Seoul: "Arirang" by South Korean boy group BTS stayed at No. 1 for the third week on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for the first time in K-pop history. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a chart preview for this week that the group's fifth studio album held onto the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the third consecutive week, ahead of Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" and "Bully" by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

According to Yonhap News Agency, no other K-pop artist has achieved three weeks atop the chart, marking a historic milestone for the genre's global reach. The original soundtrack of the animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" earlier reached No. 1 for two non-consecutive weeks.

"Arirang" debuted at No. 1 last month, becoming BTS' seventh album to launch atop the chart. Its lead single "Swim" also opened at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week before dropping to the second position.

Released March 20, the 14-track album explores the identity of BTS as a group that began in Korea and the universal emotions its members have encountered throughout their lives.