BTS' 'Swim' tops 1 billion plays on Spotify, a first for 2026 releases

BTS' 'Swim' went past 1 billion cumulative plays on Spotify as of Oct. 24, the group's agency said. No other song put out worldwide this year had reached that mark before it. The group now has seven songs above the 1 billion level, and 'Swim' leads the fifth full-length album 'Arirang', which came out on March 20.

Why it matters The article says 'Swim' reached the 1 billion mark faster than any other BTS song, and the album 'Arirang' had passed 5 billion total Spotify streams as of Oct. 14.

Original: The Straits Times ↗
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