{"id":177881819,"date":"2026-03-28T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glitterpennews.com\/?p=177881819"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:45:00","slug":"bts-debuts-at-no-1-on-uks-official-albums-chart-no-2-on-singles-chart-with-arirang-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glitterpennews.com\/?p=177881819","title":{"rendered":"BTS Debuts At No. 1 On UK&#8217;s Official Albums Chart &amp; No. 2 On Singles Chart With &#8220;ARIRANG&#8221; &amp; &#8220;SWIM&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BTS is rising to new heights on the United Kingdom Official Charts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 27 local time, the United Kingdom\u2019s Official Charts announced that BTS\u2019s new album \u201cARIRANG\u201d had debuted at No. 1 on its Official Albums Chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BTS also achieved their highest ranking yet on the Official Singles Chart with their new title track \u201cSWIM,\u201d which debuted at No. 2. 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