Biggest US album debuts of 2026:
#1 ARIRANG 641K
#2 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love 485K
#3 ICEMAN 463K
#4 Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. 430K
#5 The Great Divide 389K #6 petal 295K
#7 The Fall-Off 280K
#8 GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 228K
#9 GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 200K
#10 The Romantic 186K
#11 Dandelion 169K
#12 OCTANE 162K
#13 BULLY 152K
#14 Cloud 9 147K
#15 With Heaven On Top 134K
#16 CONFESSIONS II 134K
#17 The Real Me 131K
#18 Daughter From Hell 124K
#19 DON’T BE DUMB 123K
#20 THE SIN : VANISH 122K
#21 HABIBTI 114K
#22 MAID OF HONOUR 110K
#23 The Way I Am 101K
#24 Middle Of Nowhere 100K
The New York Times calls on labels and artists to speak out against exclusion, just as BTS did over the “Best Asian Pop” category.
— “Artists and their managers should scrutinize record companies for the way they exclude artists from their pop departments. Labels and artists should challenge playlisters at streaming services and radio station programmers about how they wield the term ‘pop’ for some but not for others.”
Arirang by BTS has surpassed 1.6 million units sold in the US. It now ranks as the fourth best selling album of the year in the country and the #1 best-selling album globally.
BTS now joins Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, and Olivia Rodrigo as the ONLY artists in history to have an album reaching 4 BILLION streams on Spotify in less than 140 days.
Forbes on why BTS' legacy extends far beyond the Grammys:
— “BTS's legacy was never created by a nomination. It was built through stadiums filled across continents, records broken across markets, and a global community that transformed the relationship between artists and audiences.”
BTS' "ARIRANG" becomes the FIRST and ONLY 2026 album to surpass 4 BILLION streams on Spotify.
— Comfortably reaching the milestone in just 137 days, with more than twice the streams of any other album released this year.
BTS’ “ARIRANG” becomes the FASTEST album in history by a Group and an Asian Act to surpass 4 BILLION streams on Spotify.
— Achieving the milestone in just 137 days.
BTS’ "ARIRANG" (137 days) becomes the FIFTH-FASTEST album in history to surpass 4 BILLION streams on Spotify, surpassing Taylor Swift’s "The Life of a Showgirl" (147 days).
Forbes talks about BTS legacy and the Grammys:
"BTS's legacy was never created by a nomination. It was built through stadiums filled across continents, records broken across markets, and a global community that transformed the relationship between artists and audiences."
NJ. com on BTS' SOLD-OUT concert at MetLife Stadium:
— “Who needs Grammys when you rule the world? BTS doesn't need a Grammy; they already have the world.”
NJ .com while reviewing BTS sold out show in MetLife Stadium:
"Who needs Grammys when you rule the world? BTS doesn't need a Grammy - they already have the world."
BTS wrapped up their SOLD-OUT MetLife Stadium concert with beautiful fireworks and a fully packed crowd, lighting up the entire sky and creating a truly magical moment.