It's the lead single from their comeback album Marie Ring after a long break and fans are eating it up worldwide. BTS has racked of 8 number 1s on the global 200 total, including Smash's Light Butter, Life Goes On, and My Universe with Coldplay. Only a few have hailed the top for multiple weeks, but Swim is right there matching the big ones in staying power. On the Billboard Global excluding US chart, Swim is also steady at number 1, and it could soon tie Butter for their second longest run there.

1:02Behind Dynamites 8 weeks, Stateside is the top seller on the digital song sales chart too. With this momentum, BTS keeps rewriting the global playbook and Swim looks prime to Swim even deeper into history. From the spotlight, powered by AI, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today. I'm Corey with The Story.