Archive · 11 Aug 2026
SWIM Ties Butter for BTS's Second Longest Hot 100 Run
A popular music group called BTS made a song named 'SWIM.'
The song comes from an album called ARIRANG.
Many people around the world listen to 'SWIM' every week.
Because it is so popular, the song stays on a special list of the biggest songs.
That list is called the Billboard Hot 100.
'SWIM' has stayed on this list for a very long time.
It has now stayed on the list just as long as another BTS song named 'Butter.'
Only one BTS song, 'Dynamite,' has stayed on the list even longer.
This makes 'SWIM' one of BTS's most successful songs ever.
Fans are celebrating this exciting new milestone.
BTS's 'SWIM,' the lead single from ARIRANG, continues its run on the Billboard Hot 100.
'SWIM' has tied with BTS's 2021 hit 'Butter' for the group's second longest Billboard Hot 100 chart run.
Only 'Dynamite' holds a longer Billboard Hot 100 chart run than both 'SWIM' and 'Butter.'
The track has held its place among the world's biggest songs week after week.
The achievement connects two different eras of BTS's global success.
- Who
- BTS and their fans
- What
- The song 'SWIM' tied with 'Butter' for BTS's second longest Billboard Hot 100 chart run, behind only 'Dynamite.'
- When
- The article does not specify an exact date; it notes 'Butter' was a hit from 2021.
- Where
- On the Billboard Hot 100 chart
- Why
- The track has kept its place among the world's biggest songs week after week, extending its chart run.
- Artist
- BTS
- Song
- SWIM
- Album
- ARIRANG
- Chart
- Billboard Hot 100
- Milestone
- Tied with 'Butter' for second longest chart run
- Track Ahead
- Dynamite
- Comparable Hit
- Butter (2021)