BTS's 'SWIM' Lands on Billboard's 2026 Global Songs of the Summer

What happened

BTS’s ‘SWIM’ placed second on Global Excl. US and sixth on the Global 200 in Billboard’s 2026 Global Songs of the Summer, published on 10 September 2026. Munhwa Ilbo wrote that ‘SWIM’ is the title track of the fifth full-length album ARIRANG, and Tenasia carried the same two rankings the same day.

When and where

Billboard published the list on 10 September 2026. According to Munhwa Ilbo, Global Songs of the Summer is ranked from Luminate’s streaming and sales data gathered across more than 200 territories worldwide, adding up Global chart performance from 6 June to 12 September 2026. It is a season added together rather than one weekly chart.

Why it matters

The same report said ‘SWIM’ has reached number one on Global Excl. US eight times in all and held the top five there for 23 consecutive weeks, and that on the Global 200 it has reached number one four times and stayed inside the top ten for 19 consecutive weeks. The two summer placings are where those 23 weeks and 19 weeks add up.

What you need to know

• The two placings are second on Global Excl. US and sixth on the Global 200.
• Luminate compiles the data from streaming and sales across more than 200 territories, over the period from 6 June to 12 September 2026.
• ‘SWIM’ has reached number one on Global Excl. US eight times in all and held the top five for 23 consecutive weeks.
• ‘SWIM’ has reached number one on the Global 200 four times in all and stayed inside the top ten for 19 consecutive weeks.
• Tenasia reported that two days earlier, on 8 September 2026, the ‘SWIM’ music video won Best Group Video/International at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, and that it is their fourth in all.