BTS on the cover of 'ARIRANG' BigHit Music

BTS’ ARIRANG flies back into the top 10 on the Billboard 200, Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts (dated Aug. 1), following a flurry of promotion and the release of a new picture disc vinyl edition of the hit set.

ARIRANG moves from 26-9 on the Billboard 200, 19-2 on Vinyl Albums and 12-3 on Top Album Sales. The project debuted at No. 1 across all three rankings on the April 4-dated chart. In the tracking week ending July 23 (reflected on the Aug. 1-dated charts), ARIRANG earned 40,000 equivalent album units in the United States (up 62% week-over-week), according to Luminate, with vinyl purchases accounting for about 12,500 of that sum (up 398% week-over-week).

ARIRANG’s new vinyl variant — a picture disc with two bonus tracks — was released on July 17 and drives the bulk of the album’s sales gain for the week. The vinyl package also includes collectible paper ephemera, including an eight-card Polaroid set.

Beyond the vinyl release, ARIRANG’s chart jump was aided by promotion surrounding its new single “Normal,” and BTS’ co-headlining turn during the FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19, where the group performed its 2020 No. 1 Hot 100 hit “Dynamite.”

On Top Album Sales, ARIRANG is among a busy top three on the Aug. 1 chart, as Gracie Abrams notches her best sales week ever with the No. 1 debut of Daughter From Hell (77,000) and Motionless In White’s Decades debuts at No. 2 (its fourth top 10 and highest charting title yet). Check out the latest ranking’s entire top 10.

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