Mar 21, 2026 11:37am PT

BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Nearly Doubles Harry Styles’ Opening-Day Spotify Numbers to Claim Year’s Top Streaming Bow So Far

'Arirang' is also in rarefied air as having the 12th best opening day for any album on the platform ever.

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BTS‘ “Arirang,” the group’s first studio album in six years, appears to be living up to its commercial promise, based on first-day streaming results on Spotify. The album bowed with a reported 110 million streams on the service globally, which is easily the best opening number on Spotify so far in 2026. It easily eclipses the 63 million that the year’s previous leader, Harry Styles’ “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” did in its first day on the platform.

BTS' 'Arirang' Nearly Doubles Harry Styles' Opening-Day Spotify Numbers to Claim Year's Top Streaming Bow So Far