ARIRANG by BTS Holds No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200 for Second Week, New Entries in Top 10
BTS' album ARIRANG continues to dominate the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second consecutive week, with 187,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. The album's sales have decreased by 71% compared to its opening week. ARIRANG now holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 among BTS' seven chart-topping albums.
In addition to BTS, other artists like Ye (formerly Kanye West), Melanie Martinez, and Yeat have debuted in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart. The chart ranks albums based on multi-metric consumption, including album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
ARIRANG's 187,000 equivalent album units consist of 114,000 album sales, 65,000 SEA units, and 8,000 TEA units. Ye's album BULLY debuts at No. 2 with 152,000 equivalent album units, while Melanie Martinez's HADES enters at No. 3 with 84,000 units. Yeat's ADL arrives at No. 5 with 57,000 equivalent album units.
The first-week sales of these albums were boosted by various formats like vinyl and CD variants, deluxe boxed sets, and signed editions. The Billboard 200 also features albums from Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Olivia Dean, Don Toliver, Bad Bunny, and Harry Styles in the top 10.
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