BTS has reached another major streaming milestone with its fifth full-length album ARIRANG.
As of October 14, ARIRANG has surpassed 5 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, making it the most-streamed album released in 2026 according to the figures cited in the report.
The album is reportedly around 2 billion streams ahead of Olivia Rodrigo’s third full-length album *you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love*, which currently ranks second among 2026 releases.
All 14 tracks from ARIRANG have individually surpassed 200 million streams on Spotify.
The album’s title track *SWIM* is also approaching 1 billion streams, adding to the strong long-term performance of the release.
ARIRANG was released on March 20, marking BTS’s first new full-length album in around three years and nine months.
On its first day, the album recorded more than 110 million total Spotify streams. All 14 tracks also occupied the top 14 positions on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart, with *SWIM* reaching No. 1 after earning around 14 million streams that day.
The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and remained at the top for three consecutive weeks.
With more than 5 billion Spotify streams, ARIRANG has now become the biggest streaming album released in 2026 so far, extending BTS’s strong performance across global music platforms.
