Artists including BTS, Hearts2Hearts and HUNTR/X topped multiple rankings on the March 2026 Circle Chart, highlighting their strong performance across categories.
The Korea Music Content Association announced, “BTS recorded six No. 1 titles on the March monthly Circle chart, Hearts2Hearts earned two and HUNTR/X led the Global K-pop Chart.”
BTS dominated the month with their full-length album ARIRANG, released on March 20th. The album topped both the Album Chart (4,175,303 copies sold) and the Retail Album Chart (984,070 copies sold). Its lead single “SWIM” also ranked No. 1 across the V Coloring, Ringtone and Call Connection charts, while BTS topped the Social Chart 3.0.
ARIRANG explores a wide range of emotions tied to the group’s identity and journey. Across all versions (CD, Weverse, and LP), the album recorded total sales of 4,753,755 copies on the Album Chart Top 100, and 1,309,189 copies on the Retail Album Chart Top 50.
Hearts2Hearts scored two No. 1s with “RUDE!,” topping both the Digital Chart (Circle Index: 67,177,989) and the Streaming Chart.
Meanwhile, HUNTR/X—alongside EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI and the KPop Demon Hunters cast—extended their run at No. 1 on the Global K-pop Chart to nine consecutive months with “Golden.”
On the Download and BGM charts, ONEW claimed two No. 1s with “TOUGH LOVE.”
Crayon Pop saw the biggest jump on the Social Chart 3.0 in March, reflecting a surge in global interest.
For the week of March 29th to April 4th, BTS’s “SWIM” topped the Global K-pop, BGM and V Coloring charts, while the group also ranked No. 1 on the Social Chart 3.0, earning four weekly wins. Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” continued its strong run, leading both the Digital and Streaming charts.
Elsewhere, Irene’s album Biggest Fan – The 1st Album topped the Album Chart, while Wonpil’s Unpiltered led the Retail Album Chart.
Meanwhile, newly announced album certifications included Stray Kids’ ATE reaching 3 million, and BLACKPINK’s DEADLINE surpassing 1 million. ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 and IVE’s REVIVE+ both earned triple Platinum, while NewJeans’ OMG (Weverse) was certified double Platinum. Additional Platinum certifications went to ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 (POCA), NCT subunit NCT JNJM’s BOTH SIDES – The 1st Mini Album and Park Ji Hyun’s MASTER VOICE (MINIRECORD).
In streaming, Platinum certifications went to AKMU’s “Love Lee” and Hwang Ga Ram’s “I’m a Firefly.”
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Source: Circle Chart
